Search the web
Sign In
New User? Sign Up
filipinofreethinkers · Filipino Freethinkers
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Hear how Yahoo! Groups has changed the lives of others. Take me there.

Best of Y! Groups

   Check them out and nominate your group.
Having problems with message search? Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.

Messages

  Messages Help
Advanced
Experts discourage use of ‘Taglish’ - I knew Kris Aquino was doi   Message List  
Reply | Forward Message #4739 of 4926 |
Re: [filipinofreethinkers] Re: Experts discourage use of ‘Taglish’ - I knew Kris Aquino was doing something wrong on national TV! :)

> It identifies the speaker as Filipino and not as an American-wannabe

Or they have the desire to be understood. Sometimes filipino accent is not understood by english native speakers.




--
apprenons francais [rmacapobre-french.blogspot.com].
apprenons max [rmacapobre.blogspot.com].


Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:51 am

maxm1973
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email

Forward
Message #4739 of 4926 |
Expand Messages Author Sort by Date

Excellent! I'm happy to know that you're fluent in your native language. I am, too, in my native Cavite Tagalog (sadly, not in my native Lebanese Arabic). It...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
6:42 am

... Or they have the desire to be understood. Sometimes filipino accent is not understood by english native speakers. -- apprenons francais...
Romeo Macapobre
maxm1973
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
9:51 am

Yes. P and F, V and B.. ... From: Romeo Macapobre <romeo.macapobre@...> Subject: Re: [filipinofreethinkers] Re: Experts discourage use of ‘Taglish’ -...
jose mario sison
the_talking_...
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
9:53 am

flashbacks of Ms. Janina "I did not expect that I came from one of the taf 10" San Miguel during the Bb. Pilipinas interviews... *shudder*...
wcyaomuntek
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
10:09 am

Don't forget E and I... ________________________________ From: jose mario sison <joma_sison@...> To: filipinofreethinkers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu,...
John
harmless168
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
10:13 am

... and O and U.... ________________________________ From: jose mario sison <joma_sison@...> To: filipinofreethinkers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, November...
John
harmless168
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
10:14 am

I think the more common reason why some English native speakers can't understand some Filipinos when speaking in English (grammatical errors aside) is that...
Francis Cabarle
francisgeocab
Online Now Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
10:20 am

T, Th and D. hehehe....
Mark Philip C
mp_castro
Online Now Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
11:13 am

In context, yes. Some people are able to accommodate the people they speak with by ADAPTING to the accent of their audience (but not necessarily ADOPTING the...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
2:55 am

weren't you the one who could put on a thick British accent on the fly?...
wcyaomuntek
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
3:49 am

Aye, that was me. I wouldn't call it thick, though. From the British perspective, mine's pretty neutral. ;) 2009/11/6 wcyaomuntek <wcyaomuntek@...> ... ...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
4:00 am

Cool! Can you do cockney? :) ________________________________ From: Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> To: filipinofreethinkers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri,...
John
harmless168
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
6:01 am

Now, *that* is thick English. ;) Technically, it's still London English but the slang words are different from what other Londoners would use; some sounds are...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
7:20 am

I notice that I change the way I speak depending on the people I talk to... ________________________________ From: Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> To:...
John
harmless168
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
6:00 am

I even tweak my Tagalog a bit, too. Cavite Tagalog (my Tagalog) is "rougher" and has a tendency to be spoken faster than Manila Tagalog. 2009/11/6 John...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
7:25 am

Cavite Tagalog, huh? Does it have any differences from the Manila dialect? Is Taglish common among Caviteños too? ... From: Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> ...
Carl Tomacruz
ako_si_gundam
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
1:24 pm

Yes, they are quite distinct. Cavite Tagalog belongs to the Southern Tagalog group of dialects (along with Batangas) whilst Manila Tagalog belongs to the ...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
1:57 pm

Doesn't "nakain ako ng manok" translate into "I was eaten by a chicken?" ... From: Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> Subject: Re: [filipinofreethinkers] Re:...
Feign Ignorance
keptquisling
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
2:12 pm

In Manila Tagalog it does but not in Cavite-Batangas Tagalog. Dialectal differences. ;) 2009/11/6 Feign Ignorance <keptquisling@...> ... -- Sent from my...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 6, 2009
2:22 pm

Yes that's right. I had a roommate from Batangas when I was a freshman in Kalayaan in UP. Apparently the translation into Fiipino of "I ate a chicken" is...
Francis Cabarle
francisgeocab
Online Now Send Email
Nov 7, 2009
4:21 am

Did you notice that most Pinoy parents speak to their kids in English? And yet they dont speak English among themseves (parents)? ... From: Mark Philip C...
jose mario sison
the_talking_...
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
2:09 am

I think it's important not to confuse literacy with English fluency. I think some of those interviewed added their opinions into the study about the importance...
Michael Muin, MD
kahumbu
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
4:06 am

what is wrong with taglish? isn't filipino a mix of spanish, chinese, english, and mostly tagalog words? english is also a mixture of german and french. so on...
Romeo Macapobre
maxm1973
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
4:28 am

Please allow me to a bit technical: I don't think there's anything "wrong" with Taglish *per se *or any form of code-switching but it is quite inaccurate to...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
6:01 am

erratum: English remains to this day a part of the Germanic family, being more ... *than 2009/11/5 Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> ... -- Aldrin F.T. ... ...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
6:02 am

I agree. Appropriateness is all. However, one might ask: is Taglish *useful* for people OUTSIDE the Tagalog speaking areas? Many people learn it the hard way:...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
6:07 am

At the height of Erap impeachment, I watch Tina Munzon Palma interviewing politicians and Tina, herself is blurring the word such as per-ro, par-rang, feeling...
jose mario sison
the_talking_...
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
6:42 am

LMAO! I was about to mention that. Personally, it annoys me. Especially when they do it for the sole purpose of "pa-cute". I doubt if they were raised with...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
6:48 am

I have a boss here which is Hungarian then went to live in Austria. He speaks with his child in plain Austiran. His wife speaks with his child in plain...
Mark Philip C
mp_castro
Online Now Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
6:58 am

He does have a point. As long as the child knows the difference between Austrian German and Hungarian, and those two with English (respectively), then there is...
Aldrin F.T.
ah.aldrin
Offline Send Email
Nov 5, 2009
7:16 am
 First  |  |  Last 
Advanced

Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines - Help