Archive for September, 2009

My mom's side almost all of them virtually live in Northern Mindanao and around Cebu. I'm a Filipino-American and I'm not sure which I should learn. My mom knows Visayan, Tagalog, and something else.

can someone teach me how 2 speak tagalog or know a program that can help me learn how 2 speak tagalog?

Please i need it. My teacher gave us a project on making a Card for Parents Day this coming Friday. We were asked to pass it tomorrow. I don't have any idea on what to say.

It seems kinda weird that there is Chinese, and Japanese for community college language classes, but why don't I see more variety? I am interested in taking Korean and some Tagalog (most of my friends from work are from the Philipines) but those languages are not offered and I am too broke to go to the Language Door place to learn them. (up to 0 bucks to learn just one language!).

how do you say these phrases in Tagalog?:

-"Don't do that, then!"
-"So?"
-"When I grow up...."
-"Until now,...."
-"What does it look like I'm doing?!"

Thanks.

I'm Filipino, and both of my parents are Filipino. Both of my parents can speak Tagalog fluently. How can I learn to be a Tagalog speaker too? Should I ask my parents to teach me? (But would they know how to teach me?)

Thanks.

Hello, I need to write a stand showing some languages. And I need to write Tagalog .. but I am wondering how do I actually write the word "Tagalog" in tagalog. for example Japanese word in japanese is 日本語(nihongo), or Portuguese word in portuguese is Português. Thanks 

I have encountered two Filipino people who have told me that to them it is an unsult to hear a White Foreigner trying to speak Tagalog to them. To me this sounds ridiculous because Filipino people speak so many languages abroad- they quickly learn Spanish and Arabic and German and French and speak those well and no one thinks that way about them.
Frankly, I have never heard anything more preposterous in my life.
Why are they saying that and is it an insult to you, too?

what are some great books for learning all about the language tagalog?

i have bunch of filipino friend and i would like to get into coversations you know!

How would I say "Do you speak Tagalog?" In Tagalog.

blaah. im filipino.
i can understand it , but can't speak it too well.
i'd like to be able to speak a few words atleast, soooo that would be great if you mentioned some. thanks!

I just got here with my daughter last august 23. I came from the Philippines so everything herer is soooooooooooo different. Kindda miss home though. My husband came back to his work now, so the silence here is so deafening a total opposite back home. Just wanted to talk with someone who undergo the same situation as i have now.

rules in tagalog language

Filipinos out there!!!>.......could someone translate this paragraph for me....... " Have you ever thought about killing anyone? You may think that question is crazy, but that question crosses the minds of millions of pregnant women everyday in the United States. No matter how you say it, abortion is the killing of a life. In this informative paper, you as a reader will come to understand the facts on abortion and then understand where I stand...........No matter how you say it, abortion is the killing of a life. In this informative paper, you as a reader will come to understand the facts on abortion and then understand where I stand." ...well ...i'm filipino too...i flunk translations.. .......just a couple of translations then...5 pts here ya go!!!!.............................................................................................but is also started it as "Naisip niyo na bang pumatay nang kung sino-sino?...then???????? what??? ? ok ........

Is this right?

Name
Unit 111 Name of Condominium
11th Ave/Pl/St, Cuabo QC 1111

Obviously I substituted the actual numbers for ones.
Is that right? If not- please tell me how to fix it. I'm sending from the US to there.

i want to know how to speak tagalog but none of my family knows how to either . can you give me words or sentences in tagalog to help me learn?

Pls. tell me a detailed information.

I need this one, urgent.

Thanks!

I see that in sites about the Philippines, they use <i>Pilipino</i>, but my family and everyone from the Philippines speaks <i>Tagalog</i>. Is Pilipino reffering to all the languages and dialects of the Philippines?

i can be your tutor. Tagalog is the Filipino language while Cebuano is the language in most of the Visayan provinces. I can teach you how to speak some tagalog or cebuano languages.

Do the filipino people, have a language called Filipino?

If they speak some other language please include that in your answer.

I'm moving to Iloilo from the States and I want to learn tagalog is there a tagalog language school there ? and how much does it cost to attend ?

Do you believe in the merits of that idiomatic expression? Why?

What are the projects/contributions of Pres. Corazon Aquino to enrich the Filipino Language

Trying to learn tagalog or bisaya. Are there any good language courses out there? I have tried one that was pretty expensive, but turned out to be mostly worthless. Also need something that includes CDs so I will learn to pronounce correctly. The one I have includes CDs, but the people talking are not speaking it correctly, (as I found when I went there). Salamat po. Paalam na!

does anyone know what "mutya" means?

The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be sun!

Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!

When I'm stuck a day
That's gray,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And Grin,
And Say,
Oh!

The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You're always
A day
A way!

I viewed some Philippine TV programs and commercials on youtube and was amazed at many people speaking Tagalog with bits of English words and phrases mixed in it. Of course, I know those are the official languages of the Philippines. Why is that so common?

*For me, the Philippine government do not pay attention with regards to the distribution of Philippine literature in the country. Why?

* We all know that Philippine literature helps a lot to raise our national language. How?

*Nowadays, Filipino language is being snobbed by Filipinos themselves because they weren't able to use it especially to those educated people. Why?

*Some Filipinos are also fond of reading materials which are written in English rather than in FIlipino. Why?

*Before, some Filipinos patronizes the Philippine literature, but now, they do not want to read more of it & spend their time with it. Why?

can i speak in filipino and in english during the verbal exam? what if i cant translate what i want to express in english because im not fluent to speak in english?

Does anyone know where a tagalog language courses could be taken in Los Angeles county? Especially in North LA county especially Lancaster area?