Word for the Travel Wise (01/25/07)

by Adrienne Wilson on

If you enjoy Filipino/Pinoy food, you’ll enjoy reading this food adventure blog by Connie Veneracion. The blog says “let the food pics do the talking,” but there is actually a considerable amount of talking done by the blogger as well with include recipes and tips for those who enjoy Asian culinary arts.

Today’s word is a Tagalog word used in the Philippines:

salamat po – thank you

Tagalog is one of the major languages in Central Philippines and part of the Austronesian language family. For some reason I was surprised by the number of free GOOD resources available to prospective Tagalog student. Wikipedia has great background info on the lingo as well as related languages, Bikol, Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, and Cebuano. Mongabay pretty much covers all the really good, up and running links to sites that help teach Tagalog, after checking out a few I’ll do the favor of pointing the best out. The first is an interactive language and Filipino culture resource site tools are provided for both teachers and students. A pretty intense breakdown on local slang and how it is derived can be found here. Travel Lang has word and phrase generator that spits out all the basic words you’d use while visiting.

Past Filipino/Tagalog words: taon, kalye, alak, masarap, sayaw, kapayapaán, bubelya

Word for the Travel Wise (12/15/06)

by Adrienne Wilson on

Hmm… I could be wrong about this slang out of the Philippines, but looking at this long list of slang words and their notes it would seem I am very correct. Just don’t go running around using this one until you’ve gotten triple confirmation from some very fluent in P.I. slang folks. One could certainly try it with the ladies and if the answer results in a slap to the face or silly giggle you may have nailed it right on the head. I welcome anyone with this particular language background to clue me in as to if this is indeed correct.

Today’s word is a Tagalog word used in the Philippines:

bubelya – boobs

Tagalog is one of the major languages in Central Philippines and part of the Austronesian language family. For some reason I was surprised by the number of free GOOD resources available to prospective Tagalog student. Wikipedia has great background info on the lingo as well as related languages, Bikol, Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, and Cebuano. Mongabay pretty much covers all the really good, up and running links to sites that help teach Tagalog, after checking out a few I’ll do the favor of pointing the best out. The first is an interactive language and Filipino culture resource site tools are provided for both teachers and students. A pretty intense breakdown on local slang and how it is derived can be found here. Travel Lang has word and phrase generator that spits out all the basic words you’d use while visiting.

Past Filipino/Tagalog words: taon, kalye, alak, masarap, sayaw, kapayapaán

Word for the Travel Wise (11/12/06)

by Adrienne Wilson on

It’s a quiet day around my way and quite peaceful to say the least. Not a whole lot to report, so I’m making my word selection based on my mood. It’s not exactly the word for peaceful, but I’m sure you’ll enjoy trying to find ways to use this one while in the P.I.

Today’s word is a Tagalog word used in the Philippines:

kapayapaán – peace

Tagalog is one of the major languages in Central Philippines and part of the Austronesian language family. For some reason I was surprised by the number of free GOOD resources available to prospective Tagalog student. Wikipedia has great background info on the lingo as well as related languages, Bikol, Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, and Cebuano. Mongabay pretty much covers all the really good, up and running links to sites that help teach Tagalog, after checking out a few I’ll do the favor of pointing the best out. The first is an interactive language and Filipino culture resource site tools are provided for both teachers and students. A pretty intense breakdown on local slang and how it is derived can be found here. Travel Lang has word and phrase generator that spits out all the basic words you’d use while visiting.

Past Filipino/Tagalog words: taon, kalye, alak, masarap, sayaw

Word for the Travel Wise (10/05/06)

by Adrienne Wilson on

Looks like we’re a day late and a dollar short of visiting the Sinanggiyaw Festival held in Dumanju, Cebu (Philippines), but with careful planning you should be able to catch this annual event and celebration of planting, harvesting and thanksgiving next year. Sounds like a real colorful and exciting time for the both the natives and a wandering tourist.

Today’s word is a Cebuano word used in the Philippines:

sayaw – dance

Seeing how I normally point to Tagalog words when heading to the Philippines for the language feature I’m going to keep the information on Tagalog below. As for Cebuano, it is spoken by approximately 20,000,000 people, most of which are inhabitants of Cebu, Bohol, and Negros Oriental as noted in Wikipedia.

Tagalog is one of the major languages in Central Philippines and part of the Austronesian language family. For some reason I was surprised by the number of free GOOD resources available to prospective Tagalog student. Wikipedia has great background info on the lingo as well as related languages, Bikol, Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, and Cebuano. Mongabay pretty much covers all the really good, up and running links to sites that help teach Tagalog, after checking out a few I’ll do the favor of pointing the best out. The first is an interactive language and Filipino culture resource site tools are provided for both teachers and students. A pretty intense breakdown on local slang and how it is derived can be found here. Travel Lang has word and phrase generator that spits out all the basic words you’d use while visiting.

Past Filipino/Tagalog words: taon, kalye, alak, masarap

Word for the Travel Wise (07/16/06)

by Adrienne Wilson on

One of the things I’m looking forward to most after this walk across America ends is going home to a real meal. Not that I haven’t been blessed to dine all over the U.S. at some of the smallest, largest, fanciest, or tastiest places known to man, but I just miss a good home cooked meal. Nothing beats them. You know; the kind of dishes seasoned by a mother’s love or that from a friend of the family. Well, such is the case in only a week’s time where I will feast on some of the most appetizing Filipino food in the world prepared by my mother’s friend. I can’t wait!

Today’s word is a Tagalog word used in the Philippines:

masarap – delicious

Tagalog is one of the major languages in Central Philippines and part of the Austronesian language family. For some reason I was surprised by the number of free GOOD resources available to prospective Tagalog student. Wikipedia has great background info on the lingo as well as related languages, Bikol, Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, and Cebuano. Mongabay pretty much covers all the really good, up and running links to sites that help teach Tagalog, after checking out a few I’ll do the favor of pointing the best out. The first is an interactive language and Filipino culture resource site tools are provided for both teachers and students. A pretty intense breakdown on local slang and how it is derived can be found here. Travel Lang has word and phrase generator that spits out all the basic words you’d use while visiting.

Past Tagalog words: taon, kalye, alak