Tagalog Lesson: What time is it?

http://www.viloria.com - Learn to speak Tagalog with this episode from the Viloria.com Pinoy Podcast (Episode 27).

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[MEGABOREDME]

The simplest way to tell the time in the Philippines is either by Spanish or by English. That way it's not confusing.

[viloria]

@MEGABOREDME I agree. You don't need to know Tagalog to tell the time in the Philippines. Simply say, for example: 9am or 9:30 :-)

[MEGABOREDME]

If I were a foreigner willing to learn the Filipino language, this lesson wouldn't be helpful. First of all it's not the type to be used in normal conversations with people and second because it'll just be outright weird to speak this way when telling the time. I'm not presenting myself as a person who doesn't appreciate her language but have you ever talked to someone who spoke this way? I know I haven't.

[viloria]

@MEGABOREDME You're absolutely right! In fact, you don't even need Tagalog if you were to tell the time here in the Philippines. Simply use English, such as 8:30, for example.

Just keep in mind, however, that people learning Tagalog or Filipino have different goals.

Imagine the following:

Foreigner: "Anong oras na?"

Filipino: (smiling) "8:40"

Foreigner: "Ah, apatnapung sandali makalipas ang ika-walo ng umaga."

Filipino: "Whoa!"

Foreigner: (big smile)

[siaolang26010]

was that Boracay island in the end?

maganda po =]

[viloria]

@siaolang26010 If memory serves me right, that photo was taken in Bohol (Panglao Island Resort). Salamat po! :-)

[rdelacroix]

I agree with you here. Sadly, if you try to speak Filipino in its "pure" form (not taglish or whatnot), your fellow Filipinos will think you're weird and even make fun of you.

Ahh talaga naman, ang kanser ng lipunan.

[Jinisinsane]

its impossible because some english words doesn't have filipino substitutes so it kinda forces you to say it in english

[Aaronmogi]

@TheGiratina8 it has to be pito because the ancestor created that word to indicate 7.. hahaha.. in Javanese language, they also pronounce Pitu for 7. quite similar.

[Aaronmogi]

hei thanks for the video. anyway, does Oras mean time? becuase in my hometown (Manado, north Sulawesi) dialect, oras also means time, but not for clock. It is because we use 'hour' for asking the time.

[dreamiedramileycyrus]

Tell you what,I've seen loads of comments in loads of websites and videos saying Filipinos are Dumb. They're not. WE'RE not. Each and everyone and I mean EVERYONE in Philippines knows at least two or three languages. Like me, I'm a Filipina, i speak Tagalog. I also speak Bicolano and I also Speak English and with knowledge about Tagalog n English,I get to understand Spanish,its the mixture of both. We know our second language 'English' we can speak it for a lifetime.Go to other places, let's see

[LittleMaddy3]

thats so cool!! wait was i supposed to say that in Spanish?

[TheGiratina8]

why does pito have to be 7?? it makes me laugh not to be mean