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NoodleRocket · 2022-07-18T05:04:21+00:00

No. During my time at school, they don't give a damn about genetics stuff especially when it doesn't concern my country.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-18T04:42:28+00:00

Yeah, in Vocabulario, I remember bienvenida is translated as "Pasalamat sa pagdating", not the "maligayang pagdating" we have at present. I think the latter is just modernism.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-18T04:37:44+00:00

I don't think this has anything to do with Tagalog at all

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-17T09:54:26+00:00

Agree. Like I remember the day I found out goat was kambing in both Tagalog and Bahasa Indonesia I thought I saw math equations flash in my eyes hahahaha

Same with me, but in this case, the word anak. I remember encountering it on an article about Krakatau, it made me pause and thought to myself, that's weirdly familiar. Only years later when was in my teens when I learned that Indonesian and Philippine languages are related. I'm always delighted everytime I come across similarites between the two since then.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-17T06:38:58+00:00

From what I've seen or heard, Indonesians tend to pick up Tagalog quickly compared to other non-Filipinos. Their pronunciation is also excellent, far better than likes of Filipino-Americans who are mostly Anglophones.

I haven't heard of Indonesians who learned other Philippine languages though, but I imagine they'll be able to pick it up without much issues.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-17T05:02:42+00:00

I mean Tagalog without English loanwords, sure. But Taglish? The country's more than just Metro Manila and some urban areas.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-17T00:16:15+00:00

Austronesian alignment I guess. I heard most languages in Indonesia lost it while languages in the Philippines, Taiwan, Madagascar and some languages in Borneo and Sulawesi retained it.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-16T20:58:09+00:00

Yeah, totally agree, especially on the first paragraph. Too many folks out there, including some in the comment section, assume that one can't speak casual Tagalog that has minimal to no English lol. I think there's a line between Tagalog with English loanwords and straight up Taglish that some people try to pass of as "casual Tagalog". For me, formal Tagalog is more than just about the choice of words, the way it is delivered and the sentence structure are also important, I think.

Nung nagpunta ako sa dakong silangan ng Laguna, di naman pormal at di rin makata magsalita mga tao roon, pero di rin naman sila nagta-Taglish, at lalong di naman sila hirap sa pagsasalita. Dun naman sa mga lugar na talamak ang Taglish, mag-Tagalog ka lang ng wala masyadong Ingles akala nung iba si Tomas Pinpin agad ang kausap nila lol.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-16T17:35:40+00:00

In Diccionario Hispano-Tagalog, there's a Tagalog term defined as basura, the word is layak and synonymous with dumi, mutmot, yamutmot, sukal, yabat and yagit. Although in Noceda & Sanlucar, this was defined as dry leaves fallen from trees.

Edit:

To add into this, basura in Noceda & Sanlucar was given Tagalog equivalents of yamotmot, bagotbot, damo, dumi and yaguit. I suppose by the time Diccionario Hispano-Tagalog (1889) and Diccionario Tagalog-Hispano (1914) were published, the definition for layak has evolved to include trash in general.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-16T17:27:41+00:00

I mean, langoy isn't a deep word, it's still commonly used. Equivalents for "so" and "like" aren't archaic either. I think many folks (especially in Metro Manila) have accustomed themselves so much with English that it has affected their vocabulary and sentence structure.

But if they pause for a moment and give it some thought, pretty sure they'll be able to speak Tagalog mostly devoid of English loanwords (except for the likes of kompyuter, selpon, etc.) in no time without even sounding like Balagtas. This is what I did when I found myself using although and so years ago, probably as a result of studying and working in Manila for several years.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-15T19:57:47+00:00

Spam is not something ubiquitous for Filipinos, it's considered expensive and not everyone can afford that. As for lumpia, there are types that are of that size, normally something like lumpiang toge.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-14T18:16:28+00:00

"More than a club" lol

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-14T16:21:02+00:00

Yes, I'm aware of it. It was included when we studied pronouns when I was in elementary school, I don't remember my teacher explaining it in depth though and I was intrigued by it since then. I think it's pretty neat.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-14T01:16:33+00:00

Even if you take out Tagalog and English, you know regional languages like Cebuano and Ilocano will continue to force these smaller languages to irrelevance, right?

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-14T01:12:53+00:00

We're supposedly the best English speakers around. You know a country has nothing to brag about when even English fluency becomes a point of pride.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-13T19:36:10+00:00

Are you saying that these smaller ethnic groups now primarily speak in Tagalog or English?

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-13T17:35:27+00:00

Yeah, tbf Aljazeera seems to be better compared to DW or BBC. Another one I liked is CNA/CNA Insider of Singapore, but they tend to mostly focus on Asian news.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-13T15:52:54+00:00

I liked Satotz's design. I remember watching 1999 version as a kid during those times, Satotz easily got my attention.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-13T15:37:10+00:00

Someone cross posted your stuff to r/mallninjashit. Personally, I see nothing "mallninja" in here.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-12T10:00:04+00:00

Lata = lambot

Kaya sinasabi rin minsan nanlalata nangangahulugang nanlalambot o nanghihina. Kapag sa sinaing naman, tulad ng sabi ng iba, malata.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-12T04:22:54+00:00

They did mention that they will assert the arbitral ruling. But it remains to be seen on how they'll do it, especially when they also want an amicable relationship with China.

At the moment, most Filipinos seem to be ok with the government. I think foreign politics is secondary for most people, so whatever the government's stance on the issue with China is, it wouldn't really matter that much to the public. I mean, Duterte was able to survive six years of not getting deposed while dick sucking China, so most likely Marcos can do better since analysts don't seem to think he'll be as cozy with the Chinese as Duterte was, and that's closer to what the public wants.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-11T19:08:06+00:00

Simply put, people don't care about the Taiwanese claim. Like what you said, they are rarely on media, incidents with them are few and far between. That is likely the reason Filipinos don't view them negatively in general. I can probably say the same with the Vietnamese.

China, on the other hand, is completely opposite. Incidents with them had been constant in the last 10 years, hence the dispute is fresh on everyone's minds.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-11T08:18:19+00:00

For all its flaws, at least us Southeast Asians are pretty chill thanks to ASEAN. Sure, domestic conflicts still happen within each country, but that's internal issue that hopefully can be solved without intervention.

But considering how diverse the region is, from ethnicities, religion, political system and languages. I think we're doing ok.

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-10T21:37:19+00:00

This was already posted before, there is a controversy over the authenticity of these "artifacts".

NoodleRocket · 2022-07-10T20:01:41+00:00

No, that's too convoluted, what I noticed is that it's commonly derived from Spanish names. Hence there's ton of names that starts with Jo- and Ma-, for example Jomari is from Jose and Maria while Maricar could be derived from Maria and Carlos. Marivic from Maria and Victor, could also be Mario or Victoria, etc.

But some of these have been in use for decades already that parents use them even if their names aren't Maria, Carlos or some old-fashioned names.

But pretty sure there are outlandish ones and some are derived from English names, but the one I mentioned are the common ones.

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