Questions & Answers about Ano ang tawag sa pelikula?
Ano means what. It is a question word used when you are asking for information about a thing, name, idea, or description.
In this sentence, it starts the question, just like what does in English.
Ang is a marker. Here, it marks tawag as the thing being asked about.
So Ano ang tawag... is literally something like What is the name/call...
A good way to think of it is:
- ano = what
- ang tawag = the name / what it is called
Ang does not work exactly like English the, but in many cases it points to the main noun being talked about.
In this sentence, tawag means name, term, or what something is called.
By itself, tawag can also mean call in other contexts, but in the pattern ang tawag sa..., it usually means:
what is it called?
or
what is the name for ... ?
So Ano ang tawag sa pelikula? is asking for the movie’s name or title.