what languages do you speak?
By chingbeem
@chingbeem (910)
Philippines
August 27, 2008 10:11am CST
I speak our national language that is Filipino. Another local language I speak is the cebuano. Cebuano has several dialects-I speak waray,understand Ilonggo,but I could not speak much though. The cebuano language vary so much...parts of mindanao speak it but has a twist...I can adjust to the cebuano of Ormoc,Cebu,Cagayan de oro and Davao City. In the island of Luzon, there are lots of Languages---and variation of Tagalog. Tagalog basically comprises the Filipino language...I speak a little spanish,since my grandparents only spoke spanish,but with out practice I tend to forget. and of course english...I want to learn French...I'm still looking for a good school.also chinese. My kids studied spanish and chinese in school but they didnt have anyone to communicate with so they tend to forget the laguages too.it is really very nice to be multi lingual...
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3 responses
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
27 Aug 08
im a filipino. i can fluently speak tagalog and english. i can understand cebuano (southern filipino dialect), urdu (pakistani language) and cantonese (hongkong language), i can speak a little of each that language but it'll take time coz i had to construct the sentences in my head....but i understand it.
@chingbeem (910)
• Philippines
27 Aug 08
hi- cebuano is a language.no longer a dialect.the variation of cebuano will be the dialects.I had my linguistics with in UP diliman. it was in that class that I found out that what we call as dialects are now languages. Yah, I understand when you said you have to construct sentences first before blurting out. Thats what we were doing with the linguistics class, until, our prof had to give out nerve-wracking lectures for us to be able to talk straight. now,i couldnt even speak a single line of kapampangan.somuch for my linguistics class.LOL
@tinker_bel (297)
• Philippines
27 Aug 08
I also speak our national language Filipino plus Ilocano, ifugao dialect, kankana-ey and English of course. But i was hoping to study French.
@chingbeem (910)
• Philippines
27 Aug 08
oh---I wish I could speak Ifugao and kankana-ey. I would like to learn the language of the Ivatans in Batanes. When I was taking up my Linguistics in UP diliman, my profesor frequented Batanes. They were studying the Ivatans...I really wished we were allowed to go with them. Where are you based? Ang alam kolang na magaling magturo ng French ay sa embassy mismo.even if I am based in QC, its still very far.
@chingbeem (910)
• Philippines
27 Aug 08
I'd love to speak both portuguese and spanish too. I'll be trying my luck with French...tnx val.
