Foreigners Speaking/Singing In Filipino (Or Other Philippine Languages)

[kiretoce]

Originally Posted by drfeelgood17

Think of Taglish as a crutch you hold on to pagkinakapos ang bokabularyo mo nang Tagalog na malalim - like me

Yeah, that's the case, when I run out of Tagalog, or when I can't find a suitable translation for a certain word, then my Taglish comes out.

[Louman]

Hey, same here. Ha ha. I bought a Tagalog dictionary a couple of months back to lessen my use English words in the middle of a Filipino sentence. So good so far. The only thing I'm worried about is sounding like an old fart or that the listener won't understand anything I say since my choice of words might be too deep for him/her.

[Askal82]

Manilans even use Taglish if they can't find an equivalent word in Tagalog. However, I find these words quite interesting:

Krokis - sketch/drawing

Mangkok - bowl

Garapon - jar

Balasubas - a person who doesn't honor his debt.

Karimarimarim/kahindikhindik - hideous

Saglit - wait

matsokoy - sweetened/garlic toasted bread

Ningas - small flame

Pukyutan - bee hive

pulot-gata - honey moon

tsonggo - unggoy/matsing (monkey)

pasas - raisins

bangaw - big langaw

hapag-kainan - dining table

bansot - GMA

[le Reine]

nyek hindi ko nga alam yung krokis and matsokoy...

[Askal82]

matsokoy is parang mamon tostado. I do hear some people calling it matsokoy for some reason. I'm pretty sure its not slang. Krokis is more likely to sketch rather than to draw. I think to draw is Guhit. Oh yeah that thing too, the other meaning of 'guhit'. The sensation you feel on your throat after drinking some alcoholic beverages.

[bukid]

Originally Posted by drfeelgood17

Kudos to the Russians for their interest in the Philippines...and Miss Baklanova of the University of Moscow for teaching Tagalog!!

(...which makes me wonder...is there are reciprocal interest in Russia in the RP?
Is Russian taught in any Philippine university? )

i think there is reciprocal interest in russian here in the philippines. i studied russian too about 4years ago. nahilo lang ako sa pag-aaral ng russian cyrillic aphabet kaya hininto ko.

[thomasian]

I've seen some foreigners on TV, shouting with the Pinoy activists... "Ibasura!!!"

[midwestguy1]

Originally Posted by bukid

anova ito! baka sya yung tinutukoy ng kantang ito:



pero in fairness, mejo maganda sya.

That is so F'ng hilarious I can't stop laughing my butt off on it as in I'm almost litterally ROFL (roll on floor laughing..)

[midwestguy1]

Originally Posted by kiretoce

Funny, that you mention that....I'm eating spicy talong over steamed rice right now for dinner!

There's this white dude from church that is so obsessed with Filipinos and Filipino culture that he mastered Tagalog and can converse in it fluently. I'm ashamed to admit it....he knows more than I! He can speak straight Tagalog, while I answer him back in Taglish.

I have a friend who was born and raised in Manila, he is white as a ghost but the first time I met him in a gathering. He started to talk to me in tagalog, at first I thought I can't understand him. I was telling myself "what's wrong with me" then I realized he was talking to me in tagalog with no accent at all. He is back here in America now as well because he would also lose his citizenship once he reached 18, we are both over 25 now, he still haven't forgotten his tagalog although he started to be a bit rusty so we both joined the Fil-Am association, Well not really to practice our tagalogs constantly but to have free pinoy food once there is an event and people bring in their fav pinoy dishes for potluck.. Am I bad or am I bad??LMAO

[tigidig14]

Originally Posted by Askal82

matsokoy is parang mamon tostado. I do hear some people calling it matsokoy for some reason. I'm pretty sure its not slang. Krokis is more likely to sketch rather than to draw. I think to draw is Guhit. Oh yeah that thing too, the other meaning of 'guhit'. The sensation you feel on your throat after drinking some alcoholic beverages.

hindi ko pa rin naririnig yang matsokoy at krokis, brand new yan ha

[amigo32]

minsan narinig ko ang krokis pero, hindi ko naintindihan, akala ko pagkain, hehehe

[xednanx]

nakakatuwa naman silang mga tao sa rusya

[amigo32]

googled her name, master nga siya sa tagalog, mas magaling pa sa akin yun mag filipino. high level ang alam nyang filipino/tagalog.

[Askal82]

Here's another interesting Tagalog word: Kaututang dila (literally farting tongue) -a person you chat with. Sino ba ang nakaututang dila mo?

Paskil - a post on the public bulletin board or a decal. I think it's also an appropriate Tagalog word for the word 'post' in the forum as well. Just suggesting. hehehe.

[Askal82]

correction: matsokoy pala ay yung panutsang Tagalog na may arina, asukal at itlog na piniprito. I asked my dad about it.

[drfeelgood17]

I have to say I've never hear of this word before...is it a new slang word Louie? Where did you first hear it?

[Lili]

^ We call it 'machacao' for the toasted bread with butter and sugar or garlic. Also called 'rimas', I think.

And yeah, as XP said, Russian is also taught in UP Diliman. My sister studied it under a Prof. Teodoro Lansang. I remember her practicing with me. But so far, she only got around to saying the following words:

Dobre ye Utra - Good morning
Dobre D'yen - Good Afternoon
Dobre V'yecher - Good Evening
Privet - Hi
Paka - Bye
Minya zavoot ... - My name is ...
Da - Yes
Niet - No
Pazhal'sta - Please
Spasiba - Thank you
Dos'vidanya / Dasbidania- Goodbye

[bukid]

i can't forget these easy ones:

Etuh vahm = This is for you. (sounds like "Eto bomb.")

Ktow? = Who? (sounds like "Kato?" like "kinsa man? kato?")

Etu pahDahrkee = they are gifts. (sounds like "Ito padara lagi") pasalubong na naman...

zahKRYtuh = closed (sounds like bisayan "sakritu") kaya closed, may tinatago kase na sekreto.

and last but not the least:

pahshlee = Let's go (sounds like "Paspas dali!")

and that's how i learned some russian. it's not that difficult it just sound like bisaya.

[Louman]

Here is an example of what Tagalog sounds like when it is 99% free of dumbed down Taglish words. Compare it with Kris Aquino's Taglish. haha.



Sadly I have to use an anime as example. Haha. Props to who wrote translated and wrote the Filipino version.

[drfeelgood17]

That's pretty good Louman. The only English word I spotted was ''straw" - but maybe there are others that I missed. The impression I get from the Philippines is that "pure Tagalog" is rather provincial whereas Taglish is seen as chic and sophisticated but this anime may be evidence that perceptions are gradually changing.