She's told me its hard for her to speak in "Tugalog" but she can sing in Tagalog fluently......I don't get it? We talk to her in Tagalog, we watch Wowowee and MMK together so she can understand the language. Any tips to get her to start talking to us in "Tugalog"?
franz: she's only 4. at home, english is her primary language; her dad is white. when she goes to her lola's house, tagalog is the spoken language there. there's not a single child in her preschool who could speak tagalog-they're all non-filipinos.
hurjay_3: walang ibang bata sa bahay kundi sya lang. kaya hanggang tv na lang kme. nagustuhan nya yung kokey kahit corny.
joeyboy: you're right!
i love all of your insights! thank you!

The Philippines, in the past few years, have been the favored as site for many BPO companies in the US. As a result, the sales and customer service agents Americans reach are more and more likely to be Filipinos. Some say we, Filipinos, compared with Indians, speak betterand more grammatically correct English, and likewise are easily understood by Americans. Conversely, it is said to be that Filipinos also are able to comprehend English more than Indians. I do know that proficiency in English depends largely on an individual's skill on the language, and not on nationality. But there are certain factors, especially with regards to exposure to the language, that puts the Filipinos in favor.

I was watching a show called ASAP, I noticed some of the hosts just never say in Tagalog?(or Filipino)
Such as Martin Nievera(not sure the his name)....

Or Gary V? most of time he speaks English also.

Do they actually speak Filipino?
or they just like speaking in English ?

Or English is for upscale Filipinos?

Thanks!
or Which language do they actually speak?

My friend, who was born in the US and is now in the Philippines, wants to learn to speak tagalog fluently. He said he has learned a bit just by speaking with other Filipinos, but wants to learn more. He wants to take classes, ideally in a classroom setting, with other non-tagalog speaking foreigners as classmates. Is there one in Quezon City or around that area?

Any technology that influence the Filipino language. Mostly for Filipinos.

Well, I'm half Filipino (on my mom's side, of course) and my dad is an American. And every time her and one of her sisters or one of her Filipino friends talk on the phone, she talks so loud! And while we're at Wal mart, she talks so loud in her native language, people keep staring at her in the store. I just wonder why Filipinos talk so loud on the phone.

just curious... and yes I know about the American occupation there and everything, but we here in Australia don't say we speak english like the people in England. There is clearly a difference. I work with some Americans and Filipinos and there is a noticable difference. My Filipino collegues insist that they speak American-English and none of us here in the office have said a word otherwise. Just curious...

I am in the US Navy and witness something that offended me.I am Mex-American.This two Puerto Rican guys were talking in spanish in the ship and this Senior chief flipped out and chewed them out and was screaming saying don't speak that s*** here.He is a filipino and talks Tagalog most of the time with the other chiefs in front of other people who don't talk that language.I did some research but cant find anything.I don't have anything against filipinos but it really gets me mad because it seems they get exempt from these rules.

Any pointers on this would be of great help. I am in the midst of lots of filipinos and I want to explain a recipe to them.

Thanks in advance,
Seeker

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 ........

*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?

We Filipinos are taught that the language tat we use today borrows words from other languages such as Malay, Spanish and some Chinese. So now the question is which of those languages contributed the most to Filipino the way we know it today?
Btw I curious about this fact because I think it will help me to decide what foreign language to study since it may be easier due to the similarities.

thank you all for your help.

Tagalog is the language of the philippines.Can any Filipinos suggest some really good websites i can go to i want to learn my language even more than i already know.i know a lot i want to learn more.

I wanted to know if Seth is filipino, mexican, chinese, or something. What is he? And I also noticed that the show "Family Guy" talks about filipinos alot of times. Like "He's filipino" or "You came from manila, you ate (a filipino food that i forgot what it was), you had sex with 2 filipino girls and a filipino man" I mean, seriously!!! Always! Even on the Family Guy news!