1. in a short time, before long: mamaya, mayamaya, hindi matatagalan, hindi magluluwat (magluluwat), sa madaling panahon
2. immediately: kaagad, agad-agad
3. early: maaga
4. as soon as, at the moment that: kapagdaka, sa sandali, sa oras
5. quickly: madali
once
adv.
1. one time: minsan, nang minsan
2. formerly: dati
n.
single occasion: minsan, isang pagkakataon conj. 1. if ever, whenever: pag, pagka, kung, kapag
2. all at once, suddenly: bigla na lamang, kaginsaginsa na lamang, bigla na lamang
3. at once, immediately: karakaraka, kapagkaraka, kapagdaka, agad, agad-agad
4. once and for all, finally or decisively: wakasan, minsan na lamang, minsan pa, katapusan na
5. once in a while, now and then: paminsan-minsan, maminsan-minsan, manaka-naka, panaka-naka
6. once upon a time, long ago: noong unang panahon, nang matagal nang panahon
7. once more, again: muli, minsan pa
na
adv.
1. now, already. Ako na. It's my turn to do it now or I'll do it instead of someone else.
2. after nouns or pronouns: acts as an emphatic marker. Bukas na. Let it be tomorrow. Si Maria na. Let it be Maria's turn.
3. after verbs: if in the past tense form, denotes completion of action expressible in the past or present perfect in English. Nagsipilyo na siya. He has already brushed (his teeth).
4. if in the infinitive form or future form, denotes now, right away, immediately, soon. Magsipilyo ka na. Brush (your teeth) now. Papasok na ako. I'm going to school now.
5. If after the verb roots, denotes completed action. Bukas na. It's already open. Tapos na. It's already finished. na lig. connects modifier and word modified, takes the form -ng when the word it follows ends in a vowel sound. Mabait na bata or Batang mabait. Good child. na part. with sa/kay, marks nouns indicating position, location, possession of something; -ng when the word it follows ends in a vowel sound
bigla
adv.
suddenly, immediately
pagdaka
conj.
immediately, quickly [var. pagkaraka]. Pagdakay tinanganan niya ang... He quickly seized the...
kuwan
pro.
whatchamacallit (used in place of an idea not immediately expressible) [kwan]
agad
adv.
at once, soon, immediately, right away, promptly. Tumakbo siya agad. He ran at once.
