#wika

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Wika 

by Thomas Day; Olivier Ledroit and Jessica Burtpn

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Source: Chapelle69 (2dgalleries)

Olivier Ledroit, Wika et la fureur d'Obéron - Tome 1 - Double-planche 2 et 3 - Comic Strip

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This is not going to reach its target audience, bc they are not on tumblr, but I dont have anywhere else to say it so here goes:

Filipino parents of Gen Alpha, please stop letting your kids become Englisheros and Englisheras. Im not saying dont teach them English, I'm saying please also make sure they're as fluent in Filipino/Tagalog as they are in English.

Let them watch movies in tagalog dubs, or give them Filipino speaking youtubers to watch, teach them Abakada alongside Abcd. Teach them the tagalog names of colors alongside the english names, the tagalog names of shapes, how to count in tagalog, ANYTHING.

PLEASE, as a kid that grew up Englishera, they'll struggle socially and academically. And I don't like how so many kids from middle to upperclass families are barely fluent in their native language.

Its widening the diffirence between the rich and the poor, wealthy kids can only speak english, the kids that couldnt afford ipads can only speak tagalog.

These Englishero kids are becoming so out of touch with their culture, my brother doesn't know or appreciate who the Bayani are, he's only heard of Jose Rizal, and speaking of him, here's a quote:

"Ang hindi magmahal ng sariling wikaay higit pa sa hayop at malansang isda" - Jose Rizal.

(T/N): "Those that don't value their own language are no better than animals and oily fish"

Idk, I think its unfair these kids are becoming so disconnected from their own culture.

Some translations for english speakers:

Englishero/Englishera: Person that largely prefers to speak english, sometimes to the point they cant speak Tagalog/Filipino.

Abakada: Filipino alphabet. Filipino doesn't have F, J, C, V, Q, X, and Z, and our Alphabet is syllable based. So it goes A, Ba, Ka, Da, Ga, Ha, La, Ma, etc.

Bayani: National heroes. Mostly people that fought in the revolution against the Spanish. Aside from Jose Rizal, some notable ones are Andres Bonifacio, Heneral Luna, Tandang Sora, and Lapu Lapu. Look them up they're pretty cool.

Might some day copy and paste this somewhere Filipino parents will actually see XD.

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Wika by Thomas Day

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Talasalitaan #1 (Tagalog Vocab)

balatlupa - geography

malaking lupalop - continent

Punong Pinagmulan - God; Creator

lalangin - create

Cuasay, P. M. (1991). Mga 55 Piling Alamat ng Pilipinas. National Book Store, p. 2.

This book is full of legends from the Philippine islands, in the "Filipino" language. What's great about it is that it has a talasalitaan (a list of words and their definition) for unfamiliar words and reading comprehension questions. If you're learning Tagalog you could use this for learning new stuff in the culture and testing your reading skills while you're at it!

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Wika

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Ten Uncommonly Used Filipino Words

1) tsubibo

- isang umiikot na sakay panlibangan; carousel

Hal: Hinatak ni Kaitlyn ang kanyang magulang pasakay ng kabayo doon sa tsubibo.

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2) pinilakang-tabing

- tawag sa mga teatrong nagpapalabas ng pelikula; silver screen, cinema

Hal: Sampung taon simula ngayon, nais kong makita ang iyong sariling pelikula sa pinilakang-tabing.

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3) pariugat

- ugat-kwadrado sa matematika; square root

Hal: Ang pariugat ng bilang kwatro ay dos.

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4) mapanibugho

- mapagselos na tao; jealous

Hal: Mapanibughong sinilayan ni Marian ang kalayaan ng pagmamahalan.

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5) liknayan

- physics

Hal: Hangad ko noon ay maging dalubhasa sa liknayan.

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6) aklatroniko

- elektronikong bersyon ng isang nakalimbag na libro; e-book

Hal: Mas mabisang magbasa nalang ng mga aklatroniko upang di makasayang sa papel.

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7) initsigan

- agham ng ugnayan ng init at iba pang anyo ng enerhiya; thermodynamics

Hal: Ang di kalkuladong initsigan ng sasakyan ay ang primaryang dahilan kung bakit nagkaroon ng aksidente.

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8) bilnuran

- agham ng mga bílang o numero; arithmetic

Hal: Kailangang hanapin ang bilnurang aspeto ng isang tesis upang makapasa.

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9) ikubli

- itago; to conceal

Hal: Kanyang ikinubli ang kalungkutan ng pagiging mag-isa.

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10) mapanglaw

- gloomy, melancholic

Hal: "Ako ba ay itinadhanang mamuhay nang mapanglaw?," sigaw ni Laura sa langit.

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