Learning Language

[Gratefuled]

2 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

 For those who don't live here, a Pinay is a "pin eye"

 

Exactly what I'm saying. So, I give up

 

[Jackdan67]

On 26/03/2017 at 11:07 AM, Jack Peterson said:

 Yup and a beer is a beer  

Ano serbesa 

Edited March 29, 2017 by Jackdan67
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[Tukaram (Tim)]

There are a few borrowed words from Spanish, but surprisingly few. I doubt knowing Spanish would be much help at all in learning Tagalog. Except maybe for telling time...

I started learning Tagalog but quickly realized it is pretty much useless down here in Western Visayas.  Although my TV does speak Tagalog, the neighbors speak Illongo, and my family speaks Kinaray-a.  Tagalog is not popular down here.  I have not found any online Kinaray-a or Illongo lessons.  So English it is, unless I hire a tutor. 

[Jack Peterson]

5 minutes ago, Tukaram (Tim) said:

There are a few borrowed words from Spanish, but surprisingly few.

 You jest of course, look around your House from Furniture to Curtains

 In fact wiki tells us;

* There are approximately 4,000 Spanish words in Tagalog (between 20% and 33% of Tagalog words), and around 6,000Spanish words in Visayan and other Philippine languages. The Spanish counting system, calendar, time, etc. are still in use with slight modifications.* 

[jpbago]

4 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

And another language issue.  They like to double up names here so that Lynn becomes Lynn Lynn, but where did everyone get the idea that my name was Bill (as in Bill Bill http://www.binisaya.com/cebuano/bilbil )

That doubling up seems like a carry over from baby talk. What a waste of words.

[Jack Peterson]

1 minute ago, jpbago said:

What a waste of words.

 Words are cheap we hear 

[Dave Hounddriver]

11 minutes ago, jpbago said:

That doubling up seems like a carry over from baby talk.

Yes, it feels strange calling a filipino close to my age "Don Don" but that's what he's called.

[jpbago]

1 minute ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

Yes, it feels strange calling a filipino close to my age "Don Don" but that's what he's called.

I don' do it. He would be Don or Mok-Mok would be Mark.

[Gratefuled]

55 minutes ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

Yes, it feels strange calling a filipino close to my age "Don Don" but that's what he's called.

What about those who after 9 months in the womb all they could come up with is "BOY"?

[Steve GCC]

9 hours ago, Gratefuled said:

understands English most of the time

 

But can be selective at the drop of a hat??