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Please literally translate "MANO PO" in English. Thanks?
It's a Philippine phrase..but everyone's welcome to try.
19 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
mano is a malay sign of respect to bring the back of the hand of an elder to one's forehead. also known as blessing.
po has no english translation but is added in the tagalog language as a form of respect. usually added at the end of a sentence or phrase.
mano po is used to tell the elder that you are going to ask for his blessing by taking his hand to your forehead.
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- jpLv 61 decade ago
Mano from spanish means hand in english, po is a polite word used to respect. my literal translation is " May i have your hand" it means bless me!
- 1 decade ago
mano means hand in spanish. there's no english translation for po; it's a filipino word that indicates respect for older people when you speak. mano po is a filipino custom in which younger people ask for the hand of older relatives and touching their foreheads with it.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
not all words in a language are present in another language... Mano po doesn't have any English counterparts simply because it is isn't other people's culture....
If you want the literal transalation, this could be it:
God bless us.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
there is no specific translation but we usually say "bless"
Mano,just like they said,is bringing d back of the hand to ur forehead
"po" is a sign of respect,it's like saying "sir or ma'am" but it's not enough to top it..
- kim BLv 41 decade ago
Its a sign of respect.. We say mano po, to ask for our elder's hand to pat on our forehead... Its the same as bless me...
- 1 decade ago
mano po
mano derived from spanish word hand
po as a sign of request or respect can be used as pls
=) hand please
since mano is putting the hand of the elder on your forehead
Source(s): try lang po