is there a difference between the languages Filipino and Tagalog?
so..im planning on visiting the Philippines in a couple years, and i will be staying for awhile. so i figure i should probably know (at least somewhat) how to speak there language.
so..is there a difference between Filipino and Tagalog? if yes, which one should i learn?
do they also speak english there?
know any places online where i could learn the language?
thanks!
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Ok, here’s your correct answer and should be your best answer. Talking about language, the Filipino is a national language in the Philippines. It is Tagalog – based language which include some words from local dialects like Cebuano, Ilokano, Kapampangan, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Waray, and local Muslim words.
So Tagalog is merely a dialect used by the peoples within metro manila and nearby surrounding provinces like Bulacan, Cavite, Quezon, Rizal, Laguna, and Batangas.
The word Filipino can also refer to the Filipino people. LIterally called Filipina when female.
There should be no problem if you just speak the english language because English language is also an adopted national language in the Philippines.
So If some pinoys you meet cannot speak English language, they nosebled! ok?
Filipinos are the people. Tagalog is the language.
Filipino language was 100% Tagalog. No difference.
Most Filipino can understand English and some could speak well.
The Filipino language is a combination of many Philippines dialects, including some English words and other foreign languages accepted into the system – which is often used by many Filipinos now.
On the other hand, Tagalog is pure and romantic language used by poets and writers, most specially in the past – to express themselves with real feelings and emotions. Most of those words are not used or spoken by young generations of today. Most of them don’t even know what those words really mean now. But most writers and poets still prefer to express themselves in Tagalog, most especailly those from Laguna, Bulacan, Batangas, Quezon and nearby provinces.
If your main purpose is to communicate – learn Filipino which is used Nationwide.
filipino is a general term for all the dialects in the philippines, tagalog is one of them. and is what is widely used in the country.
Tagalog is the native dialect of the Manileños and the Caviteños. Tagalog means "Taga-ilog" or river people.
Filipino is one of the two National Languages of the Philippines. It is a hybrid between Tagalog and Spanish.
i would really have to suggest that you read news about the Philippines first before you really decide to embark on your lofty journey. about your question: the Philippines consist of many dialects and those dialects are called collectively as the Filipino language, which incidentally is the national language, the Tagalog is just one of the many dialect, others are Hiligaynon, Illongo, Pampangueno, Ibanag, Bisaya, to name a few. Tagalog is the main dialect in the Philippines largest island – Luzon.
filipino are the people of the philippines. we are also known as PINOY (short colloquial term for filipino)
tagalog is our primary language.
if we talk about PILINO-that’s a language. we even have subject of it in school.
yes, we speak in english. many can speak fluent. we are recognized to be the 3rd english speaking country.
Aside from what vibal and Delauria said (who are the only ones who explained the real difference between Filipino and Tagalog), Filipino words have etymologies from the Spanish and the English languages.
I agree with Delauria’s answer. Filipino is based on the Tagalog language, but it has more foreign terminology in it. I took this from a blog and I can’t remember where it is, but here are a few examples to highlight the differences:
English – constitution
Filipino – konstitusyon
Tagalog – saligang-batas
English – government
Filipino – gobyerno
Tagalog – pamahalaan
Pure Tagalog basically uses a lot of archaic vocabulary that the younger generation of Filipinos are largely unaware of. The differences between the two aren’t very significant though. Both Tagalog and Filipino share the same grammar and most of their everyday words are the same. Also, you won’t really find pure Tagalog anywhere except in poems, literature, classical songs, hymns, radio, stories and other formal Tagalog publications/media. So basically, Tagalog and Filipino are almost exactly the same, except for a few foreign words. Some useful websites to learn Tagalog/Filipino are:
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/Tagalog_Homepage99/learning_tagalog_on_this_site.htm
http://tagaloglang.com
You don’t really need to worry Tagalog though, because most Filipinos can speak English. You’ll probably even find a lot of code-switching between Tagalog and English, known as "Taglish", occuring in informal conversations.
Filipino is the Official Language and Tagalog is just a basis Pilipino are the people from Philippines but in english it’s Filipino it’s not the same with the first filipino i’ve mentioned
well, it’s simple
Filipino was created by Manuel Quezon to have a national language. It was based on the tagalog dialect of the tagalog people from provinces like Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas,