Novel & Cerita Poem About Wikang Filipino

"Seriously, Dummy? Seriously?" "Kailan ka ba nabuhay at ganyan ka maka-react?" natatawa niyang sabi kaya sinamaan ko ito ng tingin. Bumungisingis naman ito saka tinitigan ang skwelahan. "Didn't you know, most school in the Philippines were once a cemetery." naniningkit ang matang napangiwi ako. "It's normal, you know." If its already a school, how am I supposed to find that thing?

“Malay mo diba hindi pala kami ang maging ending ng isa’t-isa. Sa panahon ngayon, mahirap nang magsalita ng tapos. Everything can change for a second.” Tumahimik ulit sa loob ng sasakyan. Pinagmasdan ko na lamang ang payapang gabi sa labas ng bintana. Ibang-iba talaga ang buhay dito kumpara sa Manila. Bawat gabi, ang tahimik. Ang sarap sa pakiramdam. Mas masarap lang sa pakiramdam kung wala kang masyadong iniisip. “Daddy, are we going to stay here in Batangas for good?”

’ They talked over Isabel as she composed herself and wiped down her tears. ‘She actually reminds me of a caretaker at the orphanage. She used to sneak me food and snacks. I always wondered what happened to her. I think she was singing the same song, that’s why I remembered it.’ Max did not notice, but Isabel had a knowing smile on her face, and Tory tried to divert his attention. ‘I think-–’ ‘What language was the song in?’ Max asked Isabel and cut Tory off. ‘It’s Tagalog, the native language of the Filipinos.’ Isabel shyly answered. ‘My mom sang me that song, and I sang it to the little ones. She says, averting her eyes from Max.’

--Sapphire's PoV "Napaka ganda mo parin, alam mo bang alalang-alala ako sa 'yo? Mula ng napunta ako dito sa Japan ay ikaw palagi ang nasa isip ko at ang pangakong mayroon ang ating mga magulang para sa ating dalawa. Kaya naman noong una kitang makita masyado akong na bigla at halos 'di kita makilala dahil sa dungis mo." Dinig kong wika ni ginoong sungit habang pinagmamasdan ako.

Magkakaiba man ng persona ang bawat isa, pagdating sa pagtuklas at paglantad ng katotohanan ay patuloy pa ring magkaka-isa ng magkasama. Parang isang sinag ng araw na sa sobrang liwanag pati ang bahaghari ay nakiisa at nakisaya kaya ang buong paligid ay gumanda. Kinuha ko ang phone ko at nagconnect sa wifi ng School at gumawa ng poetry para sa araw na 'to and I posted it on t*****r. I'm an actress, you're buttress and you made me breathless. I count on using abacus, you're so gorgeous.

"Don't forget to visit your Grandma and the entire family. I'm sure they'll be so much happy to see you." Her mom originally came from the Philippines. A waraynon that resides in Leyte. They are rich in culture with the nicest people. She still remembers the last time they visited the place they only lasted for two weeks for some reason. She was too young to understand things at that time but, she remembered her cousins talking about "engkanto". Can't even understand their language because her dad doesn't want her to learn. But now she knows some words as her mom taught her secretly.

I have no heart to decline her request. Mommy raised us so close to each other. We're familiar with Filipino customs because of Mom. We know the Filipino language as our nannies were Filipinas. Even though Mom's been here in California for a long time, she still speaks Tagalog, and that's how she talks to Carly and me, mostly when she scolds and reprimands us. We can understand Tagalog, the leading Filipino language, but Carly and I couldn't speak it without sounding stupid because of our accents.

[147] As a lingua franca or creole language of Filipinos, major languages of the country like Chavacano, Cebuano, Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Bikol, Hiligaynon, and Ilocano assimilated many different words and expressions from Castilian Spanish. Chavacano is the only Spanish-based creole language in Asia. Its vocabulary is 90 percent Spanish, and the remaining 10 percent is a mixture of predominantly Portuguese, Nahuatl (Mexican Indian), Hiligaynon, and some English. Chavacano is considered by the Instituto Cervantes to be a Spanish-based language.[148][failed verification]