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I believe Rip, Saint John, Gunbot and Rhiannon are ahead of the Tagalog-learning pack! They may not need this Tagalog 101 course!

This is for the benefit of those of you who lurk into or visit/participate in the “Shout Box” of Arnel’s official website—I found a number of good sites to learn some simple Tagalog words and phrases. I’m sure it would be more fun for you if you could improve your chances of understanding some of the local words being flashed into the SB screen “at the speed of light”!

With this thread, one of my objectives also is to encourage some people from Arnel's official website to participate in! Most likely, most of them are experts on this thread topic.

http://www.geocities.com/muchadopages/pinoy.htm (comes with pronunciation!)

For those who want more information about the language:

http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/months/june/Tagalog.html (history)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog_language (misc. info)

On second thought, perhaps Rip, SJ and others who are planning to go to the Philippines in February 2009… could still use a little help!

A little word of caution though…occasionally some people will, jokingly, teach you the opposite meaning of a word---purely for fun, of course!

NealIsGod wrote:http://www.tagaloglang.com/listen/Say_Bad_Words_in_Tagalog.htm

There's one in every crowd!

NealIsGod wrote:http://www.tagaloglang.com/listen/Say_Bad_Words_in_Tagalog.htm

Somehow, I expected that, NIG!

I intentionally did not include any reference on dirty/bad Tagalog words because I was pretty sure most MR regulars already knew about them!

edcha wrote:A little word of caution though…occasionally some people will, jokingly, teach you the opposite meaning of a word---purely for fun, of course!

Hey, no joke, and I learned first-hand this morning to be very careful what I copy/paste into the Shout Box -- that was embarrassing! LOL!

Ratgirl wrote:There's one in every crowd!

WHOA, is that Ratgirl I see? Hey, stranger! Thanks for putting me on the phone with Ross and Deen last week!

Rip Rokken wrote:Hey, no joke, and I learned first-hand this morning to be very careful what I copy/paste into the Shout Box -- that was embarrassing! LOL!

"I want... to feed. Your fingertips... to... the. Wolverines."??????

Fuckin eh! Thanks for the tutorial.

Rhiannon wrote:

Rip Rokken wrote:Hey, no joke, and I learned first-hand this morning to be very careful what I copy/paste into the Shout Box -- that was embarrassing! LOL!

"I want... to feed. Your fingertips... to... the. Wolverines."??????

Translation, as far as I know:

"Gusto kong...ipakain. Ang dulo ng iyong mga daliri...sa...mga.Wolverines."??????

Peace!

Saint John wrote:Fuckin eh! Thanks for the tutorial.

You are most welcome, SJ!

If, by chance, the Tagalog words or phrases you are interested in are not in the links I included above, please feel free to post it here. If I'm not available, I'm sure Wech and the other Pinoys in here would be more than happy to help out...if and when they are available.

For the dirty Tagalog words, you can always ask NIG!

Rip Rokken wrote:

Ratgirl wrote:There's one in every crowd!

WHOA, is that Ratgirl I see? Hey, stranger! Thanks for putting me on the phone with Ross and Deen last week!

No prob.. it was my pleasure!
Cant wait to get that shirt.. Your too cool.. (eventho you like Dokken)

Does anybody know that the relatively new English word boondocks came from the Tagalog word bundok which means mountain?

Here's how the online Webster dictionary puts it:

"Main Entry:
boon·docks
Pronunciation:
\ˈbün-ˌdäks\
Function:
noun plural
Etymology:
Tagalog bundok mountain
Date:
1930

1 : rough country filled with dense brush 2 : a rural area : sticks"

My all time favorite:


Bahgahl Bahgahl Mo:


You are too slow.


It's spelled phonetically. I've just gone nuts with the word Bahgal and now it's an in joke among friends and family...which means filipinos. We call Arnel the bahgaler...It's all in good fun.

Taco Taco Mo:

You eat too much

I know some bad ones too.

John

Ratgirl wrote:Your too cool.. (eventho you like Dokken)

And ummmmm... whoooooooo also put me on the phone with Don Dokken? BUSTED! HAHA!!!!!

"Gilling-Gilling" has always caught my undivided attention. I know I must be spelling it wrong, but that's how it sounds. Peck-peck also. Sarap! Chickaneenee - kissmark/hicky. If a chick gives you a chickaneenee, that means hands off to other girls, but if a chick disregards the kissmark and is with you anyways, she's running the high risk of getting into a catfight from literally hell if the other chick catches her with you. In the Philippines, the men run like hell from a angry Filipina woman cause they are like very adorable but effective little tasmanian devils, when they're pissed off, sort of like the one in the old BB cartoons. Rule of thumb, don't piss off a Filipina or she's liable to show you the end you've never seen before. I've learned that from someone elses big mistake.

The Sushi Hunter wrote:".... In the Philippines, the men run like hell from a angry Filipina woman cause they are like very adorable but effective little tasmanian devils, when they're pissed off, sort of like the one in the old BB cartoons. Rule of thumb, don't piss off a Filipina or she's liable to show you the end you've never seen before. I've learned that from someone elses big mistake.

As someone puts it...."hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" or more aptly, "hell hath no fury like a Filipina scorned!" based on the case you witnessed:lol:

However, I would say---it depends. I believe it depends on the upbringing and background of the Filipina. As in any culture, there are Filipinas who are aggressive and dominant; and there are those who are very sweet, patient, and tolerant. Some of the positive words and phrases often associated with Filipinas are: loving & caring, family-oriented, lifetime marriage partners, devoted, loyal, graceful, charming, neat, and---most importantly to some---Filipinas are known to be great cooks! Needless to say---I believe that character, behavior and skills of people generally vary---depending on the environment where they have been raised.

JohnH wrote:My all time favorite:


Bahgahl Bahgahl Mo:


You are too slow.


It's spelled phonetically. I've just gone nuts with the word Bahgal and now it's an in joke among friends and family...which means filipinos. We call Arnel the bahgaler...It's all in good fun.

Taco Taco Mo:

You eat too much

I know some bad ones too.

John

Good job, John!

Usually, non-Tagalog speakers learn and remember the bad words first!


For the sake of those who wanted to learn, the Tagalog spelling and literal meaning of the phrases you used above are as follows:

You are too slow. = Ang bagal-bagal mo. or Sobrang bagal mo. or Napaka-bagal mo.
You are a glutton. = Ang takaw-takaw mo. or Sobrang takaw mo. or Napaka-takaw mo.
You eat too much. = Ang dami-dami mong kumain. or Sobrang dami mong kumain. or Napaka-rami mong kumain.

edcha wrote:However, I would say---it depends. I believe it depends on the upbringing and background of the Filipina. As in any culture, there are Filipinas who are aggressive and dominant; and there are those who are very sweet, patient, and tolerant. Some of the positive words and phrases often associated with Filipinas are: loving & caring, family-oriented, lifetime marriage partners, devoted, loyal, graceful, charming, neat, and---most importantly to some---Filipinas are known to be great cooks! Needless to say---I believe that character, behavior and skills of people generally vary---depending on the environment where they have been raised.

All of the Filipina's I ever knew or were ever involved with both in the Philippines and outside of the Philippines were all that you mentioned above. But also they all had very bad reactions at the point of cook-off. Sure, I agree that some had longer cook-off times then others, but no matter what that time was, when that point was reached, stand the fuck by!

The Sushi Hunter wrote:

edcha wrote:However, I would say---it depends. I believe it depends on the upbringing and background of the Filipina. As in any culture, there are Filipinas who are aggressive and dominant; and there are those who are very sweet, patient, and tolerant. Some of the positive words and phrases often associated with Filipinas are: loving & caring, family-oriented, lifetime marriage partners, devoted, loyal, graceful, charming, neat, and---most importantly to some---Filipinas are known to be great cooks! Needless to say---I believe that character, behavior and skills of people generally vary---depending on the environment where they have been raised.

All of the Filipina's I ever knew or were ever involved with both in the Philippines and outside of the Philippines were all that you mentioned above. But also they all had very bad reactions at the point of cook-off. Sure, I agree that some had longer cook-off times then others, but no matter what that time was, when that point was reached, stand the fuck by!

That was your hands-on experience---and I'm not inclined to question any part of it!

edcha wrote:That was your hands-on experience---and I'm not inclined to question any part of it!

No, actually I had always kept my girlfriend very happy, she was as beautiful as an angel and no way did I want to mess that up. However I had a friend once who broke up with his girl in the Philippines. The next day we go to her house to move out his 50 gallon salt water aquarium and a few other things of his. We're walking out the front door with our hands full of stuff to put in the car and fortunately I was walking out the door first and he's behind me. We're no more then three steps out the front door when I heard this loud metalic "BINK", at which point I turned around and see him drop all the stuff he was carrying and crumple to the ground, she had busted him over the head from behind with the blunt end of a steel shovel. At which point she throws down the shovel, goes down to the ground and craddles him while she's crying and telling him how much she loves him. He was knocked out from it for about 5 to 10 seconds is all. That's about as close as I ever came to it. Tess was one hell of a mean chickadee. I saw many a time complete strangers get into worse with their women though.

The Sushi Hunter wrote:

edcha wrote:That was your hands-on experience---and I'm not inclined to question any part of it!

No, actually I had always kept my girlfriend very happy, she was as beautiful as an angel and no way did I want to mess that up. However I had a friend once who broke up with his girl in the Philippines. The next day we go to her house to move out his 50 gallon salt water aquarium and a few other things of his. We're walking out the front door with our hands full of stuff to put in the car and fortunately I was walking out the door first and he's behind me. We're no more then three steps out the front door when I heard this loud metalic "BINK", at which point I turned around and see him drop all the stuff he was carrying and crumple to the ground, she had busted him over the head from behind with the blunt end of a steel shovel. At which point she throws down the shovel, goes down to the ground and craddles him while she's crying and telling him how much she loves him. He was knocked out from it for about 5 to 10 seconds is all. That's about as close as I ever came to it. Tess was one hell of a mean chickadee. I saw many a time complete strangers get into worse with their women though.

Oh...OK.

The Sushi Hunter wrote:

edcha wrote:That was your hands-on experience---and I'm not inclined to question any part of it!

No, actually I had always kept my girlfriend very happy, she was as beautiful as an angel and no way did I want to mess that up. However I had a friend once who broke up with his girl in the Philippines. The next day we go to her house to move out his 50 gallon salt water aquarium and a few other things of his. We're walking out the front door with our hands full of stuff to put in the car and fortunately I was walking out the door first and he's behind me. We're no more then three steps out the front door when I heard this loud metalic "BINK", at which point I turned around and see him drop all the stuff he was carrying and crumple to the ground, she had busted him over the head from behind with the blunt end of a steel shovel. At which point she throws down the shovel, goes down to the ground and craddles him while she's crying and telling him how much she loves him. He was knocked out from it for about 5 to 10 seconds is all. That's about as close as I ever came to it. Tess was one hell of a mean chickadee. I saw many a time complete strangers get into worse with their women though.

Michigan Girl wrote:

The Sushi Hunter wrote:

edcha wrote:That was your hands-on experience---and I'm not inclined to question any part of it!

No, actually I had always kept my girlfriend very happy, she was as beautiful as an angel and no way did I want to mess that up. However I had a friend once who broke up with his girl in the Philippines. The next day we go to her house to move out his 50 gallon salt water aquarium and a few other things of his. We're walking out the front door with our hands full of stuff to put in the car and fortunately I was walking out the door first and he's behind me. We're no more then three steps out the front door when I heard this loud metalic "BINK", at which point I turned around and see him drop all the stuff he was carrying and crumple to the ground, she had busted him over the head from behind with the blunt end of a steel shovel. At which point she throws down the shovel, goes down to the ground and craddles him while she's crying and telling him how much she loves him. He was knocked out from it for about 5 to 10 seconds is all. That's about as close as I ever came to it. Tess was one hell of a mean chickadee. I saw many a time complete strangers get into worse with their women though.

Hey, that's a lot better than getting something cut off while sleeping!

edcha wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

The Sushi Hunter wrote:

edcha wrote:That was your hands-on experience---and I'm not inclined to question any part of it!

No, actually I had always kept my girlfriend very happy, she was as beautiful as an angel and no way did I want to mess that up. However I had a friend once who broke up with his girl in the Philippines. The next day we go to her house to move out his 50 gallon salt water aquarium and a few other things of his. We're walking out the front door with our hands full of stuff to put in the car and fortunately I was walking out the door first and he's behind me. We're no more then three steps out the front door when I heard this loud metalic "BINK", at which point I turned around and see him drop all the stuff he was carrying and crumple to the ground, she had busted him over the head from behind with the blunt end of a steel shovel. At which point she throws down the shovel, goes down to the ground and craddles him while she's crying and telling him how much she loves him. He was knocked out from it for about 5 to 10 seconds is all. That's about as close as I ever came to it. Tess was one hell of a mean chickadee. I saw many a time complete strangers get into worse with their women though.

Hey, that's a lot better than getting something cut off while sleeping!

Yeah your right about that one. That happened about twice that I knew of, and they didn't end like John Wayne Bobbit's ordeal neither. Jobbed it off right at the trunk with a straight edge razor blade. I knew none of those fellows personally, but word got out really fast that they had been very sexually abusive towards the chicks they were and on top of that, didn't pay the ladies for their services rendered. Talk about some serious karma. And never gank a ho in the Philippines cause they always have a way into your room while your fast asleep.