Tagalog O 2 : Opening Particle

may be used as a non-polite response when someone calls you
(The polite alternatives to o are po’ and ho’.)

A: Marie!

B: O?

A: Marie!

B: Yes? / What?

See also: Po’/Ho’ 2 (p. 325)

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