Tagalog (Filipino native language)

[VivaEspana]

Who wants to learn Tagalog? I am willling to help.

[Jessica]

I know someone that speaks that language but it seems really hard.

I would like to learn it, like any other language (besides Spanish)

[VivaEspana]

Originally Posted by jchen

I know someone that speaks that language but it seems really hard.

I would like to learn it, like any other language (besides Spanish)

Translation in Tagalog:

Mayroon akong kakilala na makakausap mo sa ganoong lengwahe pero mukhang mahirap.

Gusto kong matutunan, gaya lang nang ibang lenguwahe (maliban sa Espanol)

[Jessica]

okay I want to start with the basics. I want to know the greetings in Tagolog

[VivaEspana]

Originally Posted by jchen

okay I want to start with the basics. I want to know the greetings in Tagolog

Kamusta ka? [How are you?]

Mabuti [I am good]

Anong pangalan mo? [What is your name?]

Ako si JChen [I am/ My name is JChen]

Magandang araw sa iyo. [ Good morning]

Salamat [Thank you]

Saan ka nag-aaral? [Where do you study/Where do you go to school?]

Nag-aaral ako sa ________________[name of school/place/city/province][I study in _________________]

Anong trabaho ng tatay mo? [What does your father do?]
Anong ginagawa ng tatay mo? [same as above]

Ang tatay ko ay abogado [My father is a lawyer/ works as a lawyer]

Saan ka nakatira [Where do you live]

Nakatira ako sa _________________[ I live in ________]

[Jessica]

ahh thanks! and is "I love you" in Tagalog "Mahal kita"?

[VivaEspana]

Originally Posted by jchen

ahh thanks! and is "I love you" in Tagalog "Mahal kita"?

When somebody says that to you, you reply:

Katorse anyos lang ako. (I am only 14 years old]

Bata pa ako. [I am still young]

[pjt33]

There seem to be a few loan-words from Spanish

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by VivaEspana

When somebody says that to you, you reply:

Katorse anyos lang ako. (I am only 14 years old]

Bata pa ako. [I am still young]

haha okay

Originally Posted by pjt33

There seem to be a few loan-words from Spanish

definitely

[luis magistrado]

indeed. tagalog contains words adapted from spanish. it was only 60 years ago that tagalog was officially declared as a national language. prior to that, the official languages were spanish and english. at present, in a casual conversation, one often hears filipinos speaking their native language blended with spanish and english.