Posts Tagged ‘ - language ’

What You Should Consider Before Becoming an Expat

October 6, 2011

More Britons than ever before are considering starting a new life abroad. But what are the key considerations people should make before taking their first steps to becoming an expat? There are many and leaving your home country to set yourself up in a foreign land is truly a huge life change. Britain is...

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How Filipinos are (my point of view) part 3

March 25, 2011
How Filipinos are (my point of view) part 3

In my first post about this subject I told you already about several things, typical Filipino. My second post gives more of these typical Filipino things. And here is part three. Aggressive Movements and Pointing I’m sure that most people have heard about aggressive behavior in the Far East. The Philippines is a place...

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tagalog lessons 2

October 16, 2010
tagalog lessons 2

Tagalog is one of the official languages in the Philippines. Most people however are using a mixture of tagalog and English called TAGLISH. Filipinos also have the habbit of using English words but pronounce it and write it the filipino way. For example: karwas = carwash; imbestigador = investigator One of the local TV...

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Tagalog is breaking my tongue

December 4, 2009

Almost every day I am learning a new word in Tagalog, one ot the two official languages of the Filipinos aside from English. One of the first words I can remember learning was ‘bulaklak’ = flower. I have learned to say good morning = ‘magandang umaga’ and good afternoon = ‘magandang hapon’. Good evening...

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Learning Tagalog

March 22, 2009
Learning Tagalog

For those people who would like to learn some Tagalog, the most spoken language in the Philippines, I’ll give some links here where to choose from. For an expat to be accepted faster in the Philippines it would be best to learn a few phrases and small sentences in Tagalog. Share and Enjoy

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