As a Filipino who grew up in the cordillera, Tagalog isn’t even our secondary language(at least in my hometown) you can only hear spoken Tagalog during Filipino classes and that’s it
Same could be said for us Metro Manileños- In schools they would teach deep Tagalog and try to eliminate every loan word possible but once it's over everyone reverts back to using loan words It's our own language but even we don't speak it how schools want us to speak it For example in schools they would say "nais" for "want" but people would just use "gusto" once they're out of class
@Just don't the proper way of constructing a filipino sentence wasn't clarified by the komisyon ng wikang filipino. they allow and encourage the use of loanwords but didn't elaborate whether loanwords should be avoided as much as possible or should be used as much as possible. it seems that they left it to the discretion of filipino teachers, the majority of whom tend to follow the first approach but this is not adopted by their students who prefer the second approach of using loanwords as much as possible in their everyday conversations. i don't know if taglish (i.e. a sentence with tagalog grammatical structure but with english loanwords), which is the inevitable result of the second approach, is really an improper way of using filipino since it is more convenient even to tagalog native speakers who are usually more familiar with the english loanword than with its tagalog equivalent.
We're Filipinos, but we don't speak Tagalog at home. We speak Hiligaynon. Don't beat yourself up for not knowing the language. It is okay. And you don't have to pressure yourself to learn Tagalog. You communicate well and that is enough. Love from Iloilo! ❤🤗
I really appreciate you mentioning how you were touched that Kuya that was trying his best to speak English to you even though it’s not his primary language. You mentioned that it’s not the Filipinos’ responsibility to try to speak English to foreigners and it’s the foreigners’ responsibility to speak the Filipino language. That is absolutely spot on. I truly get annoyed when Westerners go to the Philippines and EXPECT the locals to speak English to them and the westerner don’t even try to speak the Filipino language. I mean at least try! Because when it’s vice versa, westerners expect Easterners to at least try their best to speak English. So thank you for pointing that out.
@@albertopalabok who told you everyone MUST know how to speak English? It may be the universal language but you must be living in a fantasy world to expect all of over 7 billion people in the world to know basic English. When you visit another country where English is not the primary language, you, as a foreigner must try to also know that country’s native language. The people that live in that country are not obligated to speak English to anyone especially to a visitor. It is out of COURTESY that Filipinos speak English to you, not an obligation. From personal experience, even in France, when Americans visit and ONLY speak English to the locals and not even try to speak some French, some French people don’t entertain you because their main language is French. To expect another country to speak English to visitors is truly a sign of an entitled mentality. If one truly wants to connect with the locals, one must at least TRY to speak the local’s language. Period.
I feel like your comment needs to be qualified. Visiting foreigners (tourists) are not obligated to learn the language. Foreigners like Jessica who have decided to take residence in the Philippines are also not obligated but it is highly appreciated if they do learn the language (unless they become Filipino citizens). I can understand why Jessica focused on learning English - it’s because nowadays if one wants to go global, one needs to learn English.
@@janelle1182 and here you are, commenting in English.🤣🤣🤣 I don't know if you've travelled out of the country. But Parisians are rude to English speaking tourist and that's a well known fact. I've experienced it first hand. If you get out of Paris and go to the country side, the locals are nicer to foreigners who will speak English to them. I've even confirmed this several times to Parisians that I've met outside of France. And no, not everyone needs to speak English but if you want to do business overseas, do business locally with foreigners, or work overseas, you will need to understand and speak basic English besides the local language. Do you watch French, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish or any other foreign movies or tv shows without English subtitle? Probably not! We are a global community and English is mostly used! If I want to live in a foreign country for an extended period of time, then yes, I will learn the local language. The majority will not try to learn the language because they are only visiting for a few days and won't probably be back there for many years. When I visit a country as a TOURIST, I expect that they will be able to communicate basic English with me especially the Hotel and tour guides. Can you tell me what country who will not entertain English speaking tourist because they don't need to speak English to make a living? I didn't speak the languages the countries I've visited but when they knew I spoke English, they wanted my business and my $$$$$$$!!! So guess what tour guide I chose, the one that spoke English. The $$$$$ speaks louder than any other currency. Do you know why there are plenty of English speaking foreigners that visit the Philippines other than the our beautiful beaches? its because they know they'll be able to easily communicate and get around the country. Did you ever notice that when you fly to out to a country, the pilot or stewards will make announcement in the local language and then in English? So tell me, why is that?
@@albertopalabok @Janelle, Please, let me share my opinion. This is a bit long IF you're immigrating to a certain place, (for a job, family, whatver the reason) NO matter what language it may be. You MUST learn their language. However, knowing English is very helpful So yes, I have to agree, its a 'must" to anyone living in a place were English is well spoken. For example in the Philippines, Just to find a decent job It's important, and critical for anyone to know English Whats more if you want to work abroad. But as a tourist going to a certain place they don't need to learn the local language, but it'll be helpful.. Another thing, Here in the US, specially in border states like California, Arizona, Nevada etc. For us Filipinos, its a must for us to speak in English andd it's very helpful know Spanish. because most likely we'll have lots of Latino co-worker. Same thing as Hindi, Chinese, Korean for Tech companies, ..And what's more........ geez .this is getting out of hand.... getting drunk, too fast.. yeah I'm drunk...where am I now,,.. ohhhh engrishh... ahí yeahh Sorrry got to go now.. My apologies. soo farewell now. Paalam! Spread the love.. peace👍😎🍺
My primary language is Ilonggo/Hiligaynon, secondary is English so when I went to Luzon and I got bullied kasi I'm not good at speaking in Filipino/Tagalog tapos naging conyo din ako at sinasabihan nila akong maarte without understanding and knowing why. But now I fluently speak a lot of dialects in the Philippines as well as Filipino language ♥️
I think Ms.Jessica should be recognized by our tourism dept.for her effort to be one of Pinoys..and also her effort in learning our history..kudos to you girl..fighting!😊😊
thats stupid.. filipinos should have the right to promote their own land.. not foreigners.. im a subscriber of jessica but i dont support that decision if our tourism department will choose her to promote our country.. i still prefer pure blooded filipino to do it... what jessica should do is to invite her countrymen to go in philippines and stop racial stereotype that filipinos are killers , rapists , robbers and terrorists...
Growing up I learned English (Cause my parents had a hard time learning English themselves once they were fluent it Tagalog/Filipino) so it is my first language. Before I wasn't good/familiar with speaking Tagalog so I was always worried my friends that spoke Filipino more would make fun of me or notice the fact that I didn't use it that much. But I ended up learning by observing and using some words in conversations with them (just like Jessica). Right now I'm still trying to work on it cause I know my Tagalog isn't as good as my English, but I can say I've improved! Sure, it was a bit tough, but now I get to use the language of my country. Though it was a bit hard to learn Filipino at first, I still don't regret having English as my first language. For me it's best cause you get to communicate with a lot more people. But I really want to make an effort to improve my Tagalog even more because it matters and is helpful to us as well. I know I prefer learning English first, but Filipino is just as important as it is our national language (proud Filipina here!). So right now I'm still working on it. In the end, even if Filipino is not your first language, it's okay! The fact that you respect and appreciate it is enough and we are very much thankful for that. Yep, it doesn't hurt to learn, but don't do it out of pressure. Your drive should be your own determination to communicate and also your love for the country! 💗
I've learn that Filipino covers tons of Dialects that has on it such as Bisaya and Ilocano. Tagalog on the other hand is part of the Filipino Dialect that is widely used in parts of Luzon such as manila.
It took me 2 years to speak in Filipino, but I was in HS then, it is easier to learn when you are younger. Because I have lived in many countries, I can speak 6 languages. Ever since I turned 30s, it has been harder for me to adapt and speak a new language. Also if you don't converse regularly, you tend to forget the other languages. My vocabulary in Spanish and Japanese is getting poorer with very little interaction.
Bothers me a lot how northern Filipinos act like Tagalog is widely spoken everywhere. Frankly speaking, we speak more of our own local language (Bisaya, Chavacano, Ilocano, etc.) And English than actual tagalog. We only speak Tagalog during Filipino classes. And for these people to expect everyone to speak Tagalog just because we live in the Philippines is just frustrating to me.
I can speak for the Luzon part of the Philippines. Note I was born in the USA and was only aware that my everybody in family was born in the Philippines in the Luzon area. I only get Filipino culture from the context of the Manila Area and how people speak tagalog based on trends in the Metro Manila Area. However when I found out that my Parents were born in Pampanga and there was another language in the country like Kapampangan. I never knew directly that there are other languages in the Philippines based on province or islands too.
And it's entirely different to Filipino which btw is a pet peeves of mine when pinoys interchange Tagalog and Filipino. "Parehas lang naman sila, arte mo!” thats where they're wrong, if I were to speak Tagalog they wouldnt understand me completely but if I were to speak Filipino, they would.
@@-...................- Yes, this was taught to us on junior high that they are not the same. Filipino is a combination of different languages in Phil. but the majority are from Tagalog since the capital or the ncr region mostly speak Tagalog and it is where our government is. That is what I remember.
Speaking of Bulacan, there are accent levels depending on where you live. If you live in Bulacan near Metro Manila, like Meycauayan and SJDM, they have no accent at all. If you go to the middle, mild accent was heard. If you go to Hagonoy, Calumpit and Paombong, accents are obvious. Take it from me, I was raised in Hagonoy, and I have this heavy accent I have, even though I had traveled all over Luzon.
Sad reality of Filipino culture is that we appreciate other country's works and languages culture (IE. Korean Japanese, Chinese and American cultures) but we mostly tend to forget our own. The social thinking as a Filipino is that you MUST or you NEED to use or learn English to be competitive and skilled in job hirings. Somehow English became a basis to the level of education you had in the past. This is a country where you see medical books and law papers written in English. The language also comes to a point of too many slang words used that the correct way to use the language is slowly being forgotten unknowingly.... Sad, lungkot, pighati, sakit, dismaya Pero ito ang mapait na katotohanan nating mga pinoy, nawa'y wag nating kalimutan ang sariling atin ( T_T) kudos to ate for trying to appreciate and study our language despite many of us are trying to abandon it
It's not that we are forgetting our own. It's just that being in an archipelago that is made up of thousands of islands, each having their own language is something you have to consider. A person from the south will rather use English to communicate rather than Tagalog because it's awkward. It doesn't mean we do not understand, it's just less convenient.
@@Beck214 “From the south,” or you must mean Visayas. You do know Filipinos in Mindanao speak a mix of Tagalog and Cebuano, right? Especially in Davao and in regions like Bangsamoro where Marawi refugees speak Tagalog fluently.
@@achuuuooooosuuCagayan but went to college and law school in Cebu. Is Davao really that fluent when it comes to Tagalog? Most of my friends from there speak awkward Tagalog when we took the bar exams in Manila years ago. Heck, even Digong has a hard time expressing himself in tagalog. I'm sure it will be worst now since English will be more dominant, knowing how prevalent social media is in the lives of Filipinos nowadays. But back in the day, when we took our Rizal class, most of the kids from premiere schools spoke Tagalog like they were in grade school (think of kids trying to learn how to read, that's how they sounded like). To make matters worst, they aced the written exams... So there was no reason for them to speak tagalog at that level. Hence, instead of having a play for our finals, our professor just made us make a written report about Noli mi Tangere, that's how bad it was haha. That's why I don't fault her for not being able to learn Tagalog, because in the first place she grew up in a place where Hiligaynon is dominant, and when she went to Manila, people I assume would only speak English to her. If my classmates, who are native Filipinos, barely spoke any Tagalog, I would not expect a foreigner to be any better. Kasi nga were not a country that is mono-lingual, unlike Japan and other European countries.
@@Beck214 Tagalog speakers in Davao have a distinct accent and does grammar differently apart from Filipino (Standard Tagalog in Manila). For the most part, it’s understandable despite doing present tenses differently. Yeah, I can attest to what you're saying as well, I had classmates from Cebu and Davao who can't speak Tagalog very well, but that’s because I was in a posh school. I had people I chatted online who were very fluent in Tagalog. I thought they’re from Manila until they told me they’re actually from Cebu. So I don’t think it’ll be that worse because it would only get worse if the KWF stops advocating Tagalog usage.
@@Beck214 and this is why conversational Filipino must be teached more in Elementary and Highschool in all of Schools regardless if its a private school or not. What's the use of Filipino as a national language if it can't be used by the people in different regions to understand each other? English is our 2nd language, and should only be used when speaking to foreigners, not to your fellow countrymen. The national language commission and deped should do something about this.
tapos kung hindi siya sa place sa Pinas na hindi naman tagalog ang primary language, syempre understandable. Iba kasing mga pinoy nakaka limot din na di lang Tagalog ang language na nag eexist sa Pinas.
What's amazing is that when you speak english, there's a slight Filipino accent. It's obvious to any Filipino native, and they can probably guess you spent a lot of time in the country.
Alam mo Jessica, kaya ko makinig sayo ng buong araw. Grabe yung pagkaka paliwanag mo tungkol sa wika, hindi lang sa Pilipinas, pati na din para sa ibang bansa. Hihintayin namin ang Tagalog mo! Laban at tyaga lang! ❤️
Just to put this out there, I do not believe the Filipino language is a dying language. I used to believe that notion, but not anymore. 🙂 Perhaps Tagalog perse isn't spoken as deeply as in the classic literature nowadays, because its use is not expanded to go that deep anymore. However, Filipino as a language continues to (like you said) "evolve" ever more -especially now that Filipinos' nationalism keeps rising. Imho, the current Filipino language that incorporates words/expressions from other native languages found in different parts of the country, & even some foreign words, is evolving magnificently. 😁 Just think for a minute, even English evolves. Do you know of anyone who even speaks Shakespearean for everyday conversation nowadays? 😅 Rarely. Yes, it's still beautiful-sounding when spoken fluently, even as we hear them used in modern movies sometimes. But for everyday conversation, I don't think majority of even native English speakers are able to speak the language that way. 💁🏻 Filipino is like that, too. You will still find, even today, several Tagalog-speakers who can speak the language beautifully, as in the classics. We still have Filipinos who thrive in poetry, which is why we are still able to encounter them even today -only, not as much as most of us hope for, I guess 😌 I'm a mom that homeschools my son, btw, & tbh, I intentionally chose to bring up my son using English as his primary language, even though I have broken English myself (it doesn't show as much on written form, but when you hear me speak it's quite evident 😅). My reasons are the ff.: 1.it's a global language, 2.most subjects in school would be taught in English, 3.since we're in the PH my son will be able to pick Filipino up as he ages anyway (just as long as surrounding folks relentlessly encourage him to learn & practice it as well). He's about a decade old now, & his grasp & use of Filipino gets better, even as his English improves as well. 😊 Here's another thought, what's so wrong about being conyo "at first" when you have the goal of becoming fluent anyways? It's just the flip-side of the "trying hard mag-English" mindset that I really abhor growing up, where if one doesn't do well one shouldn't do it anymore?! Ludicrous! 🙄 This kind of mindset discourages personal growth & doesn't help anybody -except those who are able to thrive despite what naysayers throw at them 😏 Any skill that we want to learn will always feel awkward & difficult while we're in the early process of learning, & it's normal to stumble along the way -even halfway through the learning process. Still, if we incessantly invest time & effort in training, little by little, those investments will inevitably reap results, & our desired skills would be embedded unto us. So please don't be too hard on yourself, Jessica. Just keep training, believe in the process, & stay on course. Someone once said, "Your training will never betray you." 😊 Lastly, this has no more connection whatsoever with things I've written above, but I just want to tell you that you are a great conversationalist & storyteller. I enjoy your vlogs, even if they're mostly talking 😘I
Isa ka sa papatay ng national language natin because you chose your son to learn English as his primary language. Your son WILL NOT be able to pick up Filipino if many Filipino parents don't teach their kids Filipino as well. Anong klaseng logic 'yan? Paglaki ng anak mo at mga kasama niya puro English-speaking din dahil di rin tinuro ng magulang mag-Tagalog, EDI WALA NA SIYANG OPPORTUNITY PARA MATUTO PA NG TAGALOG DAHIL HINDI NA RIN NAIINTINDIHAN NG IBANG TAO ANG TAGALOG, English na lang ang alam dahil inuna nyo yang tinuro sa kanila.
@@achuuuooooosuu tumpak. tapos sasabihin niya na hindi raw "dying language". siguro ang definition niya nang pag-evolve ng Filipino eh maging Ingles. kung ingles ang alam na wika ng anak niya at walang magtuturo or kakausap sa kanya ng Filipino (dahil ang mga kaklase niya eh ganun din) so paano nga naman matututo yan. diyan pa lang mamamatay na ang wika natin. kung ang mga mahihirap na lang ang gagamit ng Filipino walang ipinagkaiba yan sa mga aborigines na unti-unting naging minorya. kaya positive scripting pa more. gusto niya lang itransform ang Filipino into English para maging katanggap-tanggap yung logic niya.
if your son lives here and he can't even speak fluent filipino (regardless kung anong filipino language yan) eh shame on you. jessica is a foreigner so i would cut her some slack. but in your case, no. stop putting it on an positive light that our language is not "dying". if the future generation were raised by their parents (by people like you, for instance) to use English as their mother tongue, how can you expect them to treat "Filipino" as their mother tongue if they were not even comfortable using it. your definition of Filipino language "evolving" is to make more Filipino words "anglicise" so it will be easier for people like you to convince yourself that your kids are still speaking Filipino and you didn't do your part in the extinction of the Filipino language. your comparison to Classic English vs the modern English is dumb. maybe people don't speak English the way we hear them in Classic novels however, they are still the same language. it's not the same with Filipino. our language's origin is Austronesian which is far from West Germanic (where English came from). so evolution what? you just want to anglicise Filipino, that's all. and btw, it's your job as a parent to impart the Filipino language to your children. it's not the school's job to do it for you. that's our legacy to the future generation. ang paisa-isa nagiging marami. so kung maraming katulad mo na mag-isip na palalakihin nila ang anak nila sa wikang ingles excuse me, mamatay talaga ang wika natin. thanks to people like you. sorry not sorry, but it's now time to make sampal yang logic nang mga katulad mo.
this is the best advice to all korean filipinos if you REALLY want to learn tagalog, put in a quarter of the effort you put in in trying to speak english without a thick korean accent or speaking PERFECT korean as if you grew up in korea all your life, into learning tagalog and in 3 months or less you will be fluent..just a quarter, not even half the effort...
for me I understand that you don't have to speak tagalog to all of your content. the important is you love the country and you're showing the love of our culture as a korean.
Jessica is like me when I was trying to speak in the language. Even though I am a pure Filipino myself. My first language is English at age 2, and I tried to speak Tagalog and Aklanon during my elementary days up until age 9-10 I have to communicate with my classmates in order for me to catch up with them they kept bullying me, treating me like the term "Spokening dollar" due to my language barrier. I only learned Aklanon during Highschool and a bit of Hiligaynon. Then I adapt in speaking and learning those even though I speak a bit slur and slang, if you want to speak the language just do not get pressured at yourself, just go with the flow in learning everyday. You can do it.
My son was born here in CA and he speaks fluent Tagalog. He's now 22 years old. When he was in 2nd grade, his teacher told us to continue talking to him in our native language at home because it will be an advantage to be bilingual when he grows up. I really admire that you put extra effort in learning the Filipino language compare to actual Filipinos who choose to speak english while living in Philippines just because it makes them "sosyal".
FYI: Filipino is NOT a dying language just so you know! Its definitely NOT as media here still promotes the use of it and in fact, there were politicians that vehemently promote it to be used in debates and law proposals. And I think even you sound "cute" when speaking filipino, you should just keep doing it as a practice even it takes time or otherwise you will never learn how to speak properly
My aunt says today's generation doesn't even know how to speak full Tagalog. Today's generation speaks Tagalog mixed with English. I see it as well Filipinos young generation doesn't even know how to speak Full Tagalog...
@@ayenhapa4019 Can you prove that when tagalog is top 21 among the most spoken language en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_total_number_of_speakers I have a proof that its not. How about you?
I know Filipinos in PH like to speak in English. Meanwhile, fellow Filipino Americans regret not learning Tagalog or a Filipino dialect. Keep the Filipino language intact.
Yes I am amazed that my Niece who is born in and lives in Pampanga has no idea what Kapampangan is and her first Language is English apparently and she is only 5 years old. However in my case I was born in the USA and the only clue I had to Filipino culture was from Manila and how people in Manila spoke Tagalog. Yes I have lived in Sacramento and San Francisco where people speak multiple languages from English, Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese and Vietnamese in the neighborhoods I lived in. However I never knew about Kapampangan until I saw UA-cam videos of Clark and on TV Patrol Pampanga I heard of lots of coverage over festivals in the province also I found out that my parents were born in Pampanga too. I also learned that the US Air Force at one point had an air base in Clark. This is how people in the Philippines ended up learning English as a first language before Tagalog and Kapampangan.
@@harpsgalore6584 I lived in San Jose a few years ago. The thing I noticed was that most children blamed their Filipino parents for not teaching them Tagalog. I blame the parents, not the kids, for limiting them. I also lived in NY where I met Filipino nannies and was told that they hired because their employers wanted their kids to speak Tagalog and other languages -- apparently, they believed in studies where a child becomes more empathetic and can have higher IQ if their kids are able to speak more than one language. I notice those Filipino kids who studied at top universities in PH act entitled and even arrogant, having grown up speaking only English, looking down on other people who speak Tagalog. This is why Filipino parents in the US never teach their kids Tagalog, so they cannot be looked down. Ridiculous, I think.
@@denniszenanywhere my family did teach me Tagalog but they never taught me Kapampangan when I was little because some of this is that learning regional dialects like Visayan, Ilocano, Bicol, Chavacano and Kapampangan was never taught in the United States. But apparently at one point the State of Hawaii had Ilocano listed as the third most spoken language in that state after English and Native Hawaiian. Note this was true during the time that now President Bong Bong Marcos and Former President Ferdinand Marcos were in Hawaii from 1986-1989. In California I only see Tagalog listed as one of the top 5 languages spoken in the state along with Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish and English. Korean is included in some signs if you consider the top 10 languages spoken in California. I think it is important to know regional languages of the Philippines too because we need to preserve provincial culture too for future generations.
I felt sad when you said the Filipino language is slowly dying. Both of my children are studying at the public school here in Bacolod. You know public schools tend to teach more of our language. It somehow hits me very hard when my kiddos would frequently ask: "What is the Tagalog of this or that". I felt like they were alienated by their own country's language. I might as well teach them how important the culture is. Thank you for this video, Jessica. Kudos!
Jessica, naintindihan ko ang lahat ng paliwanag mo tungkol sa hindi ka naging sanay sa pagsasalita ng Tagalog. Pero nakikita ko naman na nagsisikap ka na makapagsalita ng diretsong Tagalog na simple lang sa umpisa. Mababaw pa ang Tagalog na alam mong sabihin. Hindi bale kasi kung palagi ka nagbabasa at nagsasalita ng Tagalog sa mga taong kasama mo ay matututo ka rin sa madaling panahon.Magsanay ka lang palagi kahit sa bahay ka, magsalita ka na parang may kausap ka. Kung kasama mo ang mga kamag- anak mo na marunong magtagalog o mga kaibigan, kusapin mo ng Tagalog at sabihin mo na kung mali ang sinabi mo ay ituro sa iyo ang tamang salita para alam mo. Ganon lang yun. Huwag ka mahiya at lakasan mo ang loob mo.As we always say : Practice makes perfect whether it be in Language, sports, singing, dancing, etc.
Salamat sa iyong pagmamahal sa aming wika. May iilang mga pilipino hindi na marunong managalog ng tuwid. Konting ensayo lang po. matututo mo rin po. Tiyaga lang po Binibining Jessica. Salamat sa iyong pagmamahal sa PILIPINAS. ❤❤❤ Thank you for loving our language. There are some Filipinis dont speak straight tagalog. Just keep praticing you'll get the hang of it. Patience, Miss Jessica. Thank you for loving the PHILIPPINES. ❤❤❤
Those people who said those to you couldn't even speak korean or any other language except english and tagalog. Learning another language is not easy and it's a never ending process. I'm actually envious of people who can speak 3 languages. You will get there eventually and hopefully me as well because right now im studying nihonggo as a filipino who just knows english and tagalog. Good luck sa atin lahat who are learning another language! 💪
It’s okay Jessica if you can’t speak Filipino fluently as of the moment. Not all Filipinos are “Robin Padilla”. Most of the Koreans studied here in the Philippines 🇵🇭 is to learn English, not Filipino. So that’s understandable. Only Robin Padiila can’t. 😂
Lagi nyang sinasabi na tumira sya sa pinas ng 9yrs pero hindi man lang natuto kahit basica kalokohan... Hindi na sya bata dapat bago sya nag decide manirahan dito nag-aral muna sya... Yung mga tulad nyo na bulag at uto-uto kaya namimihasa yang mga foreigner na mag feeling special dito sa PINAS... Dapat bago palang sya nag decide manirahan dito nag aral muna sya ng tagalog... Buti pa si Sylvia nag pa tutor muna ng tagalog bago bumisita dito, at si Moy bago sya nag Korea nag aral muna sya ng language nila... Kamo yang si Jessica PABEBE TALAGA... Paawa effect at PA CUTE LANG ALAM... WAKE UP MGA UTO-UTO...🙄
My dad always talks about "deep Hiligaynon" and how he is not fluent in Tagalog. In the past, I could not comprehend how he was not fluent, when he and my mom have spoken Tagalog every day for decades with each other because they cannot understand the others' primary language. My mom said that she only became fluent because she went to university in Manila. It took me beginning to learn Tagalog and asking my mom questions to figure out that they just switch to English whenever they cannot think of the Tagalog words, and they only have each other to say things to, anyway. Their fluency level was why my dad opted to only teach us English, since they both had learned English simultaneously with their primary tongue and we live in a majority English-speaking country. I cannot help but envy all the people around me who grew up bilingual out of necessity. If only my parents knew that young children soak up languages more easily. I could have at least understood four languages.
Better to late than never.Remember this that miss Dasuri Choi came here in the Philippines at the age of 20 plus.She don't know how to speak english and tagalog but look at her now she speaks tagalog and english.
Dasuri is like understanding Taglish but not the Tagalog alone. I watch her previous video on Star City and she can't understand what the Filipino announcer was saying because it's pure Tagalog.
@@connordrake5713Dasuri is more fluent in tagalog than Ryan Bang and she can pronounce the letter " S" and "R"...And she keeps improving especially she's in Bubble Gang now.
@@JJGAMBIT316 the reason why ryan bang can't pronounced filipino well because he has a short tongue, even in korean he still talks gibberish in short bulol rin sya..
@@lucascruz6896 maraming Korean na ang S talaga nila ay Shi...Imposibleng lahat sila ay kagaya ni Ryan na short tounge na sinasabi mo...Bigkasin nila amg Sisig ay Shishig,pag Sisiw ay Shishiw...Ang daming Korean na ganyan...Kaya imposible na lahat sila ay yang sinasabi mong short tounge...Eh bakit si Coco Martin ay ok naman ang S at R niya lol.
one quick way to be conversant in Tagalog is to watch Filipino movies more often. Read out loud Filipino short stories or what ever article written in Tagalog . When you are with your Filipino friends try to converse with them in Tagalog. Good luck and wish you well .
Jessica, continue doing what youre doing. Youre doing just fine. Im from a certain province in the philippines. I can speak bisaya very well yet hav problems speaking in tagalog. Yet every time i visit cities in luzon i get comments like, "ay bisaya, or ' ka lalapag mo lang?", etc., being laugh at some times" so i speak english to those who can understand english and try to speak tagalog to those who cant. Logical, right? No problem at all. You cant please everybody, jessica.
I love the video but honestly, I don’t think you owe anyone an explanation. I was born and raised in the Philippines in a region where we speak Chavacano (Spanish influenced creole language) and most local folks have a hard time speaking Tagalog. Majority of the Philippines are from the Visayan and Mindanao regions where everyone speaks a different dialect and locals only learn Filipino in school for about an hour each day on average but go on and live their lives speaking a different language/dialect after class. Does that make us less Filipino? Not at all. The diversity we have in the Philippines is also one of the things that make our country very unique. Also, the fact that you feel Philippines is also your home and that you are promoting the Philippines to others is already something commendable. More power to you. I enjoy your videos.
I'm from the Visayas as well because of my parents. But I find our language (karay-a) hard in our Province since I spent my whole life here in the Tagalog region. Purong pinoy ako, born and raised in the Philippines and, maniwala ka sa'kin, Jessica. Most Filipino Tagalog peeps (Kahit ako) don't know or are unfamiliar with some of the "deep Tagalog" words that I sometimes hear from mga Lolo at lola's even though I spent my whole life here in Tagalog region. Even some Filipinos who have lived and died on local soil have found the language hard at one point in their lives. I tried learning Japanese in college for a year and only retained a little. like literally a little. 😆Learning any language is hard, and it takes years. And 10:03 Yess!! you indeed Improved! a lot! should be totally proud of your progress no matter how little you think it is. And to be honest, ang galing mo na nga mag tagalog even from your Videos months and years ago. I actually respect your decision to learn Tagalog because it's a language not a lot of people think is worth learning. We all go at our own pace; some are faster than others, some are slower, but we eventually get there. Maybe the people you know who learned Tagalog faster have more time, or more people to speak to who know the language. I know you really want to learn Tagalog. Doesn't matter if you're using Tag-lish halfway through, or if you end up sounding conyo or kahit pa pautal-utal ka pa or kahit ano pang tunog niyan. The important thing is, that you use it daily and regularly until you get a better grip on it. Don't worry about the pace - just enjoy the journey. It's admirable to know and see that you're trying. Naniniwala ako sa'yo na kayang kaya mo 'yan, Jessicaaa!! :))
Saludo ako sayo Sylvia for putting your efforts on learning Filipino language. Actually you don't have to rush yourself, Jessica. Just take your time and don't be pressured. You will get there naturally. I respect you as you are and that respect will not go away even if you will not learn tagalog. And thank you for always loving the Filipino culture, I appreciate everything you do in promoting it just like this one in your video that you are promoting 'Buwan ng Wika'. Thank you so much and always stay safe!
Jess:" you're not obligated to speak in english, i am obligated to speak in filipino" Salamat Jessica pinapahalaghan mo ang lenggwahe ng Pilipinas.. Nice sitdown talking vlog. Hehe..akala ko PODCAST DEW ito.. lolz *LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR UPCOMING TRABAHO SERIES S2* NakakaExciting ung mga spoiler ng trabaho sa S2.
but rather speak cebuano/bisaya than speaking tagalog, when communicating to tagalog speaking person i rather speak english. when they based the filipino language with tagalog, is an insult to us bisaya speakers in vismin region.
@@realm357 FYI, Filipino is a standardized variety of Tagalog. based on the native dialect, spoken and written, in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago.
Bilang isang Pilipinong mag-aaral, ako ay natutuwa sa iyong mga minungkahi sapagkat katulad na katulad sa mga iniisip ko tungkol sa wikang Filipino. Bakit kailangang mag-adjust ng native Filipinos to speak english sa foreigners (i guess that is part of our hospitality but that sorta kills our language). Nakakalungkot lang, so, personally I am trying to speak as much as Filipino words as possible. Kahit mahalaga rin namang aralin ang Ingles, huwag sanang kalimutan ang sariling wika. Practice with this, Ate Jess. I also love speaking deep tagalog words. 😁❤
I'm from Mindanao and I would say that learning Tagalog or Filipino was really hard. It was being taught in school since elementary but some of the Filipino words are very fluent that it's really hard to understand. Even though I am a Filipino it was like learning another language from another country. We can understand Tagalog but when it comes to speaking, we are really awkward.
It's really the feeling. Since tagalog is also not our mother tongue, it became foreign to us and it is not really familiar (feels like someone from Philippines going to Indonesia or malaysia.) in the past before the idea of "One nation one language" of manuel quezon was born, our "Regions" were once NATIONS. And our "Dialects" were recognized as LANGUAGES. and yes, the spaniards even recognized it. The sad part is this is part of the process and our languages are being tagalized as time goes by, and majority of the Philippines still think our languages as dialects. 😃 for me today, I might as well try my effort speaking tagalog but it would be much better for me to speak English since it is the international language that unites our nations.
I also think speaking Filipino Tagalog without English words sounds better and the accent is also better. Kagaya na lamang neto, nararamdaman mo rin ba na tila nag-iiba ang iyong huni o pagkabigkas sa mga salita? Kayganda talagang pakinggan nang wikang tagalog dahil parang tumutula ka kapag binibigkas mo ito. Kaya ang nais ko talaga ay maibalik na sana ang Baybayin. Sapagkat kapag gumagamit ka ng Baybayin ay nagiging buong tagalog ang sinasabi mo, dahil mahirap mag baybay ng wikang Ingles gamit ang sulat ng Baybayin.
I would just like to point out that, I do not think our Filipino language will be diminished--especially the regional languages. That is just too much to be worried about. Our language/s are part of our cultural identity as a filipino. Although, yes partly true, there are younger generations (especially those kids who belong to a well-off family) whose first language would be english. But take note, that should not be treated as in general. Especially, when you are living in a province--wherein we'd still have to use our language in a daily basis. If we have to speak in Tagalog or English --then we have to. How amazing it is to spoke different languages. Hence, I do not think that Filipino Language will be gone soon.
I agree.. And just to add to your point, I also feel that our Filipino language is gaining interest from more & more foreigners even more at present times.. Jessica is living proof of that, which is why she continues to strive in learning Filipino despite her struggles.. So Filipino is here to stay & will just continue to expand & evolve 😊
I am Filipino, born and raised in the Philippines, but I am not good in speaking Tagalog. My mother tongue is Bisaya and my second language is English. Don't feel pressured in speaking the language. If people can find your videos here in youtube, they can understand English.
Most of your followers are Filipino. Do you have Korean followers? One good characteristic of Filipinos is that they know how to speak and understand English. I like Will Dasovich and Ryan Bang's efforts to learn Tagalog. You do need to learn Tagalog if you want to. Most vloggers speak English anyway.
Absolutely you're correct. She needs to learn how to speak tagalog, same thing when she learned how to speak english. Even ryan bang,he suggested to speak more tagalog to able to interact closer to more filipino viewers.
i think if she speak filipino language or even taglish, almost of the comment here is tagalog, ano ba ang rules ng governo sa ibang mga lahi na matagal na sa pilipinas, may filipino citizenship naba sila? kagaya nila mike and nilly, or torrist parin sila?
Took me 12 years to confidently speak it. So, I'm Indonesian and transitioning from speaking Bahasa to Fil-Tagalog is so frickin difficult because the 2 languages sounds so similar yet distinct. So i kept mixing up words and accents when speaking tagalog. Idk why but 12 years later something clicked in me and I started to immitate the way people speak Tagalog and actually started to mostly speak Tagalog from grade 11-12 lmao. Immitating the Filipino accent ain't easy either because I have to change my mentality to a Filipino one, and if I didn't get enough sleep I'll end up only speaking English for the whole day.
Pabay-i da sila, Jess! You speak Hiligaynon, English and Korean. You are already far better than most people. I hope no one bashes you because you can't speak Filipino. A lot of Filipinos can't speak Filipino but they are not any less Filipino because of that.
@@third_warrior1238 And she is better than you. Can you speak English properly? Or another language? Or some dialects? If you can, try and show us. If not, wag kang kuda nang kuda
My pure korean friend lived in the Philippines for 8 years and she can't speak Filipino fluently but she can understand. So when we talk I sometimes use Filipino and she will reply with English.
Compared to some Fil-foreign Artista,Vlogger and singers who is half pinoy that doesn't put effort in learning Tagalog even tho they are here years and years and making their money off the land and people ( crazy right ) I find foreign artists and vloggers like you, Hungry Syrian and Ryan Bang more pinoy than these Fil foreign influencers..thank you for loving everything Phillipines ❤
I agree too! Especially the Pinoy's that live here in the USA only told me about Tagalog, English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean but not the other dialects of the Philippines. I never knew I was supposed to know the provincial languages. I only knew Tagalog and Filipino culture based on stuff in Metro Manila. I found out later in life that my entire family was born in Pampanga and there is a language called Kapampangan. However I was born in the USA and lived in the USA my entire life and never knew about provincial culture directly.
wala naman nanghahate sakanya. people just find it weird na lagi niya sinasabi sa vlogs niya na she basically grew up in the ph but can't even speak tagalog or whatever dialect is used where she grew up pero magaling niya mag english. unlike sa mga ibang korean vloggers like dasuri choi, kristypata even yung friend niya na si liah ang galing nila magsalita ng tagalog. 'hindi naman kasi siya sa manila lumaki' sa manila lang ba nag tatagalog mga tao? slyvia kim na based sa korea ang galing mag tagalog even hana cho na lumaki sa mindanao fluent na sa tagalog. just say na di siya masyado interested matuto mag tagalog before kasi mga nakapaligid sakanya english gamit na language unlike ngayon sikat siya need niya talaga matuto. anyway! matututo din siya after ilang years fightingggg
I can relate to you lot Jessica. I get insecure of my bisaya because I was absorbing too much english books and entertainment when I was 10 and then suddenly my bisaya was degrading slowly. I wanna speak english, bisaya and tagalog super fluently in the future.
It doesn't matter if you're not yet good in Tagalog, it's not a REQUIREMENT. Since you're a foreigner, a Korean at that, we know it will take time. Don't be bothered by the comments about not speaking Tagalog. Wherever you're at ease, that would be fine. It's better than trying too hard. Let it flow, naturally.
Yea not a requirement, but it is a factor when thinking na ang tagal na niya. Even ryan knows how important learning tagalog is specially kung dito na nakatira. Kahit nga mga tsinoy kahit utal-utal nagtatagalog eh. Kumikita siya sa pinas malamang dapat siyang matuto magtagalog. Di naman sa ni rerequire yan pero respeto narin sa mga nanonood sa kanya. Gusto niya ang bansa kaya dapat gusto rin niya ang salita nito. Tagalog ang nagbubuhat sa bansa upang mas makilala. Kaya ganun. Mas miintindihan mo kung nakikinig ka sa mga pag aaral sa paksang napag-aaralan sa filipino.
@@anonymoushoooman7518 so di ka nanuod ng mga ingles na palabas dito sa UA-cam? Be realistic, kanya-kanya style yan. We are not dictators to decide which language would they used. Di wag ka manuod para dk mahihirapan. Ganun yan kasimple.
@@anonymoushoooman7518 magbasa? Ikaw ba nagbasa at naintindihan mo mabuti sinabi ko? Intindihin mo muna mabuti sinasabi mo bago ka dumakdak. Until such time ikaw na nagpapasweldo dyan, saka ka magreklamo. Ryan Bang, gusto mo bang nababaluktot ang wika mo? Natutuwa kb sa ganun? Mas mabuti pang dahan-dahan matutunan ng tama ang salita natin kesa sa binabaluktot nila at mukhang katawa-katawa. In due time, she will learn how to speak the local language. Nagmamadali ka wala ka namang naitutulong sa kanya.
Everyone I knew, whether they're family or friends, spoke a mix of three languages (Tagalog, Spanish, and English) while growing up in Manila. I suggest that you start off that way and then slowly enhance your Tagalog vocabulary as you progress. Personally, I can't speak "pure" Tagalog and I was born in the Philippines! Don't feel bad. Your content speaks for itself regardless of the language. I've been deeply touched by some foreign films where I had to depend on the caption to follow along with the storyline. If the underlying message is relatable to your audience, even Mime would suffice as a medium. Concentrate on the message and your mastery of Tagalog will eventually follow one day. Keep up the good work!
Spend more years here in the philippines and make more pilipino friends and don't hesitate to ask if there are words that you dont inderstand we always here your fans to help you.☺️☺️☺️
how is it that some filipinos call out other filipinos for not speaking fluent english but also call out foreigners for not speaking fluent tagalog? that's kinda whack. these ppl shouldn't be forcing their own expectations on you. or anyone else for that matter. you're doing fine jessica. everything is a process. proud of youuuu
The wonders of philippines is our language. Magtravel ka from manila to north, first province is bulacan a tagalog variant, then kapampangan in pampanga a totally different language, then up north theres pangasinense, ilocano, panggalatok. Partida land border lang yan pero nag iiba na ang language. Same sa panay island, hiligaynon sa ilo ilo pagtawid ng antique kiniray ay na. Ang liit na bansa pero ang daming language. Pero ang maganda sa pilipinas, filipino national language that is base in tagalog pero pwede magpasok ng salita galing sa ibat ibang lugar sa pilipinas.
My first language is Isnag (from apayao province northern philippines) and I grew up preferring english over tagalog, only in highschool when I moved to the city where I had to make an effort in tagalog and it took me a long time before i was fully cobfident with my tagalog accent and to speak it anywhere Cause when I was in grade 7-8 my tagalog accent was just too Isnag and unnatural, but I eventually got it and I'm happy bout that, now me and some of my friends are praticing our ilocano just because we want to I love that the philippines is so diverse in languages!!
it doesn't matter if you speak tagalog or now. What matters is how you exhibit your love for the culture. If you want to practice, no need to feel pressure:) Continue what your doing the best!
Jess, it's okay. You're from Bacolod. Why do you always need to explain yourself? I don't speak Tagalog at all ... and don't care either. My parents didn't speak it well. In fact, a lot of Filipinos don't speak Tagalog well or don't speak it at all. And many of them don't care, too. It's the truth. It's a diverse country with a variety of languages and cultures. Up North, they always like to guilt you for not speaking Tagalog. When the reality is that the rest of the country prefers not to. Hiligaynon is a beautiful language, and that part of the country (Iloilo, Bacolod, etc.) has a beautiful culture. I'm glad that you still understand "Ilonggo" and speak it a little.
No worry dear I’m not fluent in Tagalog also cause I grew up in Iloilo , it doesn’t make you a lesser person. Even though we are lacking in Tagalog language we are Rich in Hiligaynon language . Mabuhay ang Hiligaynon nga lengwahe 🙌👍🏻👊
it will die if the younger generation were not even taught to use it as their mother tongue and if the younger generation are more accustomed to use english as their primary language. Filipino will become the same as Ireland if this logic continues.
Filipino language is one “collective languages.” So This would mean that tagalog, ilocano, bisaya, and etc. are official languages because they are “Filipino.” But ofc tagalog is still standardize.
That is not true. FYI, Filipino is the standardized variety of Tagalog based on the native dialect, spoken and written, in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago.
This is the definition of Filipino (language) how can we argue with facts? Don't mix up Filipino language and Philippine languages. They are two different things.
@@XandieFireman yeah your correct but dang the philippines needs to make up their mind and change it bc filipino is just tagalog no matter what it is. Just change it back to tagalog, it is so stupid 😅😅 No hard feelings tho, it just making it more confusing. Alê la allût daya tôlay ye, komporme la îpay da ki history.
@@joelrhodricktacas6963 "filipino is just tagalog" 🧐 No. Id rather have Filipino as the national language than Tagalog. At least in Filipino we have words from other filipino languages.
@@-...................- Ik i would rather have Filipino, but as you can see my definition is wrong apparently. I thought it was one collective language but no it is just tagalog no matter what. Tbh, i dont know why the official language changed from tagalog to filipino if it is still just tagalog. It is confusing as I said. I’m not tagalog btw I’m from the tribe igorot.
lol diba ang ironic na they tell her to speak tagalog sa comments pero naka english? idk abt u guys but jessica's free to speak in whatever language she's comfortable with. also she's not completely clueless with our language naman, she obviously understands expressions and knows essential tagalog words here and there. it's not impossible for her to be fluent but pressuring her, forcing her, and especially shaming her for not being able to speak fluent tagalog is wrong.
you basically grew up in the philippines so it would look weird if you met the rookie youtuber filipino boo and he spoke better tagalog than you. lol hes been in the philippines for 6 months and his tagalog is getting a lot better.. if you dont use it, youre not going to get better at it.. look at ryan bang, dasuri choi, they came to the phils when they were already in their teens yet they speak the language so fluently. its because they really wanted to learn.. you and kristypata both grew up in the phils but you dont speak the language and its kinda weird to be honest.. if ryan bang and dasuri choi who didnt speak a word of tagalog when they arived to the country could do it, what more people like you who grew up and were raised in the phils..
She spoke Hiligaynon and not Tagalog. So she spoke the dialect of where she grew up. I was born and raised in Cebu. I’m a Cebuana and my English is better than my Tagalog. Besides Jessica can understand and speak Tagalog, she’s just not at a point where she can speak it fluently. As for Ryan Bang, well Jessica’s English is better than his… really depends on where you focus. Jessica focused on speaking English. That’s the primary reason why she (and a lot of Koreans) come to the Philippines in the first place.
@@jaydee757coco Yes I noticed when I went to my family's home province of Pampanga I noticed a Korean District in the Clark area. That area previously was a neighborhood where Americans lived when Clark Air Base was managed by the US Air Force.
People give you flack for not learning Filipino? Philippines is not a mono-lingual county unlike Japan and other European countries. We are comprised of thousands of islands, each having their own language. Hence, Hiligaynon is also considered "Filipino". So don't pressure yourself too much if you're unable to learn Tagalog. It's not just you, but also your environment. Maybe it's because people see you as a foreigner so they would immediately talk to you in English, hence you cannot learn tagalog. I hsd a classmate in law school from Manila. She did her undergrad in Beda, but had to study in Cebu because of her family's business. She spoke zero bisaya. However, after a few months, you would think she's a native of Cebu because of how she talked. Turns out when people talk to you in bisaya constantly, you also learn to speak bisaya. Mind blown? So ask more people to talk to you in Tagalog. Good luck on learning. Know that what matters most is not the language, but rather it is your love for the Philippines which can be expressed in different forms, which also includes Korean :)
I can understand and relate in some ways to your situation. I’m half filipino and grew up understanding/ speaking Bisaya and English. More recent years I’ve been learning more Tagalog. When living in Luzon It’s difficult to apply Tagalog and practice in initial conversations with people there as 1. I look like a foreigner to them so they’ll just assume I just speak English and they’ll speak it to me accordingly. 2. They’ll see it as opportunity to practice their English with me and I’ll oblige and help them out haha
It's not your fault that you're still not fluent in Tagalog. Especially because a lot of Filipinos will automatically speak to you in English and they will stick speaking in English to you even though they know you're learning Tagalog. This is the reason why I live stream using Tagalog so that foreigners who are learning Tagalog will have a learning media or listening material on the internet. I want to encourage many streamers to do the same with other Philippine languages too.
That’s the problem with trying to become a jack of all trades - you become a master of none. So focusing on English was the right was the right way to go.
Me as a Filipino, whenever we learn or read poem, literatures, stories, its so hard to understand that I will copy the poem and translate it to english. Pure old Tagalog is super hard unlike the modern Tagalog where is has mixed language, Spanish, malay, and english.
i think other people just dont want to speak tagalog even though they can is because they think its beneath them, like erwan heussaff, people like him think its not cool.. the guy put all his effort in speaking english like a californian (eventhough he didnt grow up there) instead of putting some of that effort in speaking the language spoken in the country hes been living in almost his whole life.. i remember he was in one of wil dasovich's vlog and he made some remark about his sister's(solen) french skills, he was making fun of her because she couldnt speak french and english well or something like that. i remember thinking at that time "solenn couldnt speak a lick of tagalog but now speaks like a native because she tried hard and really put time and effort, maybe shes the one who should be making fun of you" Ive been living in a foreign country for 2 decades, I adjust to the people and the environment, i dont make the people adjust to me. filipinos work overseas and theyre not going to survive if they didnt learn the language used in the country their living in.. foreigners in the phils are so lucky because filipinos are the ones always putting the effort adjusting to them..
I am half Filipino. My mother is Filipino. My father is Brazilian. Because my parents don't speak the same language there was no use for speaking Bisaya (my mother's dialect) or Filipino when I was growing up. So I never learned. Looking back, I am pretty sad at the missed opportunity for me to have grown up speaking English, Portuguese, and Filipino. But I can always learn!
I think speaking more Tagalog in your conversation with your friends will help you improve your "conversational Tagalog". Learning deep Tagalog may help and having a tutor to improve the grammar may help but trying to speak more or trying to apply Tagalog more often in your conversation may greatly help your improvement. especially sounding more like a natural than sounding too formal or too "from the books" Tagalog. I really appreciate your honesty and your drive and passion to try and speak fluently in our language and I can't wait to see your improvement very soon!
For me, if you really want to learn a new language, you should have constant conversation so that you can practice it. One thing I nkticed is that, people around you speaks english, your filipino family in your vlogs speaks to you in english, your friends and people you work with. Maybe try to initiate to speak in filipino so that people you talk to will knkw that you want tk converse in filipino. I think that's the first step
Take this as an example in translating from Filipino to English sentence: PANG ILAN KA SA INYONG MAGKAKAPATID? This sentence doesn't have an exact translation into English.
I love that you're making the effort to learn Tagalog. It's never too late to learn a new language (although it definitely isn't "new" to you at this point; you pretty much understand it already). I'm also in the process of learning a language, though I'm completely new to it, so I still have a very long way to go before I become fluent.
nobody is forcing her.. she herself realizes how weird it is that she basically grew up in the phils but can't speak tagalog or whatever dialect is used where she grew up but speaks english and perfect korean.. if she only listens to most of the fangirls in the comment section, she wouldnt improve as an individual...thats why social media is cancer. Im glad i grew up in an era before social media..how can you get an honest feedback from people who are just happy to see foreigners mentioning jollibee and anything filipino in their video?? theyre just there to kiss ass and not give any constructive criticism..
Anong take your time??? Ano yan bata??? Yung mga tulad nyo na bulag at uto-uto kaya namimihasa yung mga foreigner na mag feeling special dito sa PINAS... Dapat bago palang sya nag decide manirahan dito nag aral muna sya ng tagalog... Buti pa si Sylvia nag pa tutor muna ng tagalog bago bumisita dito, at si Moy bago sya nag Korea nag aral muna sya ng language nila... Kamo yang si Jessica PABEBE TALAGA... Paawa effect at PA CUTE LANG ALAM... WAKE UP MGA UTO-UTO...🙄
ang dami dito sa comment "okay lang yan kahit di ka marunong mag tagalog...." etc naisip ko bigla sa ibang bansa kaya applicable ganyan mindset? like sa korea okay lang ba pumunta tayong mga pinoy tapos di marunong mag korean. ofc pag nasa ibang country ka kailangan mo mag effort matutunan language may mga pinoy nga fluent mag korean e. anyway fighting magiging fluent ka rin like liah and ibang korean vloggers na based sa ph!!!
adapt and evolve.....taglish is fine po....as long as naiintindihan k ng kausap mo...the most important thing of being a Filipino is using Po and Opo especially when your talking to your elders or if your having a conversation to someone you dont know actually. like for examppe when your asking for directions or anything you wanted to know using po at opo at this circumstances makes the other person respond like more respectful too..my point is kahit konyo ka magsalita wla problema basta magalang kang kausa Jess...
Wanting to learn deep Tagalog is a lofty goal, and we appreciate you for that. But I think you can start with conversational Tagalog. You don’t really have to learn every word because there are English equivalents. Speaking just the way you do in English with about half in Tagalog would be very acceptable and actually has its advantages in business and personal dealings in the PH. I think the best way to learn quickly is to talk to your friends in Tagalog, even in text, watch Tagalog movies or listen to OPM and look at the pronunciations, and continue with your tutoring. Even Koreans use English words while talking Korean...which make it KorIsh haha
Don't worry Jessica. I'm born here in the Philippines and my parents raised me speaking in Tagalog, but I can't spell well and can't express myself well. I'm not fluent in any language. Para saakin impressive na yung compression mo at marami ka namang alam sa history ng Pilipinas. Merong mga tao na marunong ngang ag tagalog pero wala namang alam sa history. Halata na nag aral ka dito dahil it shows in your videos how much you know about Philippines.
Also noong nag shopping kayo sa divisoria you can communicate well naman. Kahit kami naman na mga Filipino taglish rin naman. The important thing is you're trying. Hope you don't feel pressured and just enjoy it.
Me being pinoy herein living in the Philippines do stuggle engaging in conversational filipino. I can totally understand filipino but living in the province, speaking Cebuano, di ko talaga kinailangan mag tagalog. Kaya ngayon, i do struggle in my filipino, i buffer most of the time. I could hear same sentiments from my friends. We do understand you jessica. 💕
@@yoshikimurayama6013 opo. Kahit tingnan niyo pa sa tiktok, maraming bisaya/cebuano tiktoker na mas comfortable mag english. Natatawa or nagcricringe sila mag tagalog. Di naman sa di kami nakkaiintinde pero mahirap yung conversational talaga. Tsaka since bata, yung mother tongue, is cebuano yung gamit tapos yung tinuturo sa school/bahay is english rin. Sa tv lang and isang subject lang ang filipino kaya di talaga namin nagagamit pero we could understand naman. Nagbubuffer lang talaga.
to all the filipinos making excuses for koreans who grew up in the phils who cant speak tagalog, try to go and work in another country and purposely not learn the language and see how it goes..no one is forcing her to learn the language. filipinos are just actually saying what theyve been thinking.. instead of actually giving her sound advice, which is to learn the language used in the country where she lives and works and studies, youre trying to come up with excuses for her that would not benefit her in the long run.. this trend of foreigners coming to the phils and not even trying to put in even a small effort to adapt needs to stop.. us filipinos, specially OFW's, work so hard adapting to the environment and people in the country we're working in, if we can learn the language even though we didnt grow up in the country, what more the foreigners who basically grew up in the phils, in fact, most of them understand and can speak it but they'd rather sound like a californian speaking english than a filipino speaking tagalog. and thats ok, but dont expect filipinos to not call them out.. youtube is not just for kissing asses, its also for telling the truth and productive criticism..
That's unfair though. When you work in other countries, they speak to you in their own native language; in the Philippines, when they see foreigners they assume you don't know the language and will talk to you in English, hence they aren't able to learn the basics. Furthermore, not even the entire Filipino population is fluent in Tagalog, because we're comprised of different islands speaking different languages. So if Filipino natives aren't even fluent in Tagalog, what make you think foreigners are any better.
I saw one of her vids she speaks better ilonggo than tagalog, so it's normal for her that she couldn't adapt tagalog bcs she lives in bacolod.. If you watch all of her vids from the beginning u know you shouldn't asked about this, bcs all of her vids explained her life in the Philippines
well i cant blame you. tagalog is not just a filipino language. its not even just one language its the combination of 7 different tagalog language from 7 different province, so its really really hard. its even harder than english also not all filipinos speak filipino language, especially those in visayas or in mindanao, but almost all of them speaks english
It's supposed to be Filipino LANGUAGES, since Tagalog is not the only language spoken in the country. Hiligaynon, Bisaya, Kinaray-a etc, they are all part of the languages of the Philippines. lol
@@yeetah42025 yes they all are part of philippines but the reason why philippine government uses tagalog as the main language of philippines is because of philippine revolution. 8 rays of sun in our flag represents 8 provinces that starts revolution. 7 of them spoke tagalog. so they decided go make it as main language since its majority they unified different tagalog and then they added english as second language for those who dont speak tagalog. imagine if a filipino language consist of all language of all of its ethnicity? the pain of studying and unifying what each word should be.
Your not obligated to speak in Tagalog but Jess you made us look up on you coz your putting an extra effort to do so also your research is so deep and just talking alone in your vlog is much better than other vlogs there coz your content is up to date and knowledgeable. You imparted knowledge about Philipinnes and it's languages that we do not know as a Filipino. A big thank you for that po.
Wow, i didn't realize you're actually younger than me. I thought you're already 25+ years old 😂😭 it wasn't until you said you just graduated HS 3yrs ago when i got curious about your age 🥲 Anyway thank you for loving the Philippines! It's nice to be appreciated by people who come from other places. I love your content and i always look forward to your new videos. Hope you don't get tired of learning our language and our culture. Stay safe always! Sending love 💗
Mainly from Visayas here, Tagalog is really difficult as for me thou. I preferred English as it is my second language. Mostly Bisaya people are more capable to speak English rather than Tagalog.
There are a grip of people that don’t speak tagalog well because we grew up speaking another language. I spoke Ilocano all my life and didn’t learn Tagalog until my 30’s. I still suck at it.
I don’t get why this is still an issue! Jessica is even more Filipino than any average Filipino citizen. For me speaking the language of a country does not necessarily equate to love for the country. What matters more is the heart and the values you show to the people around you ❤
Sorry, but your reasoning has a big issue, because what if the situation was on the other shoe? argumentum ad absurdum - You are a nurse born and raised in Cebu, with very poor tagalog, you got a big break and managed to go to Germany to work in a hospital there, you think your english can carry you through the interaction, culture and life within that country? you assume all german locals there can speak english? solely english can only get you so far, eventually you will have to resort on slowly learning their native language to make your life there easier, even if you love Germany.
it is a big issue if the locals where jessica lives have great difficulty in speaking and understanding english (e.g. maybe a very remote cultural minority village where most inhabitants have very limited exposure to english) then she needs to learn their mother tongue or at least the regional language they are more familiar with whether ilokano, cebuano, bikolano, hiligaynon, waray, etc. for a convenient interaction. but she lives in manila where english is widely spoken and understood. she can use english exclusively in manila and manileños won't mind coz she is a foreigner. her effort to speak filipino fluently would be highly appreciated by the local manileños but most will think that it is unnecessary coz they can converse with her conveniently in english. p.s. pasensiya na dahil nagreply ako kahit di para sa akin yung message. tingin ko pareho tayo ng pananaw pero gusto ko lang linawin na iba sitwasyon ni jessica sa nurse na binanggit mo.
Honestly, don't feel too bad about not knowing Tagalog; the idea that being Filipino = knowing Tagalog is something a lot of us non-Tagalog Filipinos hate. (Not all of us see Tagalog as "sariling atin"; for plenty of us it's effectively foreign) Where I live, in my corner of the Visayas, we would choose to speak Cebuano instead, even during Buwan ng Wika. And when I go to Manila I would exclusively speak either English or Cebuano (there's a lot of Cebuanos in Manila); I am not any less of a Filipino because I don't speak Tagalog, just as Tagalogs are not any less of a Filipino because they don't speak Cebuano. And given that Filipino Childhood was in Bacolod and you identify as being Bacolod-non, definitely be proud of being Hiligaynon! Speak it, feature it on your channel, and try to master it more :D Learning Filipino is good, but it's not at all a cornerstone of being Filipino.
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As a Filipino who grew up in the cordillera, Tagalog isn’t even our secondary language(at least in my hometown) you can only hear spoken Tagalog during Filipino classes and that’s it
Same here in Davao Region we spoke Bisaya in our everyday life
But Tagalog was rarely used only in schools.
Same as Filipino, I speak taglish a lot than pure filipino or dialects
Same could be said for us Metro Manileños- In schools they would teach deep Tagalog and try to eliminate every loan word possible but once it's over everyone reverts back to using loan words
It's our own language but even we don't speak it how schools want us to speak it
For example in schools they would say "nais" for "want" but people would just use "gusto" once they're out of class
@Just don't the proper way of constructing a filipino sentence wasn't clarified by the komisyon ng wikang filipino. they allow and encourage the use of loanwords but didn't elaborate whether loanwords should be avoided as much as possible or should be used as much as possible. it seems that they left it to the discretion of filipino teachers, the majority of whom tend to follow the first approach but this is not adopted by their students who prefer the second approach of using loanwords as much as possible in their everyday conversations. i don't know if taglish (i.e. a sentence with tagalog grammatical structure but with english loanwords), which is the inevitable result of the second approach, is really an improper way of using filipino since it is more convenient even to tagalog native speakers who are usually more familiar with the english loanword than with its tagalog equivalent.
We're Filipinos, but we don't speak Tagalog at home. We speak Hiligaynon. Don't beat yourself up for not knowing the language. It is okay. And you don't have to pressure yourself to learn Tagalog. You communicate well and that is enough. Love from Iloilo! ❤🤗
I really appreciate you mentioning how you were touched that Kuya that was trying his best to speak English to you even though it’s not his primary language. You mentioned that it’s not the Filipinos’ responsibility to try to speak English to foreigners and it’s the foreigners’ responsibility to speak the Filipino language. That is absolutely spot on. I truly get annoyed when Westerners go to the Philippines and EXPECT the locals to speak English to them and the westerner don’t even try to speak the Filipino language. I mean at least try! Because when it’s vice versa, westerners expect Easterners to at least try their best to speak English. So thank you for pointing that out.
nope English is the universal language, everyone must know how to understand and speak English even just very basic that would be good enough
@@albertopalabok who told you everyone MUST know how to speak English? It may be the universal language but you must be living in a fantasy world to expect all of over 7 billion people in the world to know basic English. When you visit another country where English is not the primary language, you, as a foreigner must try to also know that country’s native language. The people that live in that country are not obligated to speak English to anyone especially to a visitor. It is out of COURTESY that Filipinos speak English to you, not an obligation. From personal experience, even in France, when Americans visit and ONLY speak English to the locals and not even try to speak some French, some French people don’t entertain you because their main language is French. To expect another country to speak English to visitors is truly a sign of an entitled mentality. If one truly wants to connect with the locals, one must at least TRY to speak the local’s language. Period.
I feel like your comment needs to be qualified. Visiting foreigners (tourists) are not obligated to learn the language. Foreigners like Jessica who have decided to take residence in the Philippines are also not obligated but it is highly appreciated if they do learn the language (unless they become Filipino citizens). I can understand why Jessica focused on learning English - it’s because nowadays if one wants to go global, one needs to learn English.
@@janelle1182 and here you are, commenting in English.🤣🤣🤣 I don't know if you've travelled out of the country. But Parisians are rude to English speaking tourist and that's a well known fact. I've experienced it first hand. If you get out of Paris and go to the country side, the locals are nicer to foreigners who will speak English to them. I've even confirmed this several times to Parisians that I've met outside of France.
And no, not everyone needs to speak English but if you want to do business overseas, do business locally with foreigners, or work overseas, you will need to understand and speak basic English besides the local language. Do you watch French, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish or any other foreign movies or tv shows without English subtitle? Probably not! We are a global community and English is mostly used! If I want to live in a foreign country for an extended period of time, then yes, I will learn the local language. The majority will not try to learn the language because they are only visiting for a few days and won't probably be back there for many years.
When I visit a country as a TOURIST, I expect that they will be able to communicate basic English with me especially the Hotel and tour guides. Can you tell me what country who will not entertain English speaking tourist because they don't need to speak English to make a living? I didn't speak the languages the countries I've visited but when they knew I spoke English, they wanted my business and my $$$$$$$!!! So guess what tour guide I chose, the one that spoke English. The $$$$$ speaks louder than any other currency. Do you know why there are plenty of English speaking foreigners that visit the Philippines other than the our beautiful beaches? its because they know they'll be able to easily communicate and get around the country. Did you ever notice that when you fly to out to a country, the pilot or stewards will make announcement in the local language and then in English? So tell me, why is that?
@@albertopalabok @Janelle, Please, let me share my opinion.
This is a bit long
IF you're immigrating to a certain place, (for a job, family, whatver the reason) NO matter what language it may be. You MUST learn their language. However, knowing English is very helpful
So yes, I have to agree, its a 'must" to anyone living in a place were English is well spoken. For example in the Philippines, Just to find a decent job It's important, and critical for anyone to know English Whats more if you want to work abroad.
But as a tourist going to a certain place they don't need to learn the local language, but it'll be helpful..
Another thing, Here in the US, specially in border states like California, Arizona, Nevada etc. For us Filipinos, its a must for us to speak in English andd it's very helpful know Spanish. because most likely we'll have lots of Latino co-worker. Same thing as Hindi, Chinese, Korean for Tech companies,
..And what's more........
geez .this is getting out of hand.... getting drunk, too fast.. yeah I'm drunk...where am I now,,.. ohhhh engrishh... ahí yeahh
Sorrry got to go now..
My apologies. soo farewell now. Paalam!
Spread the love.. peace👍😎🍺
My primary language is Ilonggo/Hiligaynon, secondary is English so when I went to Luzon and I got bullied kasi I'm not good at speaking in Filipino/Tagalog tapos naging conyo din ako at sinasabihan nila akong maarte without understanding and knowing why. But now I fluently speak a lot of dialects in the Philippines as well as Filipino language ♥️
Same huhuhu hindi nila alam na nabubudlayan tayo
How did you learn marunong ako conti pero hindi ako fluent
@@not_thesauce nabubudlayan tayo😭😭😭
@@not_thesauce hahaha
@@not_thesauce nabubudlayan! 😭
I think Ms.Jessica should be recognized by our tourism dept.for her effort to be one of Pinoys..and also her effort in learning our history..kudos to you girl..fighting!😊😊
thats stupid.. filipinos should have the right to promote their own land.. not foreigners.. im a subscriber of jessica but i dont support that decision if our tourism department will choose her to promote our country.. i still prefer pure blooded filipino to do it... what jessica should do is to invite her countrymen to go in philippines and stop racial stereotype that filipinos are killers , rapists , robbers and terrorists...
Huh?
Growing up I learned English (Cause my parents had a hard time learning English themselves once they were fluent it Tagalog/Filipino) so it is my first language. Before I wasn't good/familiar with speaking Tagalog so I was always worried my friends that spoke Filipino more would make fun of me or notice the fact that I didn't use it that much. But I ended up learning by observing and using some words in conversations with them (just like Jessica). Right now I'm still trying to work on it cause I know my Tagalog isn't as good as my English, but I can say I've improved! Sure, it was a bit tough, but now I get to use the language of my country. Though it was a bit hard to learn Filipino at first, I still don't regret having English as my first language. For me it's best cause you get to communicate with a lot more people. But I really want to make an effort to improve my Tagalog even more because it matters and is helpful to us as well. I know I prefer learning English first, but Filipino is just as important as it is our national language (proud Filipina here!). So right now I'm still working on it. In the end, even if Filipino is not your first language, it's okay! The fact that you respect and appreciate it is enough and we are very much thankful for that. Yep, it doesn't hurt to learn, but don't do it out of pressure. Your drive should be your own determination to communicate and also your love for the country! 💗
Let us make this straight.
TAGALOG - where the Filipino language was derived from.
FILIPINO - The Philippine National Language.
I've learn that Filipino covers tons of Dialects that has on it such as Bisaya and Ilocano. Tagalog on the other hand is part of the Filipino Dialect that is widely used in parts of Luzon such as manila.
It took me 2 years to speak in Filipino, but I was in HS then, it is easier to learn when you are younger. Because I have lived in many countries, I can speak 6 languages. Ever since I turned 30s, it has been harder for me to adapt and speak a new language. Also if you don't converse regularly, you tend to forget the other languages. My vocabulary in Spanish and Japanese is getting poorer with very little interaction.
Bothers me a lot how northern Filipinos act like Tagalog is widely spoken everywhere.
Frankly speaking, we speak more of our own local language (Bisaya, Chavacano, Ilocano, etc.) And English than actual tagalog.
We only speak Tagalog during Filipino classes.
And for these people to expect everyone to speak Tagalog just because we live in the Philippines is just frustrating to me.
I can speak for the Luzon part of the Philippines. Note I was born in the USA and was only aware that my everybody in family was born in the Philippines in the Luzon area. I only get Filipino culture from the context of the Manila Area and how people speak tagalog based on trends in the Metro Manila Area. However when I found out that my Parents were born in Pampanga and there was another language in the country like Kapampangan. I never knew directly that there are other languages in the Philippines based on province or islands too.
Tagalog Language has 8 Dialects: Bataan; Batangas; Bulacan; Lubang; Manila; Marinduque; Tanay-Paete (Rizal-Laguna); Tayabas (Quezon)
Share ko lang😅
And it's entirely different to Filipino which btw is a pet peeves of mine when pinoys interchange Tagalog and Filipino. "Parehas lang naman sila, arte mo!” thats where they're wrong, if I were to speak Tagalog they wouldnt understand me completely but if I were to speak Filipino, they would.
Mimaropa na lang lodss hahaha...para pangkalahatang southern tagalog ng Mimaropa💛
@@-...................- Yes, this was taught to us on junior high that they are not the same. Filipino is a combination of different languages in Phil. but the majority are from Tagalog since the capital or the ncr region mostly speak Tagalog and it is where our government is. That is what I remember.
Speaking of Bulacan, there are accent levels depending on where you live.
If you live in Bulacan near Metro Manila, like Meycauayan and SJDM, they have no accent at all.
If you go to the middle, mild accent was heard. If you go to Hagonoy, Calumpit and Paombong, accents are obvious.
Take it from me, I was raised in Hagonoy, and I have this heavy accent I have, even though I had traveled all over Luzon.
You forgot Morong, the one spoken in inner Rizal.
Sad reality of Filipino culture is that we appreciate other country's works and languages culture (IE. Korean Japanese, Chinese and American cultures) but we mostly tend to forget our own. The social thinking as a Filipino is that you MUST or you NEED to use or learn English to be competitive and skilled in job hirings. Somehow English became a basis to the level of education you had in the past. This is a country where you see medical books and law papers written in English. The language also comes to a point of too many slang words used that the correct way to use the language is slowly being forgotten unknowingly.... Sad, lungkot, pighati, sakit, dismaya Pero ito ang mapait na katotohanan nating mga pinoy, nawa'y wag nating kalimutan ang sariling atin ( T_T) kudos to ate for trying to appreciate and study our language despite many of us are trying to abandon it
It's not that we are forgetting our own. It's just that being in an archipelago that is made up of thousands of islands, each having their own language is something you have to consider. A person from the south will rather use English to communicate rather than Tagalog because it's awkward. It doesn't mean we do not understand, it's just less convenient.
@@Beck214 “From the south,” or you must mean Visayas. You do know Filipinos in Mindanao speak a mix of Tagalog and Cebuano, right? Especially in Davao and in regions like Bangsamoro where Marawi refugees speak Tagalog fluently.
@@achuuuooooosuuCagayan but went to college and law school in Cebu. Is Davao really that fluent when it comes to Tagalog? Most of my friends from there speak awkward Tagalog when we took the bar exams in Manila years ago. Heck, even Digong has a hard time expressing himself in tagalog.
I'm sure it will be worst now since English will be more dominant, knowing how prevalent social media is in the lives of Filipinos nowadays. But back in the day, when we took our Rizal class, most of the kids from premiere schools spoke Tagalog like they were in grade school (think of kids trying to learn how to read, that's how they sounded like). To make matters worst, they aced the written exams... So there was no reason for them to speak tagalog at that level. Hence, instead of having a play for our finals, our professor just made us make a written report about Noli mi Tangere, that's how bad it was haha.
That's why I don't fault her for not being able to learn Tagalog, because in the first place she grew up in a place where Hiligaynon is dominant, and when she went to Manila, people I assume would only speak English to her. If my classmates, who are native Filipinos, barely spoke any Tagalog, I would not expect a foreigner to be any better. Kasi nga were not a country that is mono-lingual, unlike Japan and other European countries.
@@Beck214 Tagalog speakers in Davao have a distinct accent and does grammar differently apart from Filipino (Standard Tagalog in Manila). For the most part, it’s understandable despite doing present tenses differently. Yeah, I can attest to what you're saying as well, I had classmates from Cebu and Davao who can't speak Tagalog very well, but that’s because I was in a posh school.
I had people I chatted online who were very fluent in Tagalog. I thought they’re from Manila until they told me they’re actually from Cebu. So I don’t think it’ll be that worse because it would only get worse if the KWF stops advocating Tagalog usage.
@@Beck214 and this is why conversational Filipino must be teached more in Elementary and Highschool in all of Schools regardless if its a private school or not. What's the use of Filipino as a national language if it can't be used by the people in different regions to understand each other?
English is our 2nd language, and should only be used when speaking to foreigners, not to your fellow countrymen.
The national language commission and deped should do something about this.
we dont care if you are not fluent in FILIPINO/TAGALOG. ang mahalaga mahal mo ang Pilipinas at you are proud of being a FILIPINO by heart❤
Ofc, she’s earning from it.
tapos kung hindi siya sa place sa Pinas na hindi naman tagalog ang primary language, syempre understandable. Iba kasing mga pinoy nakaka limot din na di lang Tagalog ang language na nag eexist sa Pinas.
What's amazing is that when you speak english, there's a slight Filipino accent. It's obvious to any Filipino native, and they can probably guess you spent a lot of time in the country.
Alam mo Jessica, kaya ko makinig sayo ng buong araw. Grabe yung pagkaka paliwanag mo tungkol sa wika, hindi lang sa Pilipinas, pati na din para sa ibang bansa. Hihintayin namin ang Tagalog mo! Laban at tyaga lang! ❤️
Did you know nowadays most of Filipino they can't speak pure Tagalog
Just to put this out there, I do not believe the Filipino language is a dying language. I used to believe that notion, but not anymore. 🙂
Perhaps Tagalog perse isn't spoken as deeply as in the classic literature nowadays, because its use is not expanded to go that deep anymore. However, Filipino as a language continues to (like you said) "evolve" ever more -especially now that Filipinos' nationalism keeps rising. Imho, the current Filipino language that incorporates words/expressions from other native languages found in different parts of the country, & even some foreign words, is evolving magnificently. 😁
Just think for a minute, even English evolves. Do you know of anyone who even speaks Shakespearean for everyday conversation nowadays? 😅 Rarely. Yes, it's still beautiful-sounding when spoken fluently, even as we hear them used in modern movies sometimes. But for everyday conversation, I don't think majority of even native English speakers are able to speak the language that way. 💁🏻 Filipino is like that, too. You will still find, even today, several Tagalog-speakers who can speak the language beautifully, as in the classics. We still have Filipinos who thrive in poetry, which is why we are still able to encounter them even today -only, not as much as most of us hope for, I guess 😌
I'm a mom that homeschools my son, btw, & tbh, I intentionally chose to bring up my son using English as his primary language, even though I have broken English myself (it doesn't show as much on written form, but when you hear me speak it's quite evident 😅). My reasons are the ff.: 1.it's a global language, 2.most subjects in school would be taught in English, 3.since we're in the PH my son will be able to pick Filipino up as he ages anyway (just as long as surrounding folks relentlessly encourage him to learn & practice it as well). He's about a decade old now, & his grasp & use of Filipino gets better, even as his English improves as well. 😊
Here's another thought, what's so wrong about being conyo "at first" when you have the goal of becoming fluent anyways? It's just the flip-side of the "trying hard mag-English" mindset that I really abhor growing up, where if one doesn't do well one shouldn't do it anymore?! Ludicrous! 🙄 This kind of mindset discourages personal growth & doesn't help anybody -except those who are able to thrive despite what naysayers throw at them 😏
Any skill that we want to learn will always feel awkward & difficult while we're in the early process of learning, & it's normal to stumble along the way -even halfway through the learning process. Still, if we incessantly invest time & effort in training, little by little, those investments will inevitably reap results, & our desired skills would be embedded unto us. So please don't be too hard on yourself, Jessica. Just keep training, believe in the process, & stay on course. Someone once said, "Your training will never betray you." 😊
Lastly, this has no more connection whatsoever with things I've written above, but I just want to tell you that you are a great conversationalist & storyteller. I enjoy your vlogs, even if they're mostly talking 😘I
Isa ka sa papatay ng national language natin because you chose your son to learn English as his primary language. Your son WILL NOT be able to pick up Filipino if many Filipino parents don't teach their kids Filipino as well. Anong klaseng logic 'yan? Paglaki ng anak mo at mga kasama niya puro English-speaking din dahil di rin tinuro ng magulang mag-Tagalog, EDI WALA NA SIYANG OPPORTUNITY PARA MATUTO PA NG TAGALOG DAHIL HINDI NA RIN NAIINTINDIHAN NG IBANG TAO ANG TAGALOG, English na lang ang alam dahil inuna nyo yang tinuro sa kanila.
@@achuuuooooosuu tumpak. tapos sasabihin niya na hindi raw "dying language". siguro ang definition niya nang pag-evolve ng Filipino eh maging Ingles. kung ingles ang alam na wika ng anak niya at walang magtuturo or kakausap sa kanya ng Filipino (dahil ang mga kaklase niya eh ganun din) so paano nga naman matututo yan. diyan pa lang mamamatay na ang wika natin. kung ang mga mahihirap na lang ang gagamit ng Filipino walang ipinagkaiba yan sa mga aborigines na unti-unting naging minorya. kaya positive scripting pa more. gusto niya lang itransform ang Filipino into English para maging katanggap-tanggap yung logic niya.
if your son lives here and he can't even speak fluent filipino (regardless kung anong filipino language yan) eh shame on you. jessica is a foreigner so i would cut her some slack. but in your case, no. stop putting it on an positive light that our language is not "dying". if the future generation were raised by their parents (by people like you, for instance) to use English as their mother tongue, how can you expect them to treat "Filipino" as their mother tongue if they were not even comfortable using it. your definition of Filipino language "evolving" is to make more Filipino words "anglicise" so it will be easier for people like you to convince yourself that your kids are still speaking Filipino and you didn't do your part in the extinction of the Filipino language. your comparison to Classic English vs the modern English is dumb. maybe people don't speak English the way we hear them in Classic novels however, they are still the same language. it's not the same with Filipino. our language's origin is Austronesian which is far from West Germanic (where English came from). so evolution what? you just want to anglicise Filipino, that's all. and btw, it's your job as a parent to impart the Filipino language to your children. it's not the school's job to do it for you. that's our legacy to the future generation. ang paisa-isa nagiging marami. so kung maraming katulad mo na mag-isip na palalakihin nila ang anak nila sa wikang ingles excuse me, mamatay talaga ang wika natin. thanks to people like you. sorry not sorry, but it's now time to make sampal yang logic nang mga katulad mo.
this is the best advice to all korean filipinos if you REALLY want to learn tagalog, put in a quarter of the effort you put in in trying to speak english without a thick korean accent or speaking PERFECT korean as if you grew up in korea all your life, into learning tagalog and in 3 months or less you will be fluent..just a quarter, not even half the effort...
for me I understand that you don't have to speak tagalog to all of your content. the important is you love the country and you're showing the love of our culture as a korean.
Jessica is like me when I was trying to speak in the language. Even though I am a pure Filipino myself. My first language is English at age 2, and I tried to speak Tagalog and Aklanon during my elementary days up until age 9-10 I have to communicate with my classmates in order for me to catch up with them they kept bullying me, treating me like the term "Spokening dollar" due to my language barrier. I only learned Aklanon during Highschool and a bit of Hiligaynon. Then I adapt in speaking and learning those even though I speak a bit slur and slang, if you want to speak the language just do not get pressured at yourself, just go with the flow in learning everyday. You can do it.
My son was born here in CA and he speaks fluent Tagalog. He's now 22 years old. When he was in 2nd grade, his teacher told us to continue talking to him in our native language at home because it will be an advantage to be bilingual when he grows up. I really admire that you put extra effort in learning the Filipino language compare to actual Filipinos who choose to speak english while living in Philippines just because it makes them "sosyal".
FYI: Filipino is NOT a dying language just so you know! Its definitely NOT as media here still promotes the use of it and in fact, there were politicians that vehemently promote it to be used in debates and law proposals. And I think even you sound "cute" when speaking filipino, you should just keep doing it as a practice even it takes time or otherwise you will never learn how to speak properly
My aunt says today's generation doesn't even know how to speak full Tagalog. Today's generation speaks Tagalog mixed with English. I see it as well Filipinos young generation doesn't even know how to speak Full Tagalog...
FYI it is.
@@ayenhapa4019 Can you prove that when tagalog is top 21 among the most spoken language en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_total_number_of_speakers
I have a proof that its not. How about you?
@@PrinceChaloner Does that define the whole filipino population?
Whaaat fyi😅😂🤣
I know Filipinos in PH like to speak in English. Meanwhile, fellow Filipino Americans regret not learning Tagalog or a Filipino dialect. Keep the Filipino language intact.
Yes I am amazed that my Niece who is born in and lives in Pampanga has no idea what Kapampangan is and her first Language is English apparently and she is only 5 years old. However in my case I was born in the USA and the only clue I had to Filipino culture was from Manila and how people in Manila spoke Tagalog. Yes I have lived in Sacramento and San Francisco where people speak multiple languages from English, Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese and Vietnamese in the neighborhoods I lived in.
However I never knew about Kapampangan until I saw UA-cam videos of Clark and on TV Patrol Pampanga I heard of lots of coverage over festivals in the province also I found out that my parents were born in Pampanga too.
I also learned that the US Air Force at one point had an air base in Clark. This is how people in the Philippines ended up learning English as a first language before Tagalog and Kapampangan.
@@harpsgalore6584 I lived in San Jose a few years ago. The thing I noticed was that most children blamed their Filipino parents for not teaching them Tagalog. I blame the parents, not the kids, for limiting them. I also lived in NY where I met Filipino nannies and was told that they hired because their employers wanted their kids to speak Tagalog and other languages -- apparently, they believed in studies where a child becomes more empathetic and can have higher IQ if their kids are able to speak more than one language. I notice those Filipino kids who studied at top universities in PH act entitled and even arrogant, having grown up speaking only English, looking down on other people who speak Tagalog. This is why Filipino parents in the US never teach their kids Tagalog, so they cannot be looked down. Ridiculous, I think.
@@denniszenanywhere my family did teach me Tagalog but they never taught me Kapampangan when I was little because some of this is that learning regional dialects like Visayan, Ilocano, Bicol, Chavacano and Kapampangan was never taught in the United States. But apparently at one point the State of Hawaii had Ilocano listed as the third most spoken language in that state after English and Native Hawaiian. Note this was true during the time that now President Bong Bong Marcos and Former President Ferdinand Marcos were in Hawaii from 1986-1989. In California I only see Tagalog listed as one of the top 5 languages spoken in the state along with Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish and English. Korean is included in some signs if you consider the top 10 languages spoken in California. I think it is important to know regional languages of the Philippines too because we need to preserve provincial culture too for future generations.
I felt sad when you said the Filipino language is slowly dying. Both of my children are studying at the public school here in Bacolod. You know public schools tend to teach more of our language. It somehow hits me very hard when my kiddos would frequently ask: "What is the Tagalog of this or that". I felt like they were alienated by their own country's language. I might as well teach them how important the culture is. Thank you for this video, Jessica. Kudos!
Jessica, naintindihan ko ang lahat ng paliwanag mo tungkol sa hindi ka naging sanay sa pagsasalita ng Tagalog. Pero nakikita ko naman na nagsisikap ka na makapagsalita ng diretsong Tagalog na simple lang sa umpisa. Mababaw pa ang Tagalog na alam mong sabihin. Hindi bale kasi kung palagi ka nagbabasa at nagsasalita ng Tagalog sa mga taong kasama mo ay matututo ka rin sa madaling panahon.Magsanay ka lang palagi kahit sa bahay ka, magsalita ka na parang may kausap ka. Kung kasama mo ang mga kamag- anak mo na marunong magtagalog o mga kaibigan, kusapin mo ng Tagalog at sabihin mo na kung mali ang sinabi mo ay ituro sa iyo ang tamang salita para alam mo. Ganon lang yun. Huwag ka mahiya at lakasan mo ang loob mo.As we always say : Practice makes perfect whether it be in Language, sports, singing, dancing, etc.
Salamat sa iyong pagmamahal sa aming wika. May iilang mga pilipino hindi na marunong managalog ng tuwid. Konting ensayo lang po. matututo mo rin po. Tiyaga lang po Binibining Jessica. Salamat sa iyong pagmamahal sa PILIPINAS. ❤❤❤
Thank you for loving our language. There are some Filipinis dont speak straight tagalog. Just keep praticing you'll get the hang of it. Patience, Miss Jessica. Thank you for loving the PHILIPPINES. ❤❤❤
Those people who said those to you couldn't even speak korean or any other language except english and tagalog. Learning another language is not easy and it's a never ending process. I'm actually envious of people who can speak 3 languages. You will get there eventually and hopefully me as well because right now im studying nihonggo as a filipino who just knows english and tagalog. Good luck sa atin lahat who are learning another language! 💪
It’s okay Jessica if you can’t speak Filipino fluently as of the moment. Not all Filipinos are “Robin Padilla”. Most of the Koreans studied here in the Philippines 🇵🇭 is to learn English, not Filipino. So that’s understandable. Only Robin Padiila can’t. 😂
Lagi nyang sinasabi na tumira sya sa pinas ng 9yrs pero hindi man lang natuto kahit basica kalokohan... Hindi na sya bata dapat bago sya nag decide manirahan dito nag-aral muna sya... Yung mga tulad nyo na bulag at uto-uto kaya namimihasa yang mga foreigner na mag feeling special dito sa PINAS... Dapat bago palang sya nag decide manirahan dito nag aral muna sya ng tagalog... Buti pa si Sylvia nag pa tutor muna ng tagalog bago bumisita dito, at si Moy bago sya nag Korea nag aral muna sya ng language nila... Kamo yang si Jessica PABEBE TALAGA... Paawa effect at PA CUTE LANG ALAM... WAKE UP MGA UTO-UTO...🙄
My dad always talks about "deep Hiligaynon" and how he is not fluent in Tagalog. In the past, I could not comprehend how he was not fluent, when he and my mom have spoken Tagalog every day for decades with each other because they cannot understand the others' primary language. My mom said that she only became fluent because she went to university in Manila. It took me beginning to learn Tagalog and asking my mom questions to figure out that they just switch to English whenever they cannot think of the Tagalog words, and they only have each other to say things to, anyway.
Their fluency level was why my dad opted to only teach us English, since they both had learned English simultaneously with their primary tongue and we live in a majority English-speaking country. I cannot help but envy all the people around me who grew up bilingual out of necessity. If only my parents knew that young children soak up languages more easily. I could have at least understood four languages.
Better to late than never.Remember this that miss Dasuri Choi came here in the Philippines at the age of 20 plus.She don't know how to speak english and tagalog but look at her now she speaks tagalog and english.
Dasuri is like understanding Taglish but not the Tagalog alone.
I watch her previous video on Star City and she can't understand what the Filipino announcer was saying because it's pure Tagalog.
@@connordrake5713Dasuri is more fluent in tagalog than Ryan Bang and she can pronounce the letter " S" and "R"...And she keeps improving especially she's in Bubble Gang now.
@@JJGAMBIT316 the reason why ryan bang can't pronounced filipino well because he has a short tongue, even in korean he still talks gibberish in short bulol rin sya..
@@lucascruz6896 maraming Korean na ang S talaga nila ay Shi...Imposibleng lahat sila ay kagaya ni Ryan na short tounge na sinasabi mo...Bigkasin nila amg Sisig ay Shishig,pag Sisiw ay Shishiw...Ang daming Korean na ganyan...Kaya imposible na lahat sila ay yang sinasabi mong short tounge...Eh bakit si Coco Martin ay ok naman ang S at R niya lol.
I appreciate your comments. Kahit ako alam ko na napakaganda ng wikang Filipino. Sana ay yakapin at mahalin ng mga pilipino ang sarili nilang wika.
one quick way to be conversant in Tagalog is to watch Filipino movies more often. Read out loud Filipino short stories or what ever article written in Tagalog . When you are with your Filipino friends try to converse with them in Tagalog. Good luck and wish you well .
Our country has many languages and I really love learning a new one when I encounter people from different regions.
Jessica, continue doing what youre doing. Youre doing just fine. Im from a certain province in the philippines. I can speak bisaya very well yet hav problems speaking in tagalog. Yet every time i visit cities in luzon i get comments like, "ay bisaya, or ' ka lalapag mo lang?", etc., being laugh at some times" so i speak english to those who can understand english and try to speak tagalog to those who cant. Logical, right? No problem at all. You cant please everybody, jessica.
I love the video but honestly, I don’t think you owe anyone an explanation. I was born and raised in the Philippines in a region where we speak Chavacano (Spanish influenced creole language) and most local folks have a hard time speaking Tagalog. Majority of the Philippines are from the Visayan and Mindanao regions where everyone speaks a different dialect and locals only learn Filipino in school for about an hour each day on average but go on and live their lives speaking a different language/dialect after class. Does that make us less Filipino? Not at all. The diversity we have in the Philippines is also one of the things that make our country very unique. Also, the fact that you feel Philippines is also your home and that you are promoting the Philippines to others is already something commendable. More power to you. I enjoy your videos.
I'm from the Visayas as well because of my parents. But I find our language (karay-a) hard in our Province since I spent my whole life here in the Tagalog region. Purong pinoy ako, born and raised in the Philippines and, maniwala ka sa'kin, Jessica. Most Filipino Tagalog peeps (Kahit ako) don't know or are unfamiliar with some of the "deep Tagalog" words that I sometimes hear from mga Lolo at lola's even though I spent my whole life here in Tagalog region. Even some Filipinos who have lived and died on local soil have found the language hard at one point in their lives. I tried learning Japanese in college for a year and only retained a little. like literally a little. 😆Learning any language is hard, and it takes years. And 10:03 Yess!! you indeed Improved! a lot! should be totally proud of your progress no matter how little you think it is. And to be honest, ang galing mo na nga mag tagalog even from your Videos months and years ago. I actually respect your decision to learn Tagalog because it's a language not a lot of people think is worth learning. We all go at our own pace; some are faster than others, some are slower, but we eventually get there. Maybe the people you know who learned Tagalog faster have more time, or more people to speak to who know the language. I know you really want to learn Tagalog. Doesn't matter if you're using Tag-lish halfway through, or if you end up sounding conyo or kahit pa pautal-utal ka pa or kahit ano pang tunog niyan. The important thing is, that you use it daily and regularly until you get a better grip on it. Don't worry about the pace - just enjoy the journey. It's admirable to know and see that you're trying. Naniniwala ako sa'yo na kayang kaya mo 'yan, Jessicaaa!! :))
3 Languages: Korean, English, Hiligaynon. That is already amazing!
Hey, what rocks your boat matters. ☺️
Saludo ako sayo Sylvia for putting your efforts on learning Filipino language. Actually you don't have to rush yourself, Jessica. Just take your time and don't be pressured. You will get there naturally. I respect you as you are and that respect will not go away even if you will not learn tagalog. And thank you for always loving the Filipino culture, I appreciate everything you do in promoting it just like this one in your video that you are promoting 'Buwan ng Wika'. Thank you so much and always stay safe!
You are not obliged to speak Tagalog. you will learn Tagalog not because you're obliged to,instead, it's because you liked to master the language.
Jess:" you're not obligated to speak in english, i am obligated to speak in filipino"
Salamat Jessica pinapahalaghan mo ang lenggwahe ng Pilipinas..
Nice sitdown talking vlog. Hehe..akala ko PODCAST DEW ito.. lolz
*LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR UPCOMING TRABAHO SERIES S2*
NakakaExciting ung mga spoiler ng trabaho sa S2.
but rather speak cebuano/bisaya than speaking tagalog, when communicating to tagalog speaking person i rather speak english. when they based the filipino language with tagalog, is an insult to us bisaya speakers in vismin region.
@@realm357 us ilokano speakers has no problem with that, why does Cebuano speakers seem so full of themselves?
@@realm357 FYI, Filipino is a standardized variety of Tagalog. based on the native dialect, spoken and written, in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago.
Mga uto-uto amp😂😂😂
Bilang isang Pilipinong mag-aaral, ako ay natutuwa sa iyong mga minungkahi sapagkat katulad na katulad sa mga iniisip ko tungkol sa wikang Filipino. Bakit kailangang mag-adjust ng native Filipinos to speak english sa foreigners (i guess that is part of our hospitality but that sorta kills our language). Nakakalungkot lang, so, personally I am trying to speak as much as Filipino words as possible. Kahit mahalaga rin namang aralin ang Ingles, huwag sanang kalimutan ang sariling wika. Practice with this, Ate Jess. I also love speaking deep tagalog words. 😁❤
I'm from Mindanao and I would say that learning Tagalog or Filipino was really hard. It was being taught in school since elementary but some of the Filipino words are very fluent that it's really hard to understand. Even though I am a Filipino it was like learning another language from another country. We can understand Tagalog but when it comes to speaking, we are really awkward.
I know the feeling. Im from Bohol
It's really the feeling. Since tagalog is also not our mother tongue, it became foreign to us and it is not really familiar (feels like someone from Philippines going to Indonesia or malaysia.) in the past before the idea of "One nation one language" of manuel quezon was born, our "Regions" were once NATIONS. And our "Dialects" were recognized as LANGUAGES. and yes, the spaniards even recognized it. The sad part is this is part of the process and our languages are being tagalized as time goes by, and majority of the Philippines still think our languages as dialects. 😃 for me today, I might as well try my effort speaking tagalog but it would be much better for me to speak English since it is the international language that unites our nations.
I also think speaking Filipino Tagalog without English words sounds better and the accent is also better.
Kagaya na lamang neto, nararamdaman mo rin ba na tila nag-iiba ang iyong huni o pagkabigkas sa mga salita? Kayganda talagang pakinggan nang wikang tagalog dahil parang tumutula ka kapag binibigkas mo ito.
Kaya ang nais ko talaga ay maibalik na sana ang Baybayin. Sapagkat kapag gumagamit ka ng Baybayin ay nagiging buong tagalog ang sinasabi mo, dahil mahirap mag baybay ng wikang Ingles gamit ang sulat ng Baybayin.
I would just like to point out that, I do not think our Filipino language will be diminished--especially the regional languages. That is just too much to be worried about. Our language/s are part of our cultural identity as a filipino.
Although, yes partly true, there are younger generations (especially those kids who belong to a well-off family) whose first language would be english. But take note, that should not be treated as in general. Especially, when you are living in a province--wherein we'd still have to use our language in a daily basis. If we have to speak in Tagalog or English --then we have to.
How amazing it is to spoke different languages. Hence, I do not think that Filipino Language will be gone soon.
I agree.. And just to add to your point, I also feel that our Filipino language is gaining interest from more & more foreigners even more at present times.. Jessica is living proof of that, which is why she continues to strive in learning Filipino despite her struggles.. So Filipino is here to stay & will just continue to expand & evolve 😊
I am Filipino, born and raised in the Philippines, but I am not good in speaking Tagalog. My mother tongue is Bisaya and my second language is English. Don't feel pressured in speaking the language. If people can find your videos here in youtube, they can understand English.
Most of your followers are Filipino. Do you have Korean followers? One good characteristic of Filipinos is that they know how to speak and understand English. I like Will Dasovich and Ryan Bang's efforts to learn Tagalog. You do need to learn Tagalog if you want to. Most vloggers speak English anyway.
Absolutely you're correct. She needs to learn how to speak tagalog, same thing when she learned how to speak english. Even ryan bang,he suggested to speak more tagalog to able to interact closer to more filipino viewers.
i think if she speak filipino language or even taglish, almost of the comment here is tagalog, ano ba ang rules ng governo sa ibang mga lahi na matagal na sa pilipinas, may filipino citizenship naba sila? kagaya nila mike and nilly, or torrist parin sila?
Took me 12 years to confidently speak it.
So, I'm Indonesian and transitioning from speaking Bahasa to Fil-Tagalog is so frickin difficult because the 2 languages sounds so similar yet distinct. So i kept mixing up words and accents when speaking tagalog.
Idk why but 12 years later something clicked in me and I started to immitate the way people speak Tagalog and actually started to mostly speak Tagalog from grade 11-12 lmao.
Immitating the Filipino accent ain't easy either because I have to change my mentality to a Filipino one, and if I didn't get enough sleep I'll end up only speaking English for the whole day.
Pabay-i da sila, Jess! You speak Hiligaynon, English and Korean. You are already far better than most people. I hope no one bashes you because you can't speak Filipino. A lot of Filipinos can't speak Filipino but they are not any less Filipino because of that.
RYAN BANG PARIN DA BEST MARUNONG SIYANG MAG TAGALOG
@@third_warrior1238 do we have to compare? She is probably still better than you. There! Since we are comparing. 🤣
@@third_warrior1238 Edi dun ka manood sa kanya siraulo ka pala eh😅
@@third_warrior1238 And she is better than you. Can you speak English properly? Or another language? Or some dialects? If you can, try and show us. If not, wag kang kuda nang kuda
My pure korean friend lived in the Philippines for 8 years and she can't speak Filipino fluently but she can understand. So when we talk I sometimes use Filipino and she will reply with English.
Compared to some Fil-foreign Artista,Vlogger and singers who is half pinoy that doesn't put effort in learning Tagalog even tho they are here years and years and making their money off the land and people ( crazy right ) I find foreign artists and vloggers like you, Hungry Syrian and Ryan Bang more pinoy than these Fil foreign influencers..thank you for loving everything Phillipines ❤
I agree too! Especially the Pinoy's that live here in the USA only told me about Tagalog, English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean but not the other dialects of the Philippines. I never knew I was supposed to know the provincial languages. I only knew Tagalog and Filipino culture based on stuff in Metro Manila. I found out later in life that my entire family was born in Pampanga and there is a language called Kapampangan. However I was born in the USA and lived in the USA my entire life and never knew about provincial culture directly.
wala naman nanghahate sakanya. people just find it weird na lagi niya sinasabi sa vlogs niya na she basically grew up in the ph but can't even speak tagalog or whatever dialect is used where she grew up pero magaling niya mag english. unlike sa mga ibang korean vloggers like dasuri choi, kristypata even yung friend niya na si liah ang galing nila magsalita ng tagalog. 'hindi naman kasi siya sa manila lumaki' sa manila lang ba nag tatagalog mga tao? slyvia kim na based sa korea ang galing mag tagalog even hana cho na lumaki sa mindanao fluent na sa tagalog. just say na di siya masyado interested matuto mag tagalog before kasi mga nakapaligid sakanya english gamit na language unlike ngayon sikat siya need niya talaga matuto. anyway! matututo din siya after ilang years fightingggg
I can relate to you lot Jessica. I get insecure of my bisaya because I was absorbing too much english books and entertainment when I was 10 and then suddenly my bisaya was degrading slowly. I wanna speak english, bisaya and tagalog super fluently in the future.
*I will never accept saying the language is "filipino". Filipino refers to our NATIONALITY. Our language is TAGALOG!*
It doesn't matter if you're not yet good in Tagalog, it's not a REQUIREMENT. Since you're a foreigner, a Korean at that, we know it will take time. Don't be bothered by the comments about not speaking Tagalog. Wherever you're at ease, that would be fine. It's better than trying too hard. Let it flow, naturally.
Yea not a requirement, but it is a factor when thinking na ang tagal na niya. Even ryan knows how important learning tagalog is specially kung dito na nakatira. Kahit nga mga tsinoy kahit utal-utal nagtatagalog eh. Kumikita siya sa pinas malamang dapat siyang matuto magtagalog. Di naman sa ni rerequire yan pero respeto narin sa mga nanonood sa kanya. Gusto niya ang bansa kaya dapat gusto rin niya ang salita nito. Tagalog ang nagbubuhat sa bansa upang mas makilala. Kaya ganun.
Mas miintindihan mo kung nakikinig ka sa mga pag aaral sa paksang napag-aaralan sa filipino.
@@anonymoushoooman7518 so di ka nanuod ng mga ingles na palabas dito sa UA-cam? Be realistic, kanya-kanya style yan. We are not dictators to decide which language would they used. Di wag ka manuod para dk mahihirapan. Ganun yan kasimple.
@@glenndavidtorres magbasa ka ulit
@@anonymoushoooman7518 magbasa? Ikaw ba nagbasa at naintindihan mo mabuti sinabi ko? Intindihin mo muna mabuti sinasabi mo bago ka dumakdak. Until such time ikaw na nagpapasweldo dyan, saka ka magreklamo. Ryan Bang, gusto mo bang nababaluktot ang wika mo? Natutuwa kb sa ganun? Mas mabuti pang dahan-dahan matutunan ng tama ang salita natin kesa sa binabaluktot nila at mukhang katawa-katawa. In due time, she will learn how to speak the local language. Nagmamadali ka wala ka namang naitutulong sa kanya.
@@glenndavidtorres boom slay. Yes! Keep placing the haters to their place✨
Everyone I knew, whether they're family or friends, spoke a mix of three languages (Tagalog, Spanish, and English) while growing up in Manila. I suggest that you start off that way and then slowly enhance your Tagalog vocabulary as you progress. Personally, I can't speak "pure" Tagalog and I was born in the Philippines! Don't feel bad. Your content speaks for itself regardless of the language. I've been deeply touched by some foreign films where I had to depend on the caption to follow along with the storyline. If the underlying message is relatable to your audience, even Mime would suffice as a medium. Concentrate on the message and your mastery of Tagalog will eventually follow one day. Keep up the good work!
Spend more years here in the philippines and make more pilipino friends and don't hesitate to ask if there are words that you dont inderstand we always here your fans to help you.☺️☺️☺️
how is it that some filipinos call out other filipinos for not speaking fluent english but also call out foreigners for not speaking fluent tagalog? that's kinda whack. these ppl shouldn't be forcing their own expectations on you. or anyone else for that matter. you're doing fine jessica. everything is a process. proud of youuuu
The wonders of philippines is our language. Magtravel ka from manila to north, first province is bulacan a tagalog variant, then kapampangan in pampanga a totally different language, then up north theres pangasinense, ilocano, panggalatok. Partida land border lang yan pero nag iiba na ang language. Same sa panay island, hiligaynon sa ilo ilo pagtawid ng antique kiniray ay na. Ang liit na bansa pero ang daming language. Pero ang maganda sa pilipinas, filipino national language that is base in tagalog pero pwede magpasok ng salita galing sa ibat ibang lugar sa pilipinas.
My first language is Isnag (from apayao province northern philippines) and I grew up preferring english over tagalog, only in highschool when I moved to the city where I had to make an effort in tagalog and it took me a long time before i was fully cobfident with my tagalog accent and to speak it anywhere
Cause when I was in grade 7-8 my tagalog accent was just too Isnag and unnatural, but I eventually got it and I'm happy bout that, now me and some of my friends are praticing our ilocano just because we want to
I love that the philippines is so diverse in languages!!
it doesn't matter if you speak tagalog or now. What matters is how you exhibit your love for the culture. If you want to practice, no need to feel pressure:) Continue what your doing the best!
Jess, it's okay. You're from Bacolod. Why do you always need to explain yourself? I don't speak Tagalog at all ... and don't care either. My parents didn't speak it well. In fact, a lot of Filipinos don't speak Tagalog well or don't speak it at all. And many of them don't care, too. It's the truth. It's a diverse country with a variety of languages and cultures. Up North, they always like to guilt you for not speaking Tagalog. When the reality is that the rest of the country prefers not to. Hiligaynon is a beautiful language, and that part of the country (Iloilo, Bacolod, etc.) has a beautiful culture. I'm glad that you still understand "Ilonggo" and speak it a little.
No worry dear I’m not fluent in Tagalog also cause I grew up in Iloilo , it doesn’t make you a lesser person. Even though we are lacking in Tagalog language we are Rich in Hiligaynon language . Mabuhay ang Hiligaynon nga lengwahe 🙌👍🏻👊
Hiligaynon is a Filipino language. Speaking that language as your mother tongue instead of English is what truly matters.
Tagalog will never die as long as there’s a Filipino Alive. Mass media is spoken in English & tagalog
it will die if the younger generation were not even taught to use it as their mother tongue and if the younger generation are more accustomed to use english as their primary language. Filipino will become the same as Ireland if this logic continues.
Filipino language is one “collective languages.” So This would mean that tagalog, ilocano, bisaya, and etc. are official languages because they are “Filipino.” But ofc tagalog is still standardize.
That is not true. FYI, Filipino is the standardized variety of Tagalog based on the native dialect, spoken and written, in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago.
This is the definition of Filipino (language) how can we argue with facts?
Don't mix up Filipino language and Philippine languages. They are two different things.
@@XandieFireman yeah your correct but dang the philippines needs to make up their mind and change it bc filipino is just tagalog no matter what it is. Just change it back to tagalog, it is so stupid 😅😅 No hard feelings tho, it just making it more confusing. Alê la allût daya tôlay ye, komporme la îpay da ki history.
@@joelrhodricktacas6963 "filipino is just tagalog" 🧐 No. Id rather have Filipino as the national language than Tagalog. At least in Filipino we have words from other filipino languages.
@@-...................- Ik i would rather have Filipino, but as you can see my definition is wrong apparently. I thought it was one collective language but no it is just tagalog no matter what. Tbh, i dont know why the official language changed from tagalog to filipino if it is still just tagalog. It is confusing as I said. I’m not tagalog btw I’m from the tribe igorot.
lol diba ang ironic na they tell her to speak tagalog sa comments pero naka english? idk abt u guys but jessica's free to speak in whatever language she's comfortable with. also she's not completely clueless with our language naman, she obviously understands expressions and knows essential tagalog words here and there. it's not impossible for her to be fluent but pressuring her, forcing her, and especially shaming her for not being able to speak fluent tagalog is wrong.
you basically grew up in the philippines so it would look weird if you met the rookie youtuber filipino boo and he spoke better tagalog than you. lol hes been in the philippines for 6 months and his tagalog is getting a lot better.. if you dont use it, youre not going to get better at it.. look at ryan bang, dasuri choi, they came to the phils when they were already in their teens yet they speak the language so fluently. its because they really wanted to learn.. you and kristypata both grew up in the phils but you dont speak the language and its kinda weird to be honest.. if ryan bang and dasuri choi who didnt speak a word of tagalog when they arived to the country could do it, what more people like you who grew up and were raised in the phils..
She spoke Hiligaynon and not Tagalog. So she spoke the dialect of where she grew up. I was born and raised in Cebu. I’m a Cebuana and my English is better than my Tagalog. Besides Jessica can understand and speak Tagalog, she’s just not at a point where she can speak it fluently. As for Ryan Bang, well Jessica’s English is better than his… really depends on where you focus. Jessica focused on speaking English. That’s the primary reason why she (and a lot of Koreans) come to the Philippines in the first place.
@@jaydee757coco Yes I noticed when I went to my family's home province of Pampanga I noticed a Korean District in the Clark area. That area previously was a neighborhood where Americans lived when Clark Air Base was managed by the US Air Force.
People give you flack for not learning Filipino? Philippines is not a mono-lingual county unlike Japan and other European countries. We are comprised of thousands of islands, each having their own language. Hence, Hiligaynon is also considered "Filipino".
So don't pressure yourself too much if you're unable to learn Tagalog. It's not just you, but also your environment. Maybe it's because people see you as a foreigner so they would immediately talk to you in English, hence you cannot learn tagalog.
I hsd a classmate in law school from Manila. She did her undergrad in Beda, but had to study in Cebu because of her family's business. She spoke zero bisaya. However, after a few months, you would think she's a native of Cebu because of how she talked. Turns out when people talk to you in bisaya constantly, you also learn to speak bisaya. Mind blown? So ask more people to talk to you in Tagalog.
Good luck on learning. Know that what matters most is not the language, but rather it is your love for the Philippines which can be expressed in different forms, which also includes Korean :)
I can understand and relate in some ways to your situation.
I’m half filipino and grew up understanding/ speaking Bisaya and English. More recent years I’ve been learning more Tagalog. When living in Luzon It’s difficult to apply Tagalog and practice in initial conversations with people there as 1. I look like a foreigner to them so they’ll just assume I just speak English and they’ll speak it to me accordingly.
2. They’ll see it as opportunity to practice their English with me and I’ll oblige and help them out haha
It's not your fault that you're still not fluent in Tagalog. Especially because a lot of Filipinos will automatically speak to you in English and they will stick speaking in English to you even though they know you're learning Tagalog. This is the reason why I live stream using Tagalog so that foreigners who are learning Tagalog will have a learning media or listening material on the internet. I want to encourage many streamers to do the same with other Philippine languages too.
That’s the problem with trying to become a jack of all trades - you become a master of none. So focusing on English was the right was the right way to go.
That's the problem with someone that is very weak minded and no motivation. They cant withstand the hardship of learning new stuff for them
Me as a Filipino, whenever we learn or read poem, literatures, stories, its so hard to understand that I will copy the poem and translate it to english. Pure old Tagalog is super hard unlike the modern Tagalog where is has mixed language, Spanish, malay, and english.
i think other people just dont want to speak tagalog even though they can is because they think its beneath them, like erwan heussaff, people like him think its not cool.. the guy put all his effort in speaking english like a californian (eventhough he didnt grow up there) instead of putting some of that effort in speaking the language spoken in the country hes been living in almost his whole life.. i remember he was in one of wil dasovich's vlog and he made some remark about his sister's(solen) french skills, he was making fun of her because she couldnt speak french and english well or something like that. i remember thinking at that time "solenn couldnt speak a lick of tagalog but now speaks like a native because she tried hard and really put time and effort, maybe shes the one who should be making fun of you" Ive been living in a foreign country for 2 decades, I adjust to the people and the environment, i dont make the people adjust to me. filipinos work overseas and theyre not going to survive if they didnt learn the language used in the country their living in.. foreigners in the phils are so lucky because filipinos are the ones always putting the effort adjusting to them..
I am half Filipino. My mother is Filipino. My father is Brazilian. Because my parents don't speak the same language there was no use for speaking Bisaya (my mother's dialect) or Filipino when I was growing up. So I never learned. Looking back, I am pretty sad at the missed opportunity for me to have grown up speaking English, Portuguese, and Filipino. But I can always learn!
Bisaya is actually an own language
I think speaking more Tagalog in your conversation with your friends will help you improve your "conversational Tagalog". Learning deep Tagalog may help and having a tutor to improve the grammar may help but trying to speak more or trying to apply Tagalog more often in your conversation may greatly help your improvement. especially sounding more like a natural than sounding too formal or too "from the books" Tagalog.
I really appreciate your honesty and your drive and passion to try and speak fluently in our language and I can't wait to see your improvement very soon!
4:13 wala lang, I just missed the Jessica and Sylvia tandem. wala lang toh guys, medyo soap hours lang.
For me, if you really want to learn a new language, you should have constant conversation so that you can practice it. One thing I nkticed is that, people around you speaks english, your filipino family in your vlogs speaks to you in english, your friends and people you work with. Maybe try to initiate to speak in filipino so that people you talk to will knkw that you want tk converse in filipino. I think that's the first step
Take this as an example in translating from Filipino to English sentence: PANG ILAN KA SA INYONG MAGKAKAPATID? This sentence doesn't have an exact translation into English.
I love that you're making the effort to learn Tagalog. It's never too late to learn a new language (although it definitely isn't "new" to you at this point; you pretty much understand it already).
I'm also in the process of learning a language, though I'm completely new to it, so I still have a very long way to go before I become fluent.
nobody is forcing her.. she herself realizes how weird it is that she basically grew up in the phils but can't speak tagalog or whatever dialect is used where she grew up but speaks english and perfect korean.. if she only listens to most of the fangirls in the comment section, she wouldnt improve as an individual...thats why social media is cancer. Im glad i grew up in an era before social media..how can you get an honest feedback from people who are just happy to see foreigners mentioning jollibee and anything filipino in their video?? theyre just there to kiss ass and not give any constructive criticism..
It's okay jessica, just take your time to learn Filipino language. We appreciate your hard work 🥺
Anong take your time??? Ano yan bata??? Yung mga tulad nyo na bulag at uto-uto kaya namimihasa yung mga foreigner na mag feeling special dito sa PINAS... Dapat bago palang sya nag decide manirahan dito nag aral muna sya ng tagalog... Buti pa si Sylvia nag pa tutor muna ng tagalog bago bumisita dito, at si Moy bago sya nag Korea nag aral muna sya ng language nila... Kamo yang si Jessica PABEBE TALAGA... Paawa effect at PA CUTE LANG ALAM... WAKE UP MGA UTO-UTO...🙄
ang dami dito sa comment "okay lang yan kahit di ka marunong mag tagalog...." etc naisip ko bigla sa ibang bansa kaya applicable ganyan mindset? like sa korea okay lang ba pumunta tayong mga pinoy tapos di marunong mag korean. ofc pag nasa ibang country ka kailangan mo mag effort matutunan language may mga pinoy nga fluent mag korean e. anyway fighting magiging fluent ka rin like liah and ibang korean vloggers na based sa ph!!!
adapt and evolve.....taglish is fine po....as long as naiintindihan k ng kausap mo...the most important thing of being a Filipino is using Po and Opo especially when your talking to your elders or if your having a conversation to someone you dont know actually. like for examppe when your asking for directions or anything you wanted to know using po at opo at this circumstances makes the other person respond like more respectful too..my point is kahit konyo ka magsalita wla problema basta magalang kang kausa Jess...
Dont mind them. Not being able to speak fluent tagalog doesnt mean youre not filipino by heart
Another thing people should consider - Jessica is trying to learn a 3rd language through her 2nd language. Makes it even more difficult.
I can speak 6 language, illonggo, Cebuano, Tagalog, English, Spanish and Indonesian, and now I'm learning Korean coz I want to work to Korea.
Wanting to learn deep Tagalog is a lofty goal, and we appreciate you for that. But I think you can start with conversational Tagalog. You don’t really have to learn every word because there are English equivalents. Speaking just the way you do in English with about half in Tagalog would be very acceptable and actually has its advantages in business and personal dealings in the PH. I think the best way to learn quickly is to talk to your friends in Tagalog, even in text, watch Tagalog movies or listen to OPM and look at the pronunciations, and continue with your tutoring. Even Koreans use English words while talking Korean...which make it KorIsh haha
They actually say Konglish 😜
Don't worry Jessica. I'm born here in the Philippines and my parents raised me speaking in Tagalog, but I can't spell well and can't express myself well. I'm not fluent in any language. Para saakin impressive na yung compression mo at marami ka namang alam sa history ng Pilipinas. Merong mga tao na marunong ngang ag tagalog pero wala namang alam sa history. Halata na nag aral ka dito dahil it shows in your videos how much you know about Philippines.
Also noong nag shopping kayo sa divisoria you can communicate well naman. Kahit kami naman na mga Filipino taglish rin naman. The important thing is you're trying. Hope you don't feel pressured and just enjoy it.
Kudos to you ate Jessica! We appreciate your endeavor on trying to learn the Filipino language. Fighting!
Me being pinoy herein living in the Philippines do stuggle engaging in conversational filipino. I can totally understand filipino but living in the province, speaking Cebuano, di ko talaga kinailangan mag tagalog. Kaya ngayon, i do struggle in my filipino, i buffer most of the time. I could hear same sentiments from my friends. We do understand you jessica. 💕
Tanong lang walang halong pang aasar or pang lalait... bakit di kayo marunong mag tagalog?? Bakit kami kapampangan pero ang lalim namin mag tagalog
@@yoshikimurayama6013 opo. Kahit tingnan niyo pa sa tiktok, maraming bisaya/cebuano tiktoker na mas comfortable mag english. Natatawa or nagcricringe sila mag tagalog. Di naman sa di kami nakkaiintinde pero mahirap yung conversational talaga. Tsaka since bata, yung mother tongue, is cebuano yung gamit tapos yung tinuturo sa school/bahay is english rin. Sa tv lang and isang subject lang ang filipino kaya di talaga namin nagagamit pero we could understand naman. Nagbubuffer lang talaga.
to all the filipinos making excuses for koreans who grew up in the phils who cant speak tagalog, try to go and work in another country and purposely not learn the language and see how it goes..no one is forcing her to learn the language. filipinos are just actually saying what theyve been thinking.. instead of actually giving her sound advice, which is to learn the language used in the country where she lives and works and studies, youre trying to come up with excuses for her that would not benefit her in the long run.. this trend of foreigners coming to the phils and not even trying to put in even a small effort to adapt needs to stop.. us filipinos, specially OFW's, work so hard adapting to the environment and people in the country we're working in, if we can learn the language even though we didnt grow up in the country, what more the foreigners who basically grew up in the phils, in fact, most of them understand and can speak it but they'd rather sound like a californian speaking english than a filipino speaking tagalog. and thats ok, but dont expect filipinos to not call them out.. youtube is not just for kissing asses, its also for telling the truth and productive criticism..
That's unfair though. When you work in other countries, they speak to you in their own native language; in the Philippines, when they see foreigners they assume you don't know the language and will talk to you in English, hence they aren't able to learn the basics. Furthermore, not even the entire Filipino population is fluent in Tagalog, because we're comprised of different islands speaking different languages. So if Filipino natives aren't even fluent in Tagalog, what make you think foreigners are any better.
I saw one of her vids she speaks better ilonggo than tagalog, so it's normal for her that she couldn't adapt tagalog bcs she lives in bacolod..
If you watch all of her vids from the beginning u know you shouldn't asked about this, bcs all of her vids explained her life in the Philippines
well i cant blame you. tagalog is not just a filipino language. its not even just one language its the combination of 7 different tagalog language from 7 different province, so its really really hard. its even harder than english
also not all filipinos speak filipino language, especially those in visayas or in mindanao, but almost all of them speaks english
It's supposed to be Filipino LANGUAGES, since Tagalog is not the only language spoken in the country. Hiligaynon, Bisaya, Kinaray-a etc, they are all part of the languages of the Philippines. lol
@@yeetah42025 yes they all are part of philippines but the reason why philippine government uses tagalog as the main language of philippines is because of philippine revolution. 8 rays of sun in our flag represents 8 provinces that starts revolution. 7 of them spoke tagalog. so they decided go make it as main language since its majority they unified different tagalog and then they added english as second language for those who dont speak tagalog. imagine if a filipino language consist of all language of all of its ethnicity? the pain of studying and unifying what each word should be.
Your not obligated to speak in Tagalog but Jess you made us look up on you coz your putting an extra effort to do so also your research is so deep and just talking alone in your vlog is much better than other vlogs there coz your content is up to date and knowledgeable. You imparted knowledge about Philipinnes and it's languages that we do not know as a Filipino. A big thank you for that po.
Wow, i didn't realize you're actually younger than me. I thought you're already 25+ years old 😂😭 it wasn't until you said you just graduated HS 3yrs ago when i got curious about your age 🥲
Anyway thank you for loving the Philippines! It's nice to be appreciated by people who come from other places. I love your content and i always look forward to your new videos. Hope you don't get tired of learning our language and our culture. Stay safe always! Sending love 💗
Mainly from Visayas here, Tagalog is really difficult as for me thou. I preferred English as it is my second language. Mostly Bisaya people are more capable to speak English rather than Tagalog.
okay lang yan ate jessica basta ang puso mo ay isang koreanangpilipina🇵🇭🇰🇷
There are a grip of people that don’t speak tagalog well because we grew up speaking another language. I spoke Ilocano all my life and didn’t learn Tagalog until my 30’s. I still suck at it.
I don’t get why this is still an issue! Jessica is even more Filipino than any average Filipino citizen. For me speaking the language of a country does not necessarily equate to love for the country. What matters more is the heart and the values you show to the people around you ❤
Sorry, but your reasoning has a big issue, because what if the situation was on the other shoe? argumentum ad absurdum - You are a nurse born and raised in Cebu, with very poor tagalog, you got a big break and managed to go to Germany to work in a hospital there, you think your english can carry you through the interaction, culture and life within that country? you assume all german locals there can speak english? solely english can only get you so far, eventually you will have to resort on slowly learning their native language to make your life there easier, even if you love Germany.
it is a big issue if the locals where jessica lives have great difficulty in speaking and understanding english (e.g. maybe a very remote cultural minority village where most inhabitants have very limited exposure to english) then she needs to learn their mother tongue or at least the regional language they are more familiar with whether ilokano, cebuano, bikolano, hiligaynon, waray, etc. for a convenient interaction. but she lives in manila where english is widely spoken and understood. she can use english exclusively in manila and manileños won't mind coz she is a foreigner. her effort to speak filipino fluently would be highly appreciated by the local manileños but most will think that it is unnecessary coz they can converse with her conveniently in english.
p.s. pasensiya na dahil nagreply ako kahit di para sa akin yung message. tingin ko pareho tayo ng pananaw pero gusto ko lang linawin na iba sitwasyon ni jessica sa nurse na binanggit mo.
Honestly, don't feel too bad about not knowing Tagalog; the idea that being Filipino = knowing Tagalog is something a lot of us non-Tagalog Filipinos hate. (Not all of us see Tagalog as "sariling atin"; for plenty of us it's effectively foreign)
Where I live, in my corner of the Visayas, we would choose to speak Cebuano instead, even during Buwan ng Wika. And when I go to Manila I would exclusively speak either English or Cebuano (there's a lot of Cebuanos in Manila); I am not any less of a Filipino because I don't speak Tagalog, just as Tagalogs are not any less of a Filipino because they don't speak Cebuano.
And given that Filipino Childhood was in Bacolod and you identify as being Bacolod-non, definitely be proud of being Hiligaynon! Speak it, feature it on your channel, and try to master it more :D
Learning Filipino is good, but it's not at all a cornerstone of being Filipino.
The way she answer the questions, give her opinions on her videos like a beauty pageant. Such a talented and smart girl. Keep it up!😇
i've been 46 years since birth but i don't know how to fluently speak tagalog, i'm a very proud bisaya but i rather speak English than tagalog.