Tagalog is known formally as Filipino, the name under which Tagalog is designated the national language of the Philippines, as well as an official language alongside English. Members Online …

The caucasian, I assume, had limited understanding of Filipino since he only knew that Bukas meant "tomorrow" and unfortunately the vendor was trying to say if she wanted the durian …

Some new words are made up, some are borrowed from other Philippine languages, some are just borrowed straight from English and lazily transcribed into Filipino orthography. In my …

One my favorite Filipino words is “kita” “Mahal kita”, “Ipagluluto kita”, “Kaibigan kita” Notice we don’t say “Mahal ko ikaw”. It’s the literal translation of “I love you” yet it doesn’t makes sense to …

Sep 14, 2021 · Meh, there are a lot of loanwords from Spanish and other languages in Tagalog/Filipino. Them being loanwords (imo) doesn't really make them any less Tagalog. If …

Due to the influx of Filipino English teachers overseas, Philippine English is also becoming the prevalent variety of English being learned in the Far East as taught by Filipino teachers in …

Like I would love to see more Filipino words shortened to at least catch up with the mixed languages within that single language. Like dos mil beinte uno, we could say 'dwampu't 'bo't …

Jul 1, 2018 · Well, the diksiyonaryong Filipino seems to treat both of those words as Tagalog (or else they would have labeled them both as loanwords from Bisaya or Ilokano or etc.). Both …

Public forum for discussion of PH/Filipino people's history, archaeology, genomic studies, anthropology etc. Questions are welcome, courtesy is expected. Members Online What were …

Oct 31, 2021 · Spanish names are still Filipino names. Even the word Filipino is of Spanish origin. It cannot be denied that some aspects of Spanish culture are part of the Filipino culture just as …