When you travel to the Philippines, you should be prepared to encounter plenty of people. The country has a very big population of people from different backgrounds. Some of the most common languages include Tagalog, Pangalangan, Ilo, Bisaya, and Binibining. But despite the diversity of the country, the most common language that you will encounter on the roads is Philippine Spanish. It is one of the countries most widely spoken languages and it is fun to watch because it is easy to pick up and is very easy to pronounce, even for foreigners.
Filipino Spanish is very easy to pick up. It uses fewer letters and sounds similar to the first, form of Spanish. It is also more conversational. You can make very many references to places and events in the Philippines using the Philippine Spanish form of Spanish. For example, instead of using the formal “Mister” form of Spanish, you can use the informal “Pues” form. People will immediately recognize that you are speaking about a place in the Philippines and it will make the language more informal.
For some travel destinations, you can just pick up a language and be good friends with the locals. It’s more effort-intensive and it’s not recommended for the beginner. To be able to pick up different languages you have to really want to know them. If you just pick up Filipino Spanish, you won’t get the same feedback. It’s like when you are not really good with the language of the place you are visiting. You might notice the differences, but it won’t feel like you are really learning the language. You need to really want to understand and be able to understand.
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Colloquial and colloquial are two words that are often used for different meanings. If you are not sure what the word colloquial and colloquial will mean, you should look it up in a dictionary and see if you understand it.
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The Filipino language contains over 700 words that can be seen as colloquial. If you are not sure how each word will be related to the place where you will be travelling to, you should consult a dictionary.
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The word dialect can be used to explain the difference between languages that have a similar sound but different meanings. The Filipino people have their dialect which is expressed through the slang words that are often used in everyday language. You will know if you have the right dialect when you will be noticed the difference in your Spanish and Filipino friends.
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When you will stop to see the things that the locals are stopping to see, you will also notice that the Filipino people are also stopping to see these things.
In the Philippines, you will often see a little bit of both the formal and colloquial in the language. Because the Filipino language has a lot of jargon words and different expressions, sometimes these different expressions will have the same pronunciation, but different meanings. It is very important that you be able to distinguish between the different expressions so that you are not confused when travelling abroad and you don’t know how to say something in Spanish or Filipino.
The important thing is that you don’t try to learn too much the different dialects of the different places and the different ways of saying the same thing when you are travelling and only try to learn enough to understand the languages and the customs when you are with the locals.
It is recommended that you learn the language that you will be travelling in so that you can communicate freely without being confused and not with too much information.
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The Filipino people are humble as can be. They would never think of themselves as good or bad and they would not want you to think of them in these terms. Their way of life will always be seen as the best way to live and they will most definitely not want you to think of them in terms of the past, even though their lifestyle may not be relevant in the long term. They are always thankful to the past while looking forward to the future. They will never be seen as rich and powerful. They will always be seen as humble and grateful.
