ATSAKA


atsaka

slangy way of saying "and" or "as well as"

contraction of the Tagalog words at saka


COMPARE:

Kailangan ko ng lapis at papel.
I need pencil and paper.

Kailangan ko ng lapis atsaka papel.
I need a pencil, and some paper too.



Can be further shortened to tsaka.

Bigyan mo ako ng Coke tsaka tinapay.
Give me some Coke and some bread too.


Sometimes stylistically spelled as chaka.

Kumain kami chaka uminom.
We ate and also drank.