English in the Philippines

[swakee]

basic nga english payts na!

[benelynne]

YES, it wasn't necessary to use expletives but I just can't help it if somebody even implies that not being able to speak Pilipino(Tagalog) is not Filipino enough because as I had mentioned before, it is a form of oppression by fellow Filipinos particularly of or from Luzon who are a "minority" in terms of having a widely used and more understood Bisayan or Bisayan-based dialect/s. Are we "Mga Bis/Daks" going to tolerate the berating of our Tagalog/Tagalog speaking brethren? Naa bitaw tay usa ka post nga mipagawas sa mga na tilawan natong mga bugal-bugal og panginsulto sa atoa rapung igsoong Pinoy pagkangalan nga Bisaya ta, og nila pa "promdi" short for "from the mountains". Ako dili ko mo-tolerate ng biay-biayon tungod sa akoang pagka Bisaya. Ambot lang kaha ninyo kon mosugot ramo. 

Kanang maghinambog nga Tagalog nga biay-biayon ang Bisdak, pangutan-a lang kung naa ba siya'y masulti nga laing Philippine dialect. I always introduce myself as "Bisdak" as though carrying a badge of pride and honor in any Filipino gathering. "Bisaya ko" is the only self-introduction in any party that will put me in a lively, happy crowd fastest. Ma-isolate man gani usahay ng mga Tagalog, ug mga Bisdak na lang mag-accommodate kay awkward kaayo nga dili siya kasakay sa mga kataw-anan nga istorya.

Diri sa Japan, ang pinakabibo nga thread sa forum kay mga Bisdak. Ako, pwede ko sa Cebuano, Ilonggo ug Bol-anon. Murag laay man ang istorya sa mga Tagalog.

Since more than 44% percent of Filipinos speak Cebuano and its local variants, wa na sa lugar ug panahon ang paghinambog sa Tagalog. Relatively speaking, they are a cultural and linguistic minority.

[janjan]

si grazie, jan, ang baje nga dili makatulon ug palija. na syay challenge nga mukaon ug palija by mar 19 kay ana pa nga date muabot ang stock sa Filipino store.

karun wa na pakita si grazie. nagkapoy tawon to post si glacier ug fdaray ug mga recipes sa palija.

ah mao ba grazie march 29 naman ron ni ka-on naka sa palija? hehehe oy lami man na palija ganahan ra man gani ko sagulan ug itlog

[TOPAC]

dili jud katun si grazie ug palija.

[glacier_71]

YES, it wasn't necessary to use expletives but I just can't help it if somebody even implies that not being able to speak Pilipino(Tagalog) is not Filipino enough because as I had mentioned before, it is a form of oppression by fellow Filipinos particularly of or from Luzon who are a "minority" in terms of having a widely used and more understood Bisayan or Bisayan-based dialect/s. Are we "Mga Bis/Daks" going to tolerate the berating of our Tagalog/Tagalog speaking brethren? Naa bitaw tay usa ka post nga mipagawas sa mga na tilawan natong mga bugal-bugal og panginsulto sa atoa rapung igsoong Pinoy pagkangalan nga Bisaya ta, og nila pa "promdi" short for "from the mountains". Ako dili ko mo-tolerate ng biay-biayon tungod sa akoang pagka Bisaya. Ambot lang kaha ninyo kon mosugot ramo.  My thread is veering quite far from from what we are supposed to be discussing.  

My point on this post is that we as "Bisdaks" were once envied by our fellow Pinoys in the North and the South of the country because of our fluency in the English language. But sad to note that because of the insistence of the usage of Pilipino as a medium of instruction and the flooding of mundane mind-numbing Tagalog soap operas, added by the sad period in the Philippine education system wherein enrolling in the course of Education was the way for "bobos" and "bobas" back then, to earn a college degree. It was also at this period in Philippine history that teachers, educators where maligned (which still happens today) for being poor educators which eventually produced also poor quality of graduates... And indeed we need to improve and once again regain our fame as fluent english speakers and communicators if we are to ride the bandwagon of ICT(information communication technology) corridor kay moangay tag sa dili, dako jud og sweldo ang mga nanarbabo sa call centers unya daghang kog nailhang mga amigo as well as acquaintances nga na haw-as sa ilang pagka ala-ot (economically-speaking) tungod kay naay miyembro sa pamilya nga naka trabahog call center. Mas maayo pang naa rata dinhi trabaho pero daku-daku og ma earn kaysa toa lagi sa layo pero mahilayo pud sa pamilya.      

may punto ka sab, bay zerub.

para nako, kining magtoon ug mosulti ko og tinagalwog, respeto na lang na pagkangan nga maoy akong national language kini. wala oroy ko magtagad sa didto ko nag-eskwela sa Manila kung gakarambola akong tinagalogan...magboot sila.

[TOPAC]

ila kong kataw-an diri kay magkabali-bali akong tagawog.

pero friendly ra man nga katawa, kasabot sila nga bisaya ko and that i prefer english that thaghalohg.

[grazie7y]

dili jud katun si grazie ug palija.

Calle ug Glace, buhi pa ko ha?  Pirte ka busy lang jud for the past weeks.  Ugma mokaon na ko'g palija.  Promise!

Thanks, Jan, nakita na jud nako ning thread na naay panawagan si Glacier ug Calle!

[TOPAC]

bantay kang bajiha ka. hehehe

update daun ha? pangitaa tong thread nga palija ang topic, hehehe.

[glacier_71]

Calle ug Glace, buhi pa ko ha?  Pirte ka busy lang jud for the past weeks.  Ugma mokaon na ko'g palija.  Promise!

Thanks, Jan, nakita na jud nako ning thread na naay panawagan si Glacier ug Calle!

ugma na jud? hahahaha. nindota ni da. na hala, kay atong isibya og dugang diri sa TB

[grazie7y]

sus mokurog man jud ko aning duha oi! hahahha hala didto ta na thread mag tiwas! 

[ms da binsi]

see?

absenot man gud!

tan-awa to imong banlist!

kay naay gidugang ang usa ka admin!

hahahhahha

[grazie7y]

see?

absenot man gud!

tan-awa to imong banlist!

kay naay gidugang ang usa ka admin!

hahahhahha

hahahha duha ka kalay-kalay na admins!

[glacier_71]

angay paasuhan ning duha aron matarong....hahahaha

[grazie7y]

angay paasuhan ning duha aron matarong....hahahaha

ah mura man pod tag gipabarang ana kon pa asuhan! hahaha 

[windgate]

ah mura man pod tag gipabarang ana kon pa asuhan! hahaha 

lupig pay smoked salmon...hehehe

[fdaray]

A Philippine English, " You are very absenous."

[Lorenzo]

I don't know why Filipinos make fun of their accents. I really admire Filipino accents. It sounds so genuine, and strong.

It gives depth and character to English when spoken.

It gives added authority, me-thinks.

Case in point, when my father used to get angry at us, when he said, "Come over here" in his Filipino accent, we, his children, would scramble for cover.

lol

[TOPAC]

hahahha duha ka kalay-kalay na admins!

see?

absenot man gud!

tan-awa to imong banlist!

kay naay gidugang ang usa ka admin!

hahahhahha

unsa ni? wa ko kasabot!

[buwadsanga]

kong sa cebu pa, mga taga San Carlos - "para noy, lugar lang! paki kick sa break!"

heheheeh!

[glacier_71]

ah mura man pod tag gipabarang ana kon pa asuhan! hahaha 

paasohan aron manghawa nang mga "dautang espiritu"..hahahaha

lupig pay smoked salmon...hehehe

iningles sa unsang klasehang pagka-buwad na, wind?

[glacier_71]

I don't know why Filipinos make fun of their accents. I really admire Filipino accents. It sounds so genuine, and strong.

It gives depth and character to English when spoken.

It gives added authority, me-thinks.

Case in point, when my father used to get angry at us, when he said, "Come over here" in his Filipino accent, we, his children, would scramble for cover.

lol

one thing i learn here, people are very appreciative if you try how you speak the way they do...they don't expect me to be perfect, but they like to see when a filipino begins to embrace them through their manner of speaking with my own accent hehehe

[windgate]

one thing i learn here, people are very appreciative if you try how you speak the way they do...they don't expect me to be perfect, but they like to see when a filipino begins to embrace them through their manner of speaking with my own accent hehehe

parehas ra gud diris ato ug makadungog tag kano nga magbinisaya appreciate pud ta.  kanang moingon nga unsa inyong sud-an.  ug kita moingon man otan nga naay gata.  ug sila mosulti kay oten nge ney gete.  mamuot pud ta maminaw. hehehe

[glacier_71]

parehas ra gud diris ato ug makadungog tag kano nga magbinisaya appreciate pud ta.  kanang moingon nga unsa inyong sud-an.  ug kita moingon man otan nga naay gata.  ug sila mosulti kay oten nge ney gete.  mamuot pud ta maminaw. hehehe

alegre paminawom bitaw...pero kinig mga tagalog, og magtingagalog ta...hiwamayon. hmp

[beyotch]

yeah ryt...everyone must learn how to speak english...co'z it serves as a weapon wherever you go....but still when you're in the native land learn how to speak your native tongue....remember what Dr. jose rizal told us..."ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa ang amoy sa malansang isda"