Filipino

Hey fellow adventurers! The Philippines’ official languages are Filipino and English so today we’ll be learning Filipino! To be honest, up until recently I thought the official language was Tagalog but apparently Filipino is based off Tagalog so I’m not too off. Although Tagalog and Filipino would probably look the same to me, I’ve read that there are some noticeable differences if you’re familiar with the languages.

Now onto pronunciation. I’ve been having fun finding and sharing kid videos for this part, but it looks like there’s two popular alphabet songs in the Philippines, so I’ll just share both.

Here are some basic phrases:

If you’re planning on visiting the Philippines, check out this articles:

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/philippines/travel-tips-and-articles/the-philippines-for-beginners-7-first-timer-fails-to-avoid-on-your-trip/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d2763f0c

https://littlegreybox.net/2015/10/19/22-things-to-know-before-you-visit-the-philippines/

Now normally this is where I push Duolingo on you guys and say anyone who wants to learn ___ language should check it out cause it’s free. Unfortunately, Duolingo doesn’t teach Filipino or Tagalog. I’m sorry about that. If you are planning on learning Tagalog though, good for you. That’s really cool! Anyhow, thanks for reading my blog! Until our next adventure!

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  1. Howdy! This post couldn’t be written any better! Reading through this article reminds me of my previous roommate! He continually kept talking about this. I will forward this post to him. Pretty sure he’s going to have a very good read. I appreciate you for sharing!

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