Something I noticed
I noticed on here that many people will type something in English and then after it there is some Tagalog. And sometimes there are sentences which seem to be half English and half Tagalog.
I'm not complaining about it and it doesn't bother me, I'm just a little curious is all.
Does this occur often in daily speech?
I don't mean to sound rude and I seriously hope this does not offend anyone.
I'm not complaining about it and it doesn't bother me, I'm just a little curious is all.
Does this occur often in daily speech?
I don't mean to sound rude and I seriously hope this does not offend anyone.
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Permalink Reply by Candy Diazes on -
The English Language is woefully inadequate to give justice to what we wish to express so we supplement it with words from a more elegant language...Tagalog.
If we just need to cuss, English would do very well.
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Permalink Reply by A.J. The Canadian Guy on -
Oh! Well that makes alot of sense. Could you give me an example of how Tagalog can do more justice than English can? I'm new to Tagalog. I just started studying it. I'm certainly not used to it's grammatical structure. It's truly unlike the other languages I have studied.
My relatives are spread all over Europe so I am used languages like Swedish and Czech.
Now that I have ties to Philippines, I'm now trying to learn Tagalog. It's quite a shift, I must say.
Candy Diazes said:The English Language is woefully inadequate to give justice to what we wish to express so we supplement it with words from a more elegant language...Tagalog.
If we just need to cuss, English would do very well.
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Permalink Reply by Candy Diazes on
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I can give you an example, but don't say I didn't warn you. I have to use English for this:
When the elevator shaft opened, A Filipino bellboy greeted an American. “Going down, Sir?” the bellboy asked. “Yes, to the ground floor,” replied the American. “Right away, Sir,” the bellboy grinned politely and pressed the button bringing the elevator down. While descending, the elevator stopped at the third floor. The shaft opened and in came a Filipino. What happened next left the American perplexed and confused throughout his entire elevator ride. “Bababa ba?” asked the bellboy. “Bababa,” replied the Filipino. The bellboy turned to the American saying, “He’s going down too, sir.” The American went out of the elevator wondering how two people can communicate effectively muttering just a single syllable.
A.J. The Canadian Guy said:Oh! Well that makes alot of sense. Could you give me an example of how Tagalog can do more justice than English can? I'm new to Tagalog. I just started studying it. I'm certainly not used to it's grammatical structure. It's truly unlike the other languages I have studied.
My relatives are spread all over Europe so I am used languages like Swedish and Czech.
Now that I have ties to Philippines, I'm now trying to learn Tagalog. It's quite a shift, I must say.
Candy Diazes said:The English Language is woefully inadequate to give justice to what we wish to express so we supplement it with words from a more elegant language...Tagalog.
If we just need to cuss, English would do very well.
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Permalink Reply by JESELLE DAYRIT on -
nyahaha! masigabong palakpakan!
Candy Diazes said:I can give you an example, but don't say I didn't warn you. I have to use English for this:
When the elevator shaft opened, A Filipino bellboy greeted an American. “Going down, Sir?” the bellboy asked. “Yes, to the ground floor,” replied the American. “Right away, Sir,” the bellboy grinned politely and pressed the button bringing the elevator down. While descending, the elevator stopped at the third floor. The shaft opened and in came a Filipino. What happened next left the American perplexed and confused throughout his entire elevator ride. “Bababa ba?” asked the bellboy. “Bababa,” replied the Filipino. The bellboy turned to the American saying, “He’s going down too, sir.” The American went out of the elevator wondering how two people can communicate effectively muttering just a single syllable.
A.J. The Canadian Guy said:Oh! Well that makes alot of sense. Could you give me an example of how Tagalog can do more justice than English can? I'm new to Tagalog. I just started studying it. I'm certainly not used to it's grammatical structure. It's truly unlike the other languages I have studied.
My relatives are spread all over Europe so I am used languages like Swedish and Czech.
Now that I have ties to Philippines, I'm now trying to learn Tagalog. It's quite a shift, I must say.
Candy Diazes said:The English Language is woefully inadequate to give justice to what we wish to express so we supplement it with words from a more elegant language...Tagalog.
If we just need to cuss, English would do very well.
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