2006-09-24 03:55:56 · 8 answers · asked by TNT 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
There are over 100 languages and dialects in the Philippines. There are three Main ones. Tagalog, Cebuano, Bisia (Spelling?). I love you in Tagalog is Mahal kita(the Tagalog "a" is like the "u" in bug). mahal= Love(it also means expensive in a difrent context) . Kita= (two words) I and you (I=ko at you=ka) but it doesn't work saying "ko mahal ka".... the Tagalog language has a diffrent word order than English. In Ilocano (A dielect in the northren Philippines) I love you is "ayaya tenka"(eye-eye-yah 10 ka).
2006-09-24 08:54:45 · answer #1 · answered by Stephen G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a free online English Tagalog dictionary here:
2006-09-24 13:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by shawn k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear, its the Philippines and the language is Filipino / Tagalog and you can say " MAHAL KITA " which means I love you.
2006-09-24 11:21:30 · answer #3 · answered by SassyGurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are about 200 different languages spoken in the Philippines, so it depends on who you are telling.
2006-09-24 12:57:50 · answer #4 · answered by Taivo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Filipino is the primary spoken language; English is used for trade. Sorry, I don't speak Filipino.
2006-09-24 10:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by blndmnd1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The language is called Tagalog, and "I love you" is MAHL KITA (pronounced ma-HAL ki-TA)
2006-09-24 19:20:09 · answer #6 · answered by lexibabe2468 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such language as "philipinese" it is called Talagon and I have no idea.
2006-09-24 10:59:23 · answer #7 · answered by yummymummy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tora doost daram!!
2006-09-24 15:26:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋