'Forgotten Island's Stars Explain "Tayo Na!", the Movie's Biggest Shifting In

By Tasha Robinson Published Sep 27, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT Interview 'Tayo na!' means a lot of different things in Tagalog, and the animated movie adds an extra spin

Image: DreamWorks Add Us Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap In the new DreamWorks animated movie Forgotten Island , the two teenage leads, Jo and Raissa, say the same phrase to each other over and over: “Tayo na!” As with a lot of the other Filipino cultural elements in the movie, writer-directors Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado don’t explain these Tagalog words: They just let viewers pick up the meaning from context.