Published In Tagalog Novels & Stories

Mara laughed; this kid is really smart. "Yes, sort of, Quil. But it’s Tagalog, a language from the Philippines. You know the Philippines, right?" Quil nodded. "Yes, mother superior said it’s a tropical group of islands near the Pacific Ocean, and I learned that the Philippines has three main parts: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. I wonder what the Philippines looks like," they added. "Don't worry, Quil, we will visit the Philippines soon," Mara said to them.

Sobre na may sulat kamay ni RiaMae, pero wala ng sulat ang loob. Minasdan ni Jorge, kung saan nagmula ang sulat. May tatak iyon nang post office. At nakita niya... Province of Bohol. --- Ngayon lang naalala ni Jorge, bisaya nga pala si RiaMae. Pero kung saang bayan nang kabisayaan, hindi niya alam. Pinanghawakan ni Jorge ang nabasa sa lumang sobre. "BOHOL."

Mabuting Puso Quirino Province. Mataas ang puno ng isang prutas at maliliit ang mga sanga nang akyatin ito ng isang bata habang ang kanyang mga kasamahan ay nasa ibaba nito at naghihintay sa mga prutas na ibabato pagkapitas, nabali ang isang manipis na sanga ng maapakan niya ito, nahulog ang ilang prutas at dahilan upang siya ay mapalambitin. Mabilis umakyat si John at iniligtas ang kaibigan. Magiging sundalo daw si John paglaki nito dahil sa ito ay matapang at malakas, tukso ng mga kaibigan niya habang sila ay sabay-sabay na kumakain ng mga prutas at nagtatawanan patungo sa kanilang mga tahanan.

he turned it into “Salubong sa Bagong Kabanata” Mulat ang siyang diwa ng bawat isa, Lahat ay may bakas ng ngiti sa mukha, Kapaligiran ay busog sa musika, Bata, matanda, handang-handa na sila, Sa pagsalubong sa bagong kabanata, Tuwa’t galak, bagong taon, parating na. I couldn’t help but to smile as I read the first stanza. I just know that he is good at creating Tagalog poems too. He is always using English as his medium.

He was surprised that he made his way out to the back door without any pursuers. "Bakit mo kasi ako kinuha hindi naman kita kilala! At bakit mo pinatay ang bantay ko!?" Why did you capture me? And why did you kill my guard? The woman still spoke in Tagalog. Keyller finally understood a few words, like, pinatay and kinuha, which mean, killed and capture. But the rest was blurry for him. He ignored the woman and continued walking while still carrying her and not letting his guard down in case of the enemy's sudden attack.

I’m going to use Tagalog instead. Nag-iisang pag-ibig ang nais makamit yun ay ikaw Nag-iisang pangako na di magbabago para sayo San ka man sana'y maalala mo Kailan man asahan di mag kalayo Tanging ikaw lamang ang aking iibigin Walang ibang hiling kundi ang yakap mo't halik I looked at him and he did the same but I turned my sight to others. Hindi malilimutan mga araw natin kay sarap balikan

"Nakatanggap rin kayo ng map?" I halted. Gosh? I am more than sure that it's that Korean dude asking if we also received a map. I am sure! But it could also be the girl, right? Gosh! Who am I even fooling? I shook my head and turned to him. I raised a brow. "You know how to speak Tagalog?" He gave me a small smile. "Of course! I lived here in Philippines when I was in grade school, and came back last month for good," he explained.

Dahan dahan siyang naglakad at sumandal sa gilid nito. Where on earth am I? I mean. They speak tagalog and looks like Filipinos so I guess, I'm still in the Philippines right? Somewhere na parang alam kong napaka-pamilyar. Oh my god, Manila? This is Manila right? Parang pamilyar yung mga buildings na nakatayo dito. So that means, Pasig river 'to tama? And this brigde.. MacArthur Bridge? Uhm no. Santa Cruz bridge yung nakalagay. How the hell—

1A tourist destination in the province of Pampanga where air bases were built during the Americla colonial rule in the Philippines 2It is a volcano located on the island of Flores in Indonesia. 3Wild ducks in the native lexis of the people in Candaba, Pampanga in the Philippines. 4 A common place or town terminal where Philippine tricycles (or trikes) are used as service vehicles 5 A creature in Philippine mythology said to come out at night to suck the blood of victims from their shadows 6 A trite Filipino expression meaning “Are you sick of things?” 7 A Taglish or Tagalog English expression for “Let’s go!” 8An always crowded station on the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) in Manila, Philippines 9

Tumikhim ako at naka isip agad ng idadahilan. "Nasa Pilipinas ako, sa sarili ko pang bansa hindi ba kabastusan naman kung mag i english pa ako kahit na alam ko naman kung paano mag salita ng tagalog?" "Phew! Makabansa ka pala, hindi ako na inform." "Bakit?" "Wala naman, sasabihin ko lang sana sa'yong bukas mag papagawa ako ng tarpaulin na may nakalagay na suportahan ang sariling atin."