alas

[US]/ə'læs/
[UK]/ə'læs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

int. nagpapahayag ng kalungkutan, pagsisisi, takot, pag-aalala, atbp.

Example Sentences

alas, my funds have some limitations.

Naku, limitado ang aking pondo.

Alas, my love, I must leave now.

Naku, mahal ko, dapat nang umalis ako.

Alas, I forgot to bring my umbrella.

Naku, nakalimutan kong dalhin ang aking payong.

Alas, the cake burned in the oven.

Naku, nasunog ang cake sa oven.

Alas, she lost her wallet on the way to work.

Naku, nawala ang kanyang pitaka sa daan papuntang trabaho.

Alas, the concert was canceled due to bad weather.

Naku, kinansela ang konsiyerto dahil sa masamang panahon.

Alas, he missed the last train home.

Naku, napalampas niya ang huling tren pauwi.

Alas, the store was closed when we arrived.

Naku, sarado ang tindahan nang kami'y dumating.

Alas, the cat knocked over the vase.

Naku, nabangga ng pusa ang plorera.

Alas, the project deadline is approaching fast.

Naku, papalapit na ang takdang panahon ng proyekto.

Alas, I have run out of milk for my cereal.

Naku, naubos ko na ang gatas para sa aking cereal.

Alas, the traffic jam made me late for the meeting.

Naku, dahil sa pagsisikipan ng trapiko, nahuli ako sa pagpupulong.

Real-world Examples

But alas, that hole has closed up.

Ngunit sayang, ang butas na iyon ay natakpan na.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

Good job, but alas, not by global standards.

Magandang trabaho, ngunit sayang, hindi paabot sa pandaigdigang pamantayan.

Source: Mysteries of the Universe

But, alas, for the vanity of human expectation!

Ngunit, sayang, dahil sa pagmamataas ng inaasahan ng tao!

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

And deaths, alas, are also rising once again.

At sayang, ang mga kamatayan ay muling tumataas.

Source: CRI Online November 2020 Collection

But those peas, alas, were not yet right.

Ngunit sayang, ang mga gisantes na iyon ay hindi pa tama.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Iniko, alas, need not be renamed.

Iniko, sayang, hindi na kailangang palitan ang pangalan.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

What the hell did " alas" mean? That sounds stupid.

Ano ang ibig sabihin ng " alas"? Nakakatawa iyon.

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

Yes, the same applies to Defence...alas.

Oo, ang parehong bagay ay nalalapat sa Depensa...sayang.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

But alas! if a man die Shall he live again?

Ngunit sayang! kung mamatay ang isang tao, mabubuhay pa kaya siya muli?

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; Ae fareweel, alas, forever!

Mahal kong halik, at pagkatapos ay hihiwalayin natin; Paalam, sayang, magpakailanman!

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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