Tought In Tagalog Novels & Stories

“Get rid of that There’s-no-forever whining voice in your head. You know what the perfect battle cry would be?” “What?” “I’m going to teach you a new word: Laumlayag.” “Laun… Is that a Visayan word?” “Nope. It’s an encanto word. Mathias taught it to me.” Kate’s eyes widened. “It’s one of their common greetings, sort of like farewell. First, they touch their forehead lightly and then wave like this.” As mother and daughter lay on their backs staring up at the ceiling, at the glow-in-the-dark star stickers, Mrs. Lapuz demonstrated the greeting.

Dinner was loud. Filipino-loud. Grant-family-loud. Chaos-loud. My titas sat at one side of the long table speaking rapid Filipino, mixing English every two seconds. “Tyler, ang gwapo mo nung nag-propose si Mason. (Tyler, you were so handsome when Mason proposed.)” “Umiyak ka pa nga! (You even cried!)” “Pareho kayo umiyak! (You both cried!)” “Ang cheesy n’yo. (You’re both so cheesy.)”

But she also doesn’t want to expect anything. NOTES: (1) Tagu taguan, maliwanag ang buwan... - is a traditional Filipino game also known as hide and seek. (2) Matthew 19:6

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.

tanong pa nito kay Samantha. The approving smile was sweet and natural. "Ninety!" Bakit sa kanya, hindi pa ngumingiti nang ganito katamis si Samantha? tanong pa ni Monsour sa sarili. "Wow! Ninety!" ulit ni Jake, tuwang-tuwa. Umaasim na naman ang pakiramdam ni Monsour. Parang gusto niyang mambulyaw. But he reminded himself that he was here to make peace. "Good," he muttered in a mild tone. "I didn't know that you give a tutorial course on Tagalog language, Samantha."

“ But someone told me that learning tagalog is difficult. “ I pinch his ears that causes him to stared at me. “ Sorry baby… “ I apologize and hugged him tight. “ Mom? “ He said. “ Hmm? “ I hummed as a sign for him to continue. He played my fingers and hold it closely on his chest. “ Mahal kita! Gihigugma tika. Hehehe… “ I furrowed my brows when he said something that I didn’t understand. He even has his accent with him that sounds a little bit funny. “ I said, I love you. Mahal kita in tagalog, and gihigugma tika in bisaya. “ I chuckled and put some small kisses on his face. He laughed and hugged me. “ Someone taught me about it mom. “ My heart is full of love right now. Even if I don’t have

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Tanong ni aling Dalia ng mapansin niya na mataas na ang buhok ko. "Magpaputol ko ug buhok unya teh. Sige, adto sa ko, (Magpapagupit po ako mamaya ale. Sige po, aalis na po ako)," sabi ko at bumalik na sa loob ng bahay. Agad ako nagtungo sa banyo para maligo. Sa tagal ko na rito sa Mindanao medyo magaling na ako magsalita ng bisaya. Sa unang araw pa lang ng pag-aaral ko ng bisaya ay sobrang nahirapan ako pero mabuti na lang ay marunong mag tagalog ang mga tao rito at naiintindihan nila ako kapag napapatagalog ako.