Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Do u ppl know how to say these in filip

mini_cookie

Dec 20 2003, 11:03 PM

'I LOvE U'
'Hi'

JMAC

Dec 21 2003, 10:10 AM

I love you=Mahal kita
Hi=? same thing I guess...its understood by everyone I think

hope that helps

Ek-ek

Dec 24 2003, 08:53 AM

QUOTE (JMAC @ Dec 22 2003, 12:10 AM)

I love you=Mahal kita
Hi=? same thing I guess...its understood by everyone I think

hope that helps

Mabuhay!

poknat

Dec 27 2003, 06:58 PM

Mabuhay could also be used in saying Hi!

jae2theb

Dec 28 2003, 09:06 AM

Sometimes when i hear Tagalog, it sounds a bit like Indonesian and some of the words are the same but have completely different meanings....such as 'mahal kita'...in Indo it means literally 'expensive us'

morena

Dec 29 2003, 08:29 PM

QUOTE (jae2theb @ Dec 28 2003, 10:06 AM)

Sometimes when i hear Tagalog, it sounds a bit like Indonesian and some of the words are the same but have completely different meanings....such as 'mahal kita'...in Indo it means literally 'expensive us'

The word "mahal" have 2 different meanings depending on usage. It could mean love as in mahal kita ( I Love You) or it could mean expensive as in mahal ang mga alahas na ito (This jewelries are expensive.)

Ek-ek

Jan 2 2004, 05:04 PM

Yes, the word "Mahal" has two meanings!

Well Filipino dialects is part of "Malayo -Polynesian" language family, so some words are the same with Indonesia or Malaysia

Like: lima-lima -five
kambing-kambing-goat
Lalaki-lelaki-male(bahasa indonesia)
ako/aku-aku-me

rae24

Jan 4 2004, 01:47 AM

ang galing ni ek-ek!!!!

Ek-ek

Jan 4 2004, 08:07 AM

QUOTE (rae24 @ Jan 4 2004, 03:47 PM)

ang galing ni ek-ek!!!!

Naku madali lang mag-aral ng Bahasa ! Yan ang "Big " advantage nating mga Filipino kasi medyo kahawig natin ang mga salita .

Maraming Salamat sa mga papuri mo!

Terimah Kasih is Thank You in both Indonesia and Malaysia

kikay

Jan 4 2006, 11:25 PM

QUOTE (Ek-ek @ Jan 4 2004, 08:07 AM)

Naku madali lang mag-aral ng Bahasa ! Yan ang "Big " advantage nating mga Filipino kasi medyo kahawig natin ang mga salita .

Maraming Salamat sa mga papuri mo!

Terimah Kasih is Thank You in both Indonesia and Malaysia

Saludo ako sayo, Ek-ek!

AKASYA

Jan 5 2006, 11:40 AM

How about iniibig kita is that the same as mahal kita?

flipcombatmedic

Jan 5 2006, 09:02 PM

QUOTE (AKASYA @ Jan 5 2006, 11:40 AM)

How about iniibig kita is that the same as mahal kita?

yeah, actually it's more proper in terms of grammar.

filipinoy

Jan 5 2006, 09:29 PM

QUOTE (mini_cookie @ Dec 20 2003, 10:03 PM)

'Hi'

Hoy! or oi!, bcuz no one uses mabuhay (& its too long of a word to say 'hi')

dYoSa

Jan 6 2006, 02:36 AM

QUOTE (filipinoy @ Jan 6 2006, 10:29 AM)

Hoy! or oi!, bcuz no one uses mabuhay (& its too long of a word to say 'hi')

hoy=hey ....it is used to call the attention of a person, not as a greeting like hi....

filipinoy

Jan 6 2006, 02:49 AM

QUOTE (dYoSa @ Jan 6 2006, 01:36 AM)

hoy=hey ....it is used to call the attention of a person, not as a greeting like hi....

I know, but i never use 'mabuhay' to say hi to my friends

dYoSa

Jan 6 2006, 11:39 PM

QUOTE (filipinoy @ Jan 6 2006, 03:49 PM)

I know, but i never use 'mabuhay' to say hi to my friends

oh ok... i never get used to it to greet my friends... i think its kinda offensive (for me) to some extent, but i rather say uuuyyy because it's little bit sweeter than hoy......

Cristiano_Ronaldo

Jan 7 2006, 12:23 AM

lol, it's kinda awkward to greet someone 'mabuhay' as a way of saying hi. I thought it's mostly said when people are on tv and stuff.

cuteangelika

Jan 7 2006, 01:03 AM

We usually say "Kamusta" or its shortened form, "Musta" when saying Hi...

Wow Ek-ek, you know Bahasa already? How long have u been learning the language? Ako, gusto ko rin matuto pero konti pa lang alam ko...

filipinoy

Jan 7 2006, 06:12 AM

so this means we really don't have a real word for 'hi'?

ham_let

Jan 7 2006, 12:16 PM

QUOTE (filipinoy @ Jan 7 2006, 07:12 AM)

so this means we really don't have a real word for 'hi'?

lol i guess...

there probably is a filipino word for hi but it's probably a really long word so it fell out of use.

islander

Jan 7 2006, 05:17 PM

Since in philippines there are many dialects some may use diff. ways to say hello. Batak speakers say "horas" . Visayan speakers say "maqayu". Ilongo speakers say "Maayo". See following on saying hello in 800 languages:

http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm#T

EJI

Jan 7 2006, 05:27 PM

QUOTE (islander @ Jan 7 2006, 05:17 PM)

Since in philippines there are many dialects some may use diff. ways to say hello. Batak speakers say "horas" . Visayan speakers say "maqayu". Ilongo speakers say "Maayo". See following on saying hello in 800 languages:

http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm#T

LOL aren't u boricua?? How the h3ll do you know all of this.

islander

Jan 7 2006, 05:35 PM

The Internet.

MrBahaw

Jan 7 2006, 10:00 PM

what the hell maqayu?

midnight_enchantress

Jan 12 2006, 10:00 AM

QUOTE (AKASYA @ Jan 6 2006, 12:40 AM)

How about iniibig kita is that the same as mahal kita?

the meaning is the same but " Iniibig kita " is deeper tagalog. I think it's english translation is " I'm in love with you"

AKASYA

Jan 12 2006, 11:54 AM

QUOTE (midnight_enchantress @ Jan 12 2006, 04:00 PM)

the meaning is the same but " Iniibig kita " is deeper tagalog. I think it's english translation is " I'm in love with you"

sorry I'm a little bit confused.When you say deeper tagalog you mean its an old time word that hardly used anymore?

I Thought "I love you" is different from "i'm in love with you"

filipinoy

Jan 13 2006, 12:35 AM

QUOTE (ham_let @ Jan 7 2006, 11:16 AM)

lol i guess...

there probably is a filipino word for hi but it's probably a really long word so it fell out of use.

any1 here know how to speak Old Tagalog? LoL

midnight_enchantress

Jan 13 2006, 09:55 AM

QUOTE (AKASYA @ Jan 13 2006, 12:54 AM)

sorry I'm a little bit confused.When you say deeper tagalog you mean its an old time word that hardly used anymore?

I Thought "I love you" is different from "i'm in love with you"

sorry 'bout the confusion

when I said deeper tagalog I meant both in a way that it's hardly used anymore and it's a deeper way of saying I love you.. at least that's how they used it in classic movies :P

about the " I'm in love with you " thing... that's what I think.. that doesn't mean that I'm right

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ham_let

Jan 13 2006, 02:32 PM

QUOTE (EJI @ Jan 7 2006, 06:27 PM)

LOL aren't u boricua?? How the h3ll do you know all of this.

lol. ang gunggung si ejay. >__>