I suppose learning the script might be a little challenging. Can you read/write it?

you mean devangari? hell no. i dont & i cant. i think for me its more important to learn kanji, if anything. japanese language & culture is something i'm most interested in for now, at least.

^Japanese also have a colorful culture.

'bat napunta sa HINDI at NIPPONGO usapan dito? 'kala ko ba usapang tagalog lang...mag bisaya nalang pud kaha ko....

^haha

Ewan, nauna si Naij e
Potshot lang ako.

meron akong kebigan d2 bumbay sya at nagaral sa pilipinas. magaling magtagalog. pero meron rin syang accent. cute nya magsalita.

some tagalog dialects tends to velarize coronal nasals and palatalize obstruent coronals before /i/
kanina>kaŋina
dipa>dʑipa
atip>atɕip

/si/ and /se/ tend to be affected by postalveolars after it
pasenɕa>paɕenɕa

wa me balo

do you know that phonemes found in northern tagalog regions(manila,bulakan,rizal etc) like S,dZ and tS are pronounced as s,ts and dz in southern regions like cavite,for example dyan(Ĝan)(demonstrative from of diyan) is prunounced as dzan and tyan(Ĉan)(demonstrative from of tiyan) is tsan in cavitenyo and batanguenyo except in urban areas.

Hi All,
I would like to know if someone can translate this to english for me. i undestand a little of it but not enough to know what it says....thanks

Well hindi lang siguro ngayon ang right time para magkaroon kayo ng tsikiting,ganon talaga pag gusto mo ayaw namang dumating kaya hayaan na lang muna.Pards matanong ko may asawa ba si Ate Vilma kasi may friend ako sa US gustong mag asawa 50 na yata.Hindi ko matandaan tungkol kay te Vi at saka pahingi ng cell number nya dahil na erase kong sa kanya.

ok ill do the best i can. translation:

now aint the time to gossip. thats how it is. even if u want it, it wont come. thats why we just gotta forget it for now. by the way, bro... is big sister vilma married? ive got a 50 year old friend in the US thats good to go.

i cant remember big sister vilma's cell #, i think i erased it.

my opinion: is vilma a mail order bride? wtf?

SHe a mail order???? good question..... i wish i knew how the 50 year old was or vilma? I think my wife is just try to set her friends sister up with someone. she sent me this email and said if i wanted to know what it said i had to figure it out myself..lol.......but it is hard with all the slang type terms.......

here is the rest of it..i think i know this section

Hindi natuloy ang birthday ni chickboy kasi may bagyo signal 9.Sa Saturday uli kasi sayang ang mga regalo ha ha ha loko lang.Walang nagawa si Badong dahil bike pa rin ang binili ko kay Stan for present,ang sabi naman ni kulit 'NICE daw'at nagustuhan bagong pagkakaabalahan.

Broken into sentences so you could understand each better. It would be shorter if I just present the essence of the message, but where's the fun in that?



Well hindi lang siguro ngayon ang right time para magkaroon kayo ng tsikiting,ganon talaga pag gusto mo ayaw namang dumating kaya hayaan na lang muna.
Now is not the right time to have kids. Life's like that, the more you want, the harder to achieve.

Pards matanong ko may asawa ba si Ate Vilma kasi may friend ako sa US gustong mag asawa 50 na yata.
Pards, may I ask if Ate Vilma already has a husband? I have a 50 year old friend from the US who's looking for a wife.

Hindi ko matandaan tungkol kay te Vi at saka pahingi ng cell number nya dahil na erase kong sa kanya.
I can't remember anything (latest news?) regarding Ate Vi, and could you also send me her cell number? I have deleted her number from my address book.



"tsikiting" is used to connote for "kids"
"tsismis" is for "gossip"

btw, "pards" might be a slang for "pare". "Pare" -> "Pards"

It could also mean "father"
"Father" ->"Pader" -> "Pards"

But I think you already know it I just thought of mentioning it anyway.


Hindi natuloy ang birthday ni chickboy kasi may bagyo signal 9.
Chickboy's birthday didn't push through because of the signal 9 storm. (signal 9?!?! wtf... I guess the speaker was just exaggerating.)

Sa Saturday uli kasi sayang ang mga regalo ha ha ha loko lang.
This sentence means that the party was moved to Saturday because the gifts would be a waste (which was a joke).

Walang nagawa si Badong dahil bike pa rin ang binili ko kay Stan for present,ang sabi naman ni kulit 'NICE daw'at nagustuhan bagong pagkakaabalahan.
Badong wasn't able to do anything since I still bought the bike for Stan. Kulit cried "Nice!!" since (he/she) really liked the new (gift?) that (he/she) could turn her attention to.


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I have those in parenthesis since I'm not sure about the gender or what the speaker was talking about (in the case of "kulit")



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Translation for your first request

Thank you,, this makes more sence and is a little closer to what i thought it said..... but i was confused for a few things.
still is badong a name of person?

lolz! my translation is all wack. omg.. i thought tsikiting meant gossip? i guess it means babies. wow.

How do you say? "I'm sorry, please forgive me!"

^ paumanhin, or patawarin mo po ako.

"Badong" is used as a common nickname given to some male friends/family.


Tagal kana di umuuwi Umuwi kana kasi sa 'Pinas

"Tsikiting" covers kids below the age of puberty.

"Tsikiting Patrol"
TV show way back into the (early '90's?) showcasing kid talents ages ranging from around 9 to 12 years old.

Yup, but if Ranel would be saying that to Rizza, you should be on your knees saying that

but the nickname Boy is now replacing badong
merong boy tanga,boy cute.

^haha

True

tagalog in esperanto orthography.
http://www.esnips.com/doc/91c192a2-5809-46...PERANTO-tagalog

magandang araw po sa inyong lahat

at magandang hapon naman sayo.

What is MAKULIT in English?

Any of these would do:
"NAG" or "BADGER" or "PEST"

"Huwag ka makulit" -> "Stop nagging me!" / "Stop badgering!" / "Stop being a pest."
"Ang kulit ng asawa ko" -> "My wife is such a nagger/badger/pest."

How do you say I have no electicity in Tagalog?

walang kuryente sa 'min..
tagalog
hihi

fth's translation hits the mark, but I'd prefer "Wala akong libog ngayon" hahahahaha

Some pinoys will say "Walang Meralco sa amin brownout"

Kuryente is a also a spanish word "Corriente"

gina nakakahiya ka..

"Gina"

gian

anong tagalog ng sarcastic? tulong lang... thanks

maanghang na pananalita

thanks gian


next:

What's INTRIMITIDA in English?

i thought 'badger' meant 'istorbo'?

What does "I'm going to kill you" mean?

papatayin kita.

Intrimitida (in-tri-mi-ti-da)

1 adjective. Pertaining to one who loves to interfere in a conversation or a scene.

usage:
Aba intrimitida itong babaeng ito ah! Naguusap kami nakikisabat!

source: http://pinoyslang.com/define/intrimitida/

naku! 'kala ko pa naman espanyol na salita yan...

"Panunuya"

I had to ask around since wala akong alam na Tagalog word for "sarcasm". Actually, ngayon ko lang din narinig yang "panunuya".

"Panunuya" is "irony" which is synonymous to "sarcasm"


CJ already beat me to it


Pwede din, di ba kung may kumukulit sa iyo, iniistobo ka na din nun?
Balik mo mga pics mo miss ko na un a

ill just pm it to u nalang.

umm..puede bang magsalita ng ilokano here. lol

NO not in this thread BUT you can start a learning thread for it....REALLY that would be nice to have here too.

**waits and grabs pen & paper**

Magandang araw mga ginoo, ginang at binibini! Ako po ay isang baguhan sa talakayang ito. Nais ko sanang makibahagi sa inyong mga pagtalakay sa mga paksang tulad nito. Nawa ako'y inyong tanggapin at sana ay makapagbigay din ako ng karagdagang kaalaman sa pagbibigay ng mga opinyon at pala-palagay. Mabuhay ang ating lahi!

Para kang filipino language teacher sa pag salita mo ng ganyan. But hey its a learn thread so its actually good.

ganun na nga bro! sayang, nagyon ko lang napasok ang forum na ito.. na-adik kasi ako sa Pacland eh,, any Pacland members here??