Coz after all, English is still considered as primary or 1st language used by people in Philippines... Philippines cannot be considered as ESL... right?
2007-01-26 08:33:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The Philippines is NOT a native English speaking country since the people has their own native language - Filipino. On the other hand, the Philippines has the most proficient English speaking population in Asia because English is their second language and uses it with native fluency.
Technically no. English is their second language not their native language
2007-01-26 09:13:28 · answer #1 · answered by Rowdy Andy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, the Philippines has its own languages, approximately 170 dialects and languages are spoken all over the archipelago. Though English is somewhat the 2nd unofficial language of the Philippines, it is not fluently spoken especially among the poor and uneducated. Most Filipinos would still prefer to speak the local dialects or the constitutionally designated national language which is "Filipino" based on the "Tagalog" dialect.
Filipinos are basically bi-lingual or tri-lingual. In fact I speak Cebuano (my native dialect), ilonggo and Tagalog aside from English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_languages
2007-01-26 16:14:42 · answer #2 · answered by CDOguide 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The Philippines stopped preparation English because the popular language lower back for the time of that fool Cory Aquino's administration interior the 1980's. The English skills of the little ones are poor. the authorities is now interior the technique of attempting to opposite this poor determination and re-institute English because the popular language of preparation.
2016-10-16 03:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the people who live there. It's true that English is an official language of the Philippines, but I don't think that many people there grow up hearing and speaking English in their homes or in their local communities.
2007-01-26 16:54:26 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no,. we are not "native english speaking" country,..we have our very own dialect which is called "tagalog"aside from the languages spoken of diffrent regions within the country..tagalog is still the main spoken dialect,..but yes,..almost all of filipinos can speak fluent english tho..
2007-01-27 01:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by spike 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually no, our native language is spanish but we consider English our second language, but it isn't our native language.
2007-01-27 21:47:13 · answer #6 · answered by pink_orchid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeh, pretty much, its certainly one of the largest populations of english speakers of any country in the world.
2007-01-26 08:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i hate english from england!
2007-01-26 11:49:09 · answer #8 · answered by Flongkoy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋