Hi Everyone.

I am an overseas pinoy. My family is from Ilocos, so my base language is ilocano.

I only learned Tagalog when my parents sent me to Baguio for school.

Because I want to hear more of our language while here, I’ve been attending pinoy theme sessions / workshops And to be honest…these people are kinda weird.

One of the sessions I attended, the host was teaching us about the “concept” of pakiramdam and described it sorta like this:

“Pakiramdam is described as the shared inner perception, a heightened sensitivity that embraces kapwahan ( being one with the other).”

From my exposure to the language, the word is not meant to be that deep. I interpret the word pakiramdam as “feelings”.

It would be appreciated if I can get the sentiment of locals or even fluent Tagalog speaking pinoys on their interpretation of the work “pakiramdam”.

Salamat po sa comments !

Literally, the word means '(a) remover', referring to its ability to split in half. However, historically, does the word actually refer to itself? Or is due to its behaviour as a monster–one that removes organs?

If you were to translate the word to English, would it make more sense to call it 'disemboweler' or even 'eviscerator'?

hindi ko alam kung tama ba o error lang ito ng editor tinignan kona sa mga social media pero muhkang hindi ginagamit ang owo, uwu, uwo pero kailangan ko ng konpirmasyon ng mga taga kanlurang batanggas

Is there a difference between the formalities, or do they both ask the same question in any context?

How do you say sleep well in tagalog

May alam kayo mga documents/literature na nagsimulang gamitin ang "mahal" sa halip na "sinta"?

Naghahanap ako ng date kung kailan nagsimula, wala ako makitang literature.

Pansin ko na iba ang nakagisnan kong salita lalo na sa mga panghalip pamatlig kaysa standard, although di lahat ng taga amin ganiyan iilan na lang dahil di naman lahat sumusunod sa diyalekto. Sa mga nakaaalam kung ano kaibahan at gumagamit niyan, ano po ang kaibahan kapagka may Ha at Naha kasi parang magkatulad lang. Aywan ko lang pero yoong Naha parang may diin. Dagdag ko pa, yoong Ha pala parang hindi niya katumbas ang Na, mas katumbas niya ang Sa. Hilagang Tagalog po ang gamit ko specifically Bulacan.

Haan (variant. han)
Harini (variant. handini)
Hariyan (variant. handiyan)
Hayoon (variant. hayon)
Haroon (variant. handon)

Nahaan (variant. nahan)
Naharini (variant. nahandini)
Nahariyan (variant. nahandiyan)
Nahayoon (variant. nahayon)
Naharoon (variant. nahandon, naharon)

hi! pano niyo po sinasabi/ginagamit ang ‘front door‘ in tagalog?

e.g.

(I replied as I closed the front door.)

Sagot ko habang sinasara ko ang harapang pinto ng bahay.

Does this sound ok/good and not awkward? Or is there a better way to say it?

Thank you in advance!

Kaya pala hindi nakakalito ang paggamit ng mga katagang Lamukot, lamukos, lamutak, o lamusak, dahil nariyan na rin ang ugat.

Lamukot(Lukot), Lamusak(Lusak), Lamutak(Lutak), Lamukos(Lukos), Lamuray(Luray).
Lamirat(Lirat)?
Lamikmik?

Mayroon pa ba kayong alam?

Anong tawag diyan? At saka sa mga katagang nag-uumpisa sa "L" lamang ba siya lumilitaw o Lam- talaga kabuuan ng panlapi niya mula sa "Lamas"?

Curious to know ano po favorite tagalog word niyo? Can be because the word is meaningful or pwede din just because it sounds nice but doesn’t have a deep meaning.

Currently looking for Tagalog novels (circa 20th century onward) written in a similar style as Edgar Reyes' Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag and Amado Hernandez's Mga Ibong Mandaragit.

Basically any Tagalog work written in a non-standardized or regional style.

Sample dialogue from Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag (p. 3):

Napatigil ng pagkanta ang batibot na lalaki, napatingin sa kanila.
"Bakit?"
"'Yong kapatas daw n'yo."
"Si Mister Balajadia?"
"Di ko alam ang 'alan n'ya. Pero mataba s'ya, medyo kalbo, nakasalamin."
"Si Mister Balajadia nga. Tingnan mo ro'n sa bodega. Do'n ko natanaw kangina."

Sample dialogue from Mga Ibong Mandaragit (p. 23):

"Maniwala ka, at alam mo ba kung bakit gusto ng Kana ang Pinoy?"
"Bakit?"
"Pagka't ang Pinoy e tule, makinis na parang ulo ng trumpo," nagmamalaki si Martin. "Mientras ang Kano at ibang puti puro supot, mi kapoteng paris ng ratbu ng mga matsing na nakita natin."
Napahalakhak nang malutong sina Mando at Karyo sa mga paghahambing ni Martin.
"Pero sa'tin mang kapwa Pilipino'y marami ang supot," saad ni Karyo. "Dami lang ng tinule ko sa kuwartel ng gerilya, mi mga asawa na'y di pa binyagan. Nainggit na lang ang mga Bisaya't Bikol sa Tagalog, kaya nangagpatule..."

(Personal note:)

Reyes was born in San Ildefonso while Hernandez was born in Hagonoy, so I assume that both works were written with Bulakenyo Tagalog in mind.

I've been searching in Vocabularios about the origin of "Paki"(care/please), I cant find any entries, I dont know if the other austronesian languages have cognates with this word.

please help

Masasabi bang Tagalog ang nag-uugnay na wika sa mga taga-Bangsamoro at may malalim na dahilan ba kung bakit hindi Cebuano binisaya gaya ng malaking bahagi ng Mindanao?

oecd average ang itratranslate specifically

This is probably a rarer and lesser known word variant from Southern Tagalog but does anyone else use “digkit” instead of “dikit”? (pronounced similarly to lagkit)

It’s a less noticeable variation as when spoken fast, the two consonants sort of blend together and native speakers might not know they are using this word because of it.

I can personally attest to it being in use in eastern Batangas and I have seen Infantahin blogs reference the word as part of their dialect. This could possible indicate a large geographic area spanning from Batangas bay to Lamon Bay.

I am aware that it is listed as a variant on Wiktionary and several online Tagalog dictionaries but there is little documentation of the spread.

If you do use this, please comment your municipality below.

Nakalagay sa ibaba ang mga alam ko na pagbibilad pero karaniwan ginagamitan yaan ng bistayan.

Tuyo (Danggit, Palipad-Hangin o Sapsap, Pompano or anything flat)

Haot (Tunsoy, Galunggong, Salinas, Biya, Tawilis, Hasa-Hasa, Tamban, Tanige or anything long, thin and round)

Inumboy/Itinapa (similar to fish used in Haot but smoked and usually boiled or simmered first before drying through sun, but can be used for any meat)

Daing (Sapsap na biak, Pusit na biak, or anything na biniak then dried)

Bislad/Binilad (general term for dried foods from bodies of water.)

Hinahanap ko yoong tawag sa pagbibilad na ibinibitin sa kawayan tapos may baga sa ilalim. Iniisip ko paano yoon uumbuyin mo tapos ibibilad mo rin?

The Tagalogs were in contact with the Malays in 900 AD, and with the Chinese (directly) in 987 AD, and unfortunately, the latter limited their contact to Manila. They could have settled and brought their arts, engineering, philosophy, and religion before colonization in the Philippines.

Mapapansin natin sa dasal na [Aba Ginoong Maria] ang paggamit ng Ginoo bilang pagturing sa ginagalang na tao, mapalalaki man o babae.

Ngayon bumabalik na ang gender neutral terms, sa inyong palagay, mabilis kayang tataggapin ng mga Filipino ang mulling paggamit ng Ginoo bilang honorrific sa kapwa lalaki at babae at sa mga queer at gender non-binary/agender na mga tao?

In some towns of Batangas (District 2 + Batangas City at least), the word “ate/ati” (for older sister) is used without any stress on the vowels, as opposed to “áte” in other parts of the country.

If you’re a native Tagalog speaker and also use/have heard this pronunciation growing up, please share where your hometown is.

Can anyone recommend any Tagalog programming for kids? All I can find are English-Tagalog lessons, but I’m specifically looking for actual kids programming (does a Tagalog version of Ms. Rachel exist, for example?!)

I also don’t have Netflix, but does any such programming exist on there? I know it’s pretty easy to change subtitles and audio to Filipino if there exists a dub of the show. Maybe I should download it again.

Mabuhay tama ba ang pag sasalin ko? ang layunin ng teksto ay magbigay alam. Salamat sa mga tutugon! (ingles papuntang filipino)

Our ULTIMATE goal:

( Aming Pangunahing Hangarin)

A Gender-Responsive Army

( Isang Hukbong Makatarungan at May Paggalang sa Lahat)

How We Do It in the PA

( Paano Ito Isinasagawa sa Hukbong Katihan)

Gender Mainstreaming in the Philippine Army

(Gender Mainstreaming sa Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas)

- aimed at developing gender-sensitive personnel through strategic policy reforms & integration in PA education and training, and PA plans and programs

(Layunin nitong mahubog ang mga kasapi na magkaroon ng malasakit sa bawat isa sa pamamagitan ng makabuluhang patakaran, edukasyon at paggabay sa kanila, at sa mga proyekto at programa ng Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas.)

Philippine Army Gender

Mainstreaming Programs

(Mga Programang Nagsusulong ng Pagkakapantay-pantay)

• Sustainment of the GAD Focal Point System

(Pagsuporta at pagpapatibay sa GAD Focal Point System.)

• Integration of GAD concepts and principles in the Philippine Army Plans and Programs

(Pagsasabuhay ng mga konsepto at prinsipyo ng GAD sa mga plano at programa ng Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas)

- utilization of at least 5% of agency total budget for GAD programs

(paglalaan ng hindi bababa sa 5% ng kabuuang badyet ng ahensiya para sa mga programang pang-GAD.)

I’ve been learning for 2 weeks with Anki and Mango and want to start getting input.

To everyone complaining about this in Forgotten Island, please be more culturally aware of Tagalog culture.

“Tayo na” is still widely used in the Southern Tagalog provinces including Batangas, Quezon, OrMin, and Marinduque. Manila Tagalog is not the only form of Tagalog and what sounds formal to you is everyday speech for us.

The contracted “ay” in words like “ika’y/ako’y/siya’y” aren’t limited to songs or literature here.

Regardless of the widespread usage, small linguistic communities should still be represented. This line of thinking would exclude so many minority communities from being represented because it is not what “most” people use.