How Fluent Are The Filipinos In English? (Language Challenge) | ASIAN BOSS

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[@dedomax07]

Filipinos are fluent in english but lack of confidence when having conversation.

[@Kirill-rc5ng]

Oh, that's so true i can speak in it well but i stutter in conversations

[@norvyneczonnfetalino9820]

Syempre, mahihiya ka talaga magsalita ng english dito sa pinas e masyadong "perfect" yung iba sa pag correct ng grammar e.

[@kentuckyfriedsiomai5660]

@@norvyneczonnfetalino9820 Indeed.

[@hisakiasakura480]

Or the expectations were to high. Kasi parang tinitingala pa sa Pinas ang mga taong nagsasalita ng ingles

[@kentuckyfriedsiomai5660]

@@hisakiasakura480 Yeah man. Karamihan di alam yung quote na "English is a language, not a measurement of intelligence"

[@tankshot3256]

Get them drunk and english conversation will be amplified.

[@leodiscorpion3350]

LFMAO HAHAHAHHA

[@chososnumber1wifey]

HHHAHHAHAHAHAHAH

[@chososnumber1wifey]

THIS IS SO TRUE

[@missrukia5226]

So true😂

[@novalazaro3266]

Hahahahaha

[@sydneydimaculangan7007]

Filipinos when happy: not fluent. Filipinos when mad: have an accent and really fluent at English. Like kung relate

[@sydneydimaculangan7007]

Tulip Hat if

[@MarsellaFyngold]

LMFAO WHY IS THIS SO ACCURATE?!?!?!

[@danielamurphy8560]

LMAO so yung pinakamatandang tita ko who's been an American for 40 years is obviously very fluent in English pero she has the strongest accent in my family and she hates it. (Most of my family lives in California.)

[@angelaornedo737]

agree

[@sociallydistanced7878]

@@ok-ym1qx kung means 'if' in English. Hence, what Sydney said is, "like if u can relate" lol

[@thelmapalconit2686]

For me 90% of Filipinos are fluent in English but only 30% has confidence -Love from Mars

[@SwagsterPotatoGD]

Wut

[@thelmapalconit2686]

@@SwagsterPotatoGD yeah it's true we Martians exist and we even have an internet but it's called "tenretni". It's 1000000x faster than yours dude

[@SwagsterPotatoGD]

@@thelmapalconit2686 jokes on you, our Neptune's internet is proved to be the fastest in the solar system, as proved by studies conducted by PeePeePooPoo university 69 years ago :)

[@thelmapalconit2686]

@@SwagsterPotatoGD I didn't say that our internet on Mars is the fastest but faster than Earth

[@thelmapalconit2686]

@@SwagsterPotatoGD but yeah I've been to Neptune for a vacation and there was some nice beaches and the internet is fast as you can imagine, even a 1000000000000gb can only take a second to download

[@siennabon_xx8406]

Fact: not every Filipino can actually speak English fluently, however, most Filipinos can definitely understand English. So compared to some Asian countries the language barrier for tourists isn't much of a problem here.

[@diannemagsacay153]

Facts.

[@familaranivanf.5793]

up

[@HelloRasupuBegasu]

Spittin facts right there.

[@tasyarosenna88]

i think entire south east asia youngster nowday can understand english language not only Filipino, for exception for ones who lives in more rural area. Internet make us easier to access foreign culture.

[@bindushekharbiswas8802]

yep...same over here in India, elderly people struggle to speak in English although they understand everything.

[@RtqoopbFl9WpIP9fULuihzt6Sk4t9u]

I'm good at writing in english but when it comes to talking... . . . I ' m d e a d i n s i d e . . .

[@sabrinnur2484]

I'm the opposite to you

[@sabrinnur2484]

@Ranem Shain what?

[@jasminp.a6657]

I feel you

[@orbitwastaken5292]

..... What if I was good in both but now I don't? XD

[@hansu-kundomaru1059]

..... Eat is pine beecost u lern.....

[@onemichael9822]

100% english in mind 10% speaking in english

[@kyoshi1950]

I relate hahaha

[@vincentjhonmaranga4802]

Oo nga ganyan ako

[@goldenbutterfly642]

Accurate Sobra

[@percyplant474]

Hahahaha trot

[@sunhaexh]

Lmao I can relate! 😂😂

[@misterminutes4504]

In my middle school class most of us can speak fluent english but we choose to speak in a hard broken accent because it's funnier.

[@fraserhu8034]

lots of Chinese students need Oral English teachers from Filipino. You don't need to work abroad. You only need a computer and work at home. welcome to contact me.

[@heartclaros8192]

Omg same

[@misterminutes4504]

@@heartclaros8192 lmao Ikr!!!

[@kanacucumber]

Same. I used to speak almost only in english when i was in elementary and in junior high, but I really opened up in college and started speaking in a my language with an accent so i can really talk to people who couldnt talk any english at all. Also its just fun to speak like that with my friends, so we shift from extremely fluent english to a really harsh local accent.

[@silenthermit4637]

Relatable

[@yuno7547]

Im fluent in english. Only when talking to myself.

[@moondust2365]

Same XD

[@samii_shinguji]

Ohhh!!! Same here!!

[@angstygyroscope7979]

Same

[@sunhaexh]

Same! 😂

[@lovelyshainecepe7523]

Me too hahaha

[@kuroneko6617]

I lost confidence in speaking English because I am shamed for being fluent at a young age. Crab-mentality is a serious unaddressed issue.

[@xx-ph5ml]

Dude same, i can barely memorize our native words for numbers and telling the time so I just say it in english. Sometimes i just speak less to avoid getting judged at.

[@cheskavega2071]

You should never lose confidence! It's something that we should be proud of. F*ck what people think, we are who we are! And I agree with you, crab mentality has been so common, it has been normalized here in the Philippines and I think this is why we never grow into a better society because people are always pulling other people down instead of helping them up.

[@deerhan6265]

This is the problem about Filipinos. My little cousin went to kindergarten and he speaks in English. He told us that the kids don't want to play with him because he speaks in English.

[@grosalie8801]

Well, how would you feel if someone fluent in French tried to speak to you in French ? You'll surely feel awkward.There is nothing wrong with speaking english; if you are talking to english speaking people, but speak Tagalog when you are with people who don't feel comfortable in speaking english. In Israel,Sweden and Norway for instance, almost everbody speaks english fluently, but they only speak Hebrew/norwegian/ swedish to each other. Fluency in any langauge is meant for communication and understanding, not to be brag about.

[@eli------------------0001]

when we go to other countries, we learn their language, when you go here, especially when your a Filipino, learn our language and please adjust.. It's not mainly crab mentality, but atleast try.. Don't you find it fun when foreigner try to speak in our language. . but you my fellow Filipino can't even adjust... Same with Filipinos who speak Tagalog only in areas with local dialect like Ilocano . . They are not trying enough to learn the Language.. I'm Ilocano and went to Bicol, I speak Bicol + Tagalog even if they speak tagalog for me to understand.. and they find it interesting.. I was never bullied for it. and I am also ugly so don't think they are bias.

[@theplacewhereucanfindmytra3691]

I think they failed to speak and gather their thoughts because of the unfamiliar topic, like FIFA.

[@FarahAbdurajan22]

💚🐥

[@theplacewhereucanfindmytra3691]

@@FarahAbdurajan22 hello fellow Ahgase.

[@FarahAbdurajan22]

Hiiiii~~💚🐥

[@shenand389]

I totally agree.

[@panengskie5994]

Oo nga what is FIFA🤣

[@trashymulti7792]

Me: Took 3 hours in making English essays Also me: took 3 minutes in making English rants..........

[@gabrieldelasalle4748]

😳😳😳

[@Dark-hu8tv]

I see you in me lpl🤣

[@osamabinballin5369]

It took me 3 minutes to write a full ass paragraph arguing with people in the internet, making reviews and rants of a show, but when it comes to writing an essay in school, i'm just gonna sit there and rethink my whole existence of what should i write in the introduction part for 5 whole minutes

[@wanderingbutterfly435]

omfg i’ve never been so relate in my whole entire life, why is this so accurate😭

[@Athaliah5]

Bakit kasi d kayo nag aral mabuti para maging competitive din kayo sa kahit anong aspeto.

[@Kirill-rc5ng]

Sometimes when filipinos speak in English, other filipinos that aren't that fluent in English would tease them and call them "maarte" it's annoying

[@bleu2689]

true :

[@AsheZerith]

That’s bc Filipinos think Smart shaming is okay, even if fluency in English isnt even a standard of knowledge

[@shaolinjack7439]

Sadly this is true , and why do tagalog speakers think that the only language used in the philippines is tagalog. Assuming tagalog is the only language in the philippines now thats just being ignorant.

[@raquelc7517]

I was on a Filipino FB group and I was the only Filipina who spoke English fluently (as it's technically my first language, as I was born in Canada). People just assumed I was being a smartass and that was annoying.

[@taranagalanawithinah2345]

mga inggit lang yun mga yun coz they can't communicate in english fluently

[@multimatthew4675]

Me: *A Filipino* Also me: *Reads Subtitles*

[@angl6757]

Same...aaf🤣

[@miguelvina7188]

Pakshet ahahahah

[@fer-dk6gg]

It happens when you watch a lot of animes

[@portablealcatel1157]

Relatable 😂

[@janiahsantos5673]

@@fer-dk6gg and dramas

[@PsyphaX09]

Make them write in English and you'll be blown away on how actually good Filipinos are in English. Just like most of the guys in this video, I struggle with English when speaking it. hehe

[@charlouaredidon6006]

then they're not good in english at all my friend.

[@CaptainNoch]

How does one write good English but speak bad English? Isn't that more of an excuse?

[@CaptainNoch]

Keahi Venus That is still an excuse. Of course, a very crafty excuse since it is hard to dismiss but still, if one wants to be proficient, they should really polish up their conversation skills. We live in a world where you speak, not write letters in front of one another.

[@unknowing5818]

Sadly, it's hard to find someone who has that kind of enthusiasm to learn.

[@PsyphaX09]

Philip Gabriel Alcantara Mercado You have to put in mind that not all of us speak English on daily basis, it is not an excuse but more of a struggle. We are not like you unfortunately...

[@AJ-ms6fj]

I just realized how similar indians and Filipinos are 1- their TAGLISH and our HINGLISH 2- English being 2nd most popular 3- a part of population not being able to fluently speak but definitely understand it And we ( both countries)should also keep in mind that English is just a language not a badge of "class " Love❤❤

[@superbeef8653]

fantastic!

[@comradeleppi2000]

In South part of India we know English we don't speak we keep priority to mother language.

[@jrexx2841]

Noice

[@Jack_Español]

@A J, I agree with you! Love from Philippines!

[@theomgchannel2871]

English is 1st most popular, not a lot of ppl know hinglish

[@jheynjimenez422]

I think one reason why Filipinos can't really speak English that fluently is because of lack of confidence, since a lot of us are very conscious with our grammar. 😁

[@ricaflorabelremulta7985]

true :(((

[@beatricealesna1738]

Also because some people are told that they are "maarte" or things like that and it's degrading in a way

[@char5285]

It sounds pretty good to me

[@ronananthonydon6616]

@@beatricealesna1738 ikr? I am a filipino and I can understand english very fluently and although I speak english fluently I still don't have the guts to speak straight english since there's a lot of people saying rude things like 'maarte' basically it's crab mentality.

[@realamazingworld6756]

Not true! It’s because they’re shy

[@vivian.victoriaii84]

I want to go to the Philippines and learn tagalog! Lately, I have been watching Filipino movies on netflix hehe; I love how they speak and I love the places they show. One day maybe I will be able to visit. Much love from Mexico!

[@OhMyJUPIT33R]

Thank you for appreciating the beauty of the Philippines. When you come here try to visit boracay and palawan, it is a very beautiful island. 😊

[@speedsterwolf8204]

Thanks so much! Ur gonna love the Philippines! I’ve always wanted to go to Mexico too since I have lots of latinas and hispanic friends and we’ve shared cultures!!

[@jinchoi4680]

Well you're a Mexican so it would be easier for you to understand Tagalog because most of the people here mix English and Tagalog and also have lots of Spanish vocabulary.

[@andrewcabiso2198]

Mexico pampanga

[@EXOL-jh1oy]

TAGA MEXICO PAMPANGA PALA NO HAHAHA

[@chanelvenus]

Some Filipinos can honestly speak English fluently. Not all are like these in the video.

[@yang.yang_]

I agree

[@nini-xp4vo]

Do you know what "some" is?

[@nicknack3460]

Me and my siblings

[@playzonexspidey9691]

Lol some

[@ly7678]

IKR!!

[@dazaiosamu6389]

I can't really speak English well. There's a time that I cried when I was writing a poem as an assignment and I'm not even confident when I'm typing this

[@harmonica2031]

but ur english is good! and I'm also a chou tzuyu stan!

[@trixiaalvarez6330]

Ify

[@ninetine3052]

it's okay onceu, you can practice and still learn, there's no limited time for that, okay? and also i'm not that good at english as well =))

[@leht1617]

lol english was my first language but i struggled in filipino, significantly in essay type of activities because my parents judged my vocabulary and compared it to a first grader but now I'd learned so much and i enjoyed it, im able to write better and articulate literature and loved the challenge we can overcome this

[@pinkcat9879]

Try reading english books like novels and the likes and when there's a time that you don't understand words in it try searching it and looking for its meaning and its thesaurus. Just read and read at di mo na lang alam matututo ka na at lalawak yung mga words na malalaman mo base on my experience 😊

[@Evergarden7186]

English fluency is so overrated. Japanese people struggle to communicate in English and yet they're one of the most powerful and successful country. It's sad that some people use the language as a basis of one's competence and intelligence.

[@mariel7475]

louder for the people in the back

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

It doesn't define intelligence, sure, but it does help communications between two people. Plus if you come from a country that doesn't speak English, it means that you're open to learning (usually)

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

Plus it prevents you from having misinterpretations between people and the need for a translator

[@deadly_cutie5259]

I'd rather choose to learn how to speak Japanese so I can watch my favorite anime without subtitles and also I want to go there... 😂😂

[@riproach7452]

Still atleast be grateful because it's the universal language. With English you can talk to anybody around the world with no problem.

[@isaiahpascua9844]

Filipinos when they encountered a native English speaker: not fluent or barely open their mouth When they speak through call and chat: 80-99% fluent This is so legit

[@anormalname6498]

it probably has to do with confidence

[@gosen1776]

Superrooper Rall kailangan pa bang sabihin ng idiot?!! Crab Mentality...

[@Steve-zc9ht]

When there in front of an actual English speakers if they probably get nervous or lowers there confidence

[@craftah]

A lot of non native english speakers (generally around the world) arent confident when they talk with a native/natives

[@steampunkofgondor2619]

Im a fluent english speaker but when i talked to my cousins father (who is from pakistan) i could barely talk to him lmao.

[@jipper7156]

Should've asked about basketball or boxing. We Filipinos aren't very interested in football

[@nathmare6908]

Yeah.They should've ask NBA.

[@bensoN_GT]

kaso di yun yung point haha, ina-assess lang nila kung gano ka-fluent sa english mga pinoy

[@domzdome9723]

Only Europe and south americans care about football. Might as well asked about cricket that is basically as unpopular to us as football or soccer, which a wierd word, is.

[@joisy8893]

Jeremy Benson Lastrollo di din yan yung point. pano nila masasagot yung tanong in english if sa tagalog pa lang di na nila masagot? masyado irrelevant yung mga questions sa mga filipinos kase di tayo gano ka interesado sa football.

[@khust2993]

​@@domzdome9723 Africa is a football continent mind you. Most Asian countries are football nations too, just look at Middle East, most of SEA especially Indonesia

[@christiansaenz7548]

We Filipinos are fluent in English when mad especially on the internet when there's something to be mad about.

[@ebichisana8683]

Yup, it's true some of my friends starting to get fluent in English when they're almost intoxicated

[@elyen6571]

Yes this is totally accurate

[@dis_is_misheng]

It's like a damage bar that has to be filled to use the ultimate skill😂

[@youreasimp3204]

TRUE LOL

[@1S0LD3]

True hahaha

[@angeletteart]

Filipino here. I'm fluent in both written and conversational English, with effortless accent and all. I hate it when people say, "Oh maybe that's because you're feeling rich." No, I belong to an average family and I never attended a private school. It's just because I watched Disney movies. :3 Update: I have a foreign partner and before he visited the Philippines I told him that there's almost no language barrier because most Filipinos speak and understand English. Boy, was I wrong. We were both shocked at how low the comprehension is, even in those who seem to be "fluent" in English. I have to translate 95% of the time or paraphrase to VERY simple words.

[@cynthiabianzon5408]

And practice makes perfect.

[@wis2big]

Haahaha IFY sasabihan ka ng teacher mong bakit ang fluent mo sa english, diko masabi sa panonood lang ng English entertainment channels.

[@JohnnyUDoe]

I picked up English partly because of the reading materials I had when I was very young and partly because my preschool education was mainly done in English (I only picked up Tagalog [my ethnic language] in first grade).

[@generalhex7946]

Same! Disney made me 😂

[@philippinesbaybayin7044]

Same. I had to adjust my accent for the sake of avoiding criticisms from my fellow compañeros de clase.

[@francesariannetaron1020]

Minsan nga mas okay pa kausap mga foreigner in english kasi kahit wrong grammar ka hindi ka nila iinsultuhin. Unlike other Filipinos, they will criticize and make fun of you. That's the reason why some people are stuttering and nervous when they speak English in front of their fellow Filipino. We should instead respect and help each other to grow hindi puro criticism. BOOM!

[@harivigneshm9170]

Is this what you guys call smart-shaming? Honestly I came to know about that from a friend over there... And it's really terrible

[@ijustwokeup1277]

Totally agree!👏

[@piolopaclibar630]

I agree it really is smart shaming but it is also because of what is being taught to us. As what others have said nga dba we are very good in writing in english kasi grammar ang tinuturo satin kaya we tend to be afraid in speaking in english kasi nga ung ibang bibo kala mo maka puna masyado.

[@ajlynnartmagdasal8665]

Kahit naman tayong mga filipino, sarili nating wika pero na ro-wrong grammar tayo, and so westerns. Masyadong mapapuna ang mga filipino maybe because of the fact that english is our 2nd official language kaya mapagpuna. Pero di natin alam na sarili nating wika(filipino) nagkakamali rin tayo ng grammar. It's how one can understand the way we're talking. Ang mga westerns, ang mapupuna lang nila is yung accent natin which is pretty normal. Unlike us which are pretty judgemental.

[@esotericmelody9718]

Putangna

[@Xaia_V]

"Someone speaks fluent english" Filipinos: *ＮＯＳＥＢＬＥＥＤ*

[@AlexandrBorschchev]

oh yeah yeah lol

[@Marc-zi4vg]

Memes of yore!

[@marqovz]

All my friends are low iq, they keep saying "SANA ALL English" and I'm the only one Speak American and friends foreign.

[@Monk_Mode_Master]

🤣

[@btsarmy8349]

So many times I heard this term nosebleeding whenever I try to communicate with any Philippines players in games .I always wondered they are pretty good in talking but still says that ..

[@16SamB]

Not all Filipinos are fluent in English but we could assure you even vendors, pedicab drivers, farmers and Filipinos who did not finish school can still understand English. You will never be lost in the Philippines.

[@takayanagi-senseissurprise2104]

Actually my grandparents generation is actually good at speaking English compared to us. Well mostly, not all.

[@chatgpt4135]

If I am from a different South Asian country and we speak our Local South Asian version of British English, what is the rate of success of communication with a filipino speaking Taglish 😅 Will i be able to understand Taglish as a tourist from another south asian country 🤔 pls tell

[@16SamB]

@@chatgpt4135 I cannot give you figures on the rate of success of communication for sure. What I was saying was, Filipino can 'understand' but not necessarily speak English fluently. Since they can understand simple direction question they could give you directions correctly. Let me emphasize that i was referring to direction only and not to any form of conversation. As to the rate of communication of a foreigner like you to a Filipino whether Taglish or English, that is subjective and needs further assessment and research to yield a result.

[@chatgpt4135]

@@16SamB What Basic Taglish Words or phrases should a person learn before going to Philippines on tour

[@hvhvvhvh2052]

Huwag mokong engli englishin sa bayan ko punyeta!!😂 -Heneral Antonio Luna

[@ms.mischievous2662]

Katatawa un. Lalo na nong sa train scene hahaha ang sungit nya non.

[@phoenix5054]

English speaking naman ang bayan mo.

[@feedhyungwonplease6087]

ano yung engli?

[@somebodythatyouveusedtokno9604]

Racism were really high on filipinos back when Heneral luna is still alive so I will give him a pass to be racist on americans😂

[@lyzchiakim1215]

Naalala ko tong part na to HAHAHAHA

[@user-ts1be9ct1e]

I’ve been to the Philippines several times and have never ever had an issue communicating with people there! Very friendly and happy people!

[@chialeendrums]

Same! They are very nice and friendly and I’m Filipino 🇵🇭❤️

[@CrazyGame2025]

Do you think it is a good idea to go to the Philippines to learn English?

[@JanSuing]

We use English for two significant reasons: 1. We are a country of more than 170 languages and dialects. We need a unifying language that everyone will understand. 2. Tagalog is inconvenient and too long when used. For example, "disturbing" is "nakakapagpabagabag" in Tagalog. Also, Tagalog is missing a lot of words. If you delve into Filipino culture, you'll see that practicality and resourcefulness are big parts of it.

[@lillyie]

one hundred and fifty six= isang daan at limampu't anim that's why people here in manila never uses the tagalog form of numbers

[@tommyquia]

you forget no.3 we used english in our daily works call center business,ofw

[@NoVisionGuy]

3. Is for formal talks and business talks.

[@AlexGarcia-wq6bu]

Well, I am married to a Filipina. She is a college graduate and the English that she speaks is very different from the one spoken in America in terms of meaning. In many occasions, we have misunderstanding. I believe that Filipinos should only speak one language at the time.

[@justinnamuco9096]

Jan Suing Nakakabagabag/nakababagabag* hindi nakakapagpabagabag

[@uwucioo8932]

I'm an Indonesian but I'm very interested in learning Tagalog because I think it's very unique! and also some of the words are almost similar to sentences in Indonesia Language 😊 Love from Indonesia 🇲🇨

[@cynthiabianzon5408]

Those of us who know Philippine history consider Indonesians as part of our early ancestors.

[@uwucioo8932]

@@cynthiabianzon5408 wow, no wonder they're kinda look a like ☺️

[@sammigismar5864]

@@uwucioo8932 south east asian people is very look alike 😁

[@centralintelligenceagency5401]

A hi to my Filipino brothers from your best friend India!🇮🇳

[@hyperparcosm9165]

Hello indian brothers!

[@avkn_ymirr]

hello!

[@user-cf9op5ld5z]

Hello

[@jyotiradityasingh2308]

Kamusta

[@melonoire]

Hello!!!!!!!!🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@jasonflores4250]

Do not ask FIFA to a random filipino coz we are not a football nation hence some of the interviewees couldnt answer.

[@giorgiorogan8662]

jason flores The interviewer is stupid. She doesn't have brain.

[@stormborn_25]

jason flores irrelevant yung question hanep

[@randomly_random_0]

they should have asked them about basketball or boxing instead and results will be better

[@jadetristangorecho6320]

hahahaha LOL

[@seulgibear3623]

exactly

[@hanjixzc]

Some cannot speak English fluently but they understand English very well.

[@TakZ000]

This is true. We have English from Kindergarten to College. The sad thing about this is that we are afraid to speak English because we don't like to make mistake (and being laughed at). And if others make mistake in English, Filipinos will laugh at the person who makes that mistake. Which is an awful attitude in learning languages. If attitude change, we'll learn better.

[@Schizo559]

NotAnother Account wtf do you meannnnnn filipinos are afraid?

[@TakZ000]

Basically they are afraid to get laughed at or ridiculed when committing mistakes on trying to speak in English.

[@Schizo559]

NotAnother Account well im not afraid because i have an american accent and can speak english.

[@SteveFancisMisa]

Chief Mike sml?

[@jelly4610]

As a Filipino, yes I do notice that we lack the communication skills when speaking in English. We know it pretty well but we are too shy to speak it. That’s why it’s been my goal to practice my speaking skills while using English. That way, what we have learned wouldn’t be a waste.

[@luminaire17]

as a filipino this was painful to watch lol

[@connordrake5713]

Not all Filipinos are good in English especially in speaking. Miski ako ilang taon ang inabot s pagkatuto ng English. 😂

[@marqovz]

Anti-Filipino does and also me.

[@jaysalape1473]

ang hirap tapusin

[@johnstrange2915]

Cringy pa haha

[@cione6735]

😂😂😂

[@ronnienestor]

Why ask about FIFA World Cup? Most Filipinos don't care about football. There was no World Cup fever in PH.

[@giorgiorogan8662]

RN The interviewer is not smart to ask question. Filipinos don't care FIFA.

[@unamas7265]

The point is not about the question but the ability of filipinos in this video to speak only in english

[@aturtle173]

Question doesn't matter if u can speak fluent English.

[@mangojuice7666]

Why does it matter? What's stopping them from saying they don't know much about the subject?

[@itskolner]

RN Shouldve Changed the question to NBA or PBA😂

[@elirangan5575]

“Financially, we can’t afford to register for the FIFA World Cup.” 😭😂

[@ClippersClip017]

lol

[@braun2289]

LMAO

[@gigi-nd3yg]

*cries in Filipino*

[@eli------------------0001]

Filipino always think we can't afford anything

[@Mich_-mu7fz]

The best they could come up with

[@jorgeadrianmaya4159]

Taga mehiko ako and i use this video to learn ng kaunti ng tagalog ! Mahal na mahal kong Pilipinas! ❤🇵🇭❤

[@yourmarkie346]

Mahal din kita💓

[@jorgeadrianmaya4159]

@@yourmarkie346 Salamat po ! ☺️

[@yohmi9291]

No hablo español pero I'm trying bro From Phil

[@jorgeadrianmaya4159]

@@yohmi9291 🤜🤛

[@myungl9750]

Tengo hambre

[@VezWay007]

1:12 is the perfect example for Taglish 😂 English: In the middle of the sentence Tagalog: pwede kang magTagalog English: and then switch to English It's like it was scripted lol

[@reryaa]

Not at all. It was Taglish as natural as it sounds.

[@ireneeneri7111]

Pwede ring may halong espanyol

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

Nosotros hablos Enspañol. But a lot of us ain't fluent. (From Manila)

[@markjosephbacho5652]

@@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776 *hablamos

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

@@markjosephbacho5652 whoops. Thanks. Guess my autocorrect worked against me on this one. Thanks ❤️

[@darlingm9649]

Event fluent speakers would stutter when a foreign concept is thrown on them like that. You should have asked them about something more famliar. About family, for example. Tingnan mo yung isang kuya kanina, di sya makapagsalita ng maayos nung tinanong tungkol sa FIFA pero nung nagkwento na sya experience nya with his American cousin sa Starbuck's tuloy tuloy naman English ni kuya.

[@sjavsgscb2784]

Tama

[@jaiamariellarenas7134]

Napansin mo din pala..we are more comfortable speaking the language if we knew the topic that's a friggin fact.

[@jaymierosesantos56]

agree

[@TemuPH-Items]

Kung fluent speakers ang pag uusapan eh nasa 10% to 20% lang. Pero kung ang pag uusapan ay marunong mag english ay nasa 60 to 80%.

[@ysang8010]

My point exactly.

[@yarralov]

Filipinos are more fluent in English when it comes to writing rather than speaking.

[@minminbyulpark4897]

correct

[@lovelygulfan3336]

Visayan people are more fluent in english than tagalog ( well majority actually) . For me pronunciation between bisaya and english is a lot similar compared to tagalog which involves a more flexible tongue.

[@saiarroyo5083]

I agree

[@yukinaadeline2454]

agreed

[@goldenbutterfly642]

Agree, Kinda XD

[@suryapratapsingh3105]

I love how cute they are, they are little bit flustered before camera and that makes them super Adorable. Love From India.

[@lrv7658]

A lot of Filipinos are actually really fluent in English, it's just that we're not confident enough because there are some people that judge us because we're really fluent with the language, so we're really shy about it

[@Elricsedric]

Oh really? Do people judge u for being fluent how so

[@roguechest743]

@@Elricsedric its a crab mentality kinda thing, also they tend to treat fluent speakers being "fancy" and they oppose that for some reason

[@ii_gabrielle2391]

I wouldn't say fluent, but they can understand it I guess.

[@maryjenvalvazor935]

no , Filipinos aren't fluent in English 🤡

[@zenithchan1646]

And they also call who speak it fluently “pasikat” 😔

[@perdidoatlantic]

I lived in the Philippines for two years. I only met one person who didn’t speak some English. Philipinos are the nicest people in the world.

[@carefreegirlee]

Imagine if they interviewed the students from University of la salle or Ateneo Uhmm so like... I cant even... OhMygHad...

[@leonesperanza3672]

Hehe kwek kwek = waffle egg

[@ireneeneri7111]

you would hear people starting to be conyo

[@2009-k6g]

@@leonesperanza3672 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@damiangonzalez7352]

You won't believe me, but here in Mexico we also have those names in high school and college and the same expressions "sooo" "omg" and those kinds of expressions, haha, we are the same on different continents

[@Пинагод]

@@damiangonzalez7352 I mean, you're our cousin after all

[@anushatiwari11bsn3]

No need to feel embarrassed about it coz it wasn't the first language we spoke from birth, its just a part of our life . Many of us are of same kind . love from india

[@twpoptravel]

Most of the people here can speak decent English or basic English. We use words that are easy to understand but not everyone can speak in a professional way.

[@samthepoet107]

Correct. Words like "discombobulated" or "trepidation" would have many scratching their heads.

[@jayfawn8478]

Wiw! Signal number 5 for both of you!!!

[@palespectre]

Agree. Many can speak and/or understand English, but not a lot are exactly fluent in it.

[@samthepoet107]

That's why in the Philippines they got a saying if you try to force them to speak English they say they get "nosebleed."

[@nntflow7058]

Let me fix that for you. Most of the people there only speak some English words. Most of them are not "Fluent". We called that fluent, not "can speak in a professional way".

[@cocotv6385]

They are bilingual, incredibly smart and at the same time, humble and friendly

[@instantinople3796]

Don't forget that we Visayan speaking people spoke 3 languages.

[@vinmaru2856]

yeah, madalas talaga may mga taong nag sasalita ng more than 3 languages sa pinas, since maraming ethnic groups na pianng gagalingan and tagalog ang main language.

[@michellecapacio3056]

@@vinmaru2856 it's not a language it's a dialect

[@vinmaru2856]

@@michellecapacio3056 oh yea mb

[@leelee-rf6px]

Hindi nman. Humble, maybe. Smart? ehh. Friendly, sometimes.

[@goldenbutterfly642]

I Don't Care If My English is Broken Or Wrong Grammar As Long As I Can Understand Them and they'll UnderStand me Yes? or no?

[@livelaughdeftones6895]

yeah

[@kevinxiangyuhui2139]

It is okay to use broken English to communicate until it comes to some situations that need deep conversation. The subtle difference between the lines can not be easily read and understood by people who are not fluent in English. And that hurts.

[@animelover8257]

Golden Butterfly I agree!

[@sallycharpie5030]

agree! some of my co worker are Mexican could not speak English..am glad we have Spanish subject during my junior years and college ..who cares if wrong grammar at may regional accent ..mga African American sa NC at SC nose bleed ako hindi ko talaga ma get salita nila..ya'll

[@subscribetopewdiepie69]

That's right, as long as you can understand each other, it's fine.

[@bropressaltf4158]

As a Filipino-Japanese who was born in a Middle Eastern country, I really got used to speaking English; which makes my English skills really fluent. Even if I mostly speak English now, my Tagalog and Tokyo dialect are still really fluent. So I guess that makes it a bit challenging, but getting used to your particular language will make you really fluent.

[@oursoulmateyoungjae9119]

*Foreigners be like "why not use your own mother tounge?"...* *Like I get that you think that we are degrading our language but in my honest opinion and facts....* * - Taglish speakers make up only 12-15% of the 114M people...* * - Filipino is a not a single language but rather a mix of more than 100+ dialects from different tribes and ethnic groups... Though only Tagalog and English are the only ones understandable by many of the ethnic groups...* * - Tagalog is very complex and complicated... Although I applaud Visayan people for being fluent speakers than Manileños...* * - Tagalog gets even more complicated when Chinese, Spanish, and Malay words are in the same sentence...* * - Some english words doesn't have equivalent meaning in Filipino...* * - Some Tagalog words can have the same spelling but different meaning... Ex: PITO - can either be a _whistle_ or _number seven_ ...* * - The Sentence Structure is also complicated...* * - Too formal and too long...* *Tell me, how easy speaking in Filipino can be???*

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

Meanwhile while writing this comment, my dad is talking to a dog in combined Chinese, English, Filipino beside me.

[@leisiyox]

So what about... Doing what Korea did with hangul? 😀

[@SNSDVeVo2]

leisiyox // All Korea did was change the writing system to make it easier for people to write Korean as they used Mandarin characters before. Doing the same sort of thing with the Philippines is useless and would probably be more difficult for everyone so idk why you even brought that up lmao.

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

leisiyox lol maybe you want to write in baybayin? you can try to teach yourself online how to write with it but the filipino abakada letrang romano system is already in use

[@TakZ000]

Frankly speaking, Foreigners don't give a damn us using supposed "mother tongue". As long as they can understand us and speak to us that is fine. By the way, mother tongue to me means Bisaya.

[@jdtisme9100]

As an American married to a born and raised filipina, I was blown away at the English in the Philippines the few times I've been there. It was great! I really had slim to no issues there conversing there, maybe even less problems in the provinces. I did notice that most females are WAAAAAAAAAAAY more likely to speak to me than men there. Their English as a whole was much better than men's also. I'm trying to learn a little Tagalog and MASSIVELY butchering it! 😂 Hopefully I'll get it down okay, then I'll start on Bicol, her local dialect. As a whole, I was very surprised at the English there, in a good way. On an outsider's perspective, I agree with the striped shirt guy. That it's very very very important that you all keep up with pure Tagalog and all of your culture for that matter. Philippine culture seems to be getting very watered down with other cultures, and that's very sad to see. The Philippines is an amazing place and even more AMAZING people. I hope that never changes...

[@latenightthinker4737]

Thank for such kind words and being well informed. The mainland filipino's don't know it, but they continue to kiss the feet of western culture. I'm not saying it's wrong to idolize and stuff, but it's getting to a point where I feel the culture die out. There's so much pride in the nation, but very little for the language and culture. They continue to devalue dialects and even tagalog by teaching classes in only english and punishing students who speak their local dialects. Again, thank you sir

[@randomly_random_0]

because those females maybe likes you that's why they love to have long conversation with you unlike men who doesn't really care

[@harmonicpulse4816]

I was told Visaya is easier to learn for Americans than Tagalog. I've yet to confirm it though.

[@pungolay6586]

You're white and American, of course the females are way more likely to speak to you.

[@moondust2365]

Just a correction to a misconception that most Filipinos usually spread to foreigners coming in: local languages aren't dialects. Bicolano is a language, Tagalog is a language, Bisaya is a language, etc. Filipino, for example, *is* a dialect. It's a dialect of Tagalog. Specifically, it's the standardized version, kinda like the how there's a formal-ish American English used in American News shows or Government.

[@chiefchick]

Filipinos write in English pretty well. They can converse in English but we lack the confidence that we are able to relate what we are feeling or trying to say. Patience and encouragement goes a long way and before you know it, they are yakking away in pure English and the conversation truly becomes entertaining and wonderful! Mabuhay mga kababayan ko!!

[@santaria6845]

Your point of view should be constant, it gives confusion in a way.

[@yt_astrral]

When writing, it isn’t really a challenge for us to be consistent in English. But I think it’s due to the amount of syllables that the Filipino language has that makes us often speak in “taglish”

[@johnericmendoza1691]

I hate it when people (even Filipinos themselves) say that Tagalogs can't speak their native language anymore. As a native Tagalog, whose parents are from Batangas, I found this generalization very unfair. Batanguenos -- and those who live in Tagalog provinces -- can speak "pure" Tagalog just fine. In Tagalog speaking provinces, "Taglish" sounds amiss, just like "pure Tagalog" sounds archaic to Manilenos. People from Manila thinks Batanguenos speak like Balagtas (the Shakespeare of Tagalog language). Even "Taglish" is discouraged in academia, because it sounds so informal. Either you use English or Tagalog. Those who can't speak "proper" Tagalog is either born in Manila or not a native Tagalog speaker.

[@alirakkara6874]

Yes so true the generalization is SOOO unfair 😡😡

[@user-yx1qk4sk5t]

I agree. Tagalog is alive in Southern Tagalog region. I knew people from there and they would use "colloquial" pidgin tagalog within the group but would revert to OG Tagalog when they're talking to relatives on the phone.

[@mrnarason]

That's pretty sad, you're living in your own country that you can't even speak fluently in.

[@Moss_piglets]

Victor P. There are 100s of dialects. It's like speaking several languages. My father is a polyglot and we're no/trilingual. Sometimes our English takes a hit and the words get all jumbled.

[@anactualmango_]

Yes!!! Sa totoo lang nakatira ako sa ibang bansa pero marunong pa rin ako mag tagalog kahit hindi ako yung pinakamagaling

[@myownopinion6676]

REASON FOR THE TAGLISH 1. Magsasaka - Farmer 2. Malungkot - Sad 3. Pinagtipon-tipon - Gathered 4. Kabaha-bahala - Alarming Thus, whatever is shorter or easier to pronounce, then we speak it. I am bisaya. We do Bisaglish. Because we don't affiliate ourselves as Tagalogs.

[@nommers3503]

Yeah, i believe people there can speak cebuano without a hint of english and english without a hint of bisaya

[@jaybalagulan6825]

kini ! tama jud ka bai

[@jmmorales521]

Preach

[@nightvisiongoggles]

Regionalism, the tumor of the Philippines.

[@gappity]

in Tagalog, we add so mush prefixes so... Bagapag becomes Pinakanakakapagpabagabag Isa becomes Pinagkakaisahan Lakas becomes Nakapagpapalakas Antala becomes Napakanakaaantala So it would be so long to use only pure tagalog

[@twiceislove6828]

Its sad because there are so many fluent english speakers here but they don't show it because speaking english here makes you look "smart" :/

[@user-is3yn7xr4c]

Twice Is love so being an "idiot" is accepted, but not smart? Lol that's sounds ridiculous af!

[@rafaeljohnrobosa6327]

@@user-is3yn7xr4c That's how it is.

[@KêLàLee-j5x]

@@user-is3yn7xr4c and if you look smart, people will use you, same here in Thailand nobody wanna look smart. look smart could makes you exploited. aint good. welcome to the society of stupid people, u might don't understand

[@johnsonjohnson948]

You get that point

[@latenightthinker4737]

Stop it, continueing to increase the value of english in the Philippines, even though it's already high up there and we're world class english speakers, will subsequently devalue tagalog and the dialects

[@John_Henry83]

The major problem is syntax and usage. English syntax is 90% Subject-Verb-Predicate. Common spoken Tagalog (from what I understand being a native English speaker) is Verb-Object-Predicate. So you have to "think" in a different way in order to make sense of each language. Trying to learn Tagalog over the last 35 years its still difficult for me. But I am not giving up.

[@ginnojobean]

This is why a lot of my professors discourage the use of Taglish. It's either you speak in pure Filipino or in pure English.

[@Ch04_1]

ジュリーマネラ its more of like a conversational thing

[@drewm.2790]

ジュリーマネラ or it's either you both speak in Filipino and English, right?

[@Ch04_1]

If in the classroom, yeah

[@justinnamuco9096]

Now that's what I like. It's nice to hear that you've got decent people around you.

[@justinnamuco9096]

Andrew Maliberan You question is so vague man. Combining either and both, it doesn't make sense. Kung ako sayo pre mag-Filipino ka na lang.

[@arentol99]

Cebuanos are a bit better at speaking straight English than those from Luzon. More exposure to foreign tourists and more tourism-centric businesses than Manila.

[@fatimasc100]

Igorot are good at speaking in English.

[@lunnelpaloma6167]

You're Right

[@pizzabeyb3462]

judt

[@girlmp4]

From what i've noticed, the people from Manila have their own accent when speaking in english. Visayans and Mindanaoans have better accents i guess.

[@showtimeggs]

(meme)Okeh

[@johnchristianromero2242]

As a Filipino, I can clearly understand when they ask me in english. It's just that I always stutter when answering. It's because I'm lacking confidence. Because in our country, when you speak in english and then you accidentally made a wrong grammar, people will tease you. And I think that's the main reason why not all Filipinos are fluent in english. Because they are afraid to be laughed by others

[@M0ebius]

Seems like there are undercurrents of self-hate and cultural inferiority complex at work.

[@inaj9455]

Truth 😭

[@meowsy4870]

I agree.. up for this

[@TheJerich123]

In my case thou, filipinos see speaking in english as a reflection of one's social class. If you wanted to hone your skills on that you need to have a thicker skin to endure their judging eyes. When you speak english in public and surrounded with people of "mediocre" mindset, you would surely be constantly teased and judged. I kind of feel that it might be part of the reason why filipinos use Taglish a lot, cause if you speak in english you either do it well or not at all, or else you'll be labeled as a social climber. So theyd rather resort to mixing it up, at least it comes out as fluent and not that 'stupid'.

[@TakZ000]

Tragic isn't it. That attitude breaks us from learning English completely. Even if your grammar is perfect but you have a heavy accent, you get laughed at. Well guess what? I love our accented English. If Irish/Scottish/Jamaican accent English is cool, I can also see our Filipino accent English awesome.

[@Enthralledrose]

it's so cute! they definitely can speak english but they need a little bit confidence. also who cares they should be proud speaking in tagaog as they are! love from india!

[@leticiasanchez4295]

I'm From Mexico And my First language is Spanish and I'm Learning English ,I Admire you Filippines ,God bless .

[@Discontinuedalready7372]

_Philippones and Mexico are alnost cousins since they're both have a Latinized culture and most of them are Catholic._

[@mayeshaloisvillegas8071]

Correction, its Philippines not Filippines but THANK YOU FOR ADMIRING US!

[@KenMikaze]

Nah, Philippines, Filippines, Pilipinas, they all mean the same thing.

[@joelempania6385]

In my opinion it would be great if our spanish is as good as our english also. Who else agree with me?

[@vangazon]

I'm honestly more interested learning Spanish than English.

[@geraldfajardo4921]

This is unfair, there are pinoys who are more fluent than those folks

[@iamwisdomsky]

what's your point?

[@justanub4697]

@@iamwisdomsky I think he wants diversity between the interview.. Or just show off thy English skills that the Filipino did like meh. I am Filipino actually. I have no trouble answering questions like this but I suck at the Filipino language

[@iamwisdomsky]

​@@justanub4697 The point here is not be not selective. As you can see in the video, they're just surveying random people which is the right thing to do. Ultimately, we don't care if you are more versed that the ones being interviewed. You can't just ask them to pick you or to tell them to specifically pick good-english speaking Filipinos. That's not how it works.

[@gwyvicente]

@@iamwisdomsky I agree ^^ What is the point of giving a general survey to Filipinos if you are only going to choose Filipinos fluent in English. That's ridiculous. That's how an original Filipino talks in English, it just changed into the course of time due to improvement - which is both good and sad at the same time. Honestly, it is a disgrace if a person calls that unfair lmfao.

[@1cho456]

Julian Paolo Dayag I think what they want is a bigger population size and margin of error, as to more accurately measure how fluent the filipinos are.

[@ceowin]

One of the things I love about Philippines (in comparison to other Southeast Asian countries) is that movies shown in the cinemas don't have subtitles 👍

[@PolitikalonBlogspot]

So true. As a Filipino born and raised here, I was actually surprised, for the first time, to see movies with subtitles when I went out to watch a movie outside PHL. :O

[@TakZ000]

Horrible. By dubbing, you won't sense the cultural subtleties. Specially if the foreign movie is English.

[@sofia_calista]

NotAnother Account huh? So you dont like dubbing ? or did you think instead of having subtitles, movies (english language ones) shown in the philippines are dubbed? Because if you think they dubbed movies shown in cinemas then you are quite wrong on that one.

[@ceowin]

English movies are not dubbed nor subbed in Philippines.

[@TakZ000]

In the Netherlands, they sub all foreign movies. I listen and read the subs even if the movie is in English. I learn both languages better. All foreign movies in TV are dubbed in the Philippines. You are right that movies are not dubbed in the Cinema. But Cinema do not have greater reach as with the TV. Basically, the TV stations are denying the population to learn English. Which is too bad.

[@gram7354]

You can see when she asked what percentage do they think speak english fluently, the answers deferred from being around 30% to 70%-80%. The ones that said 80% could likely be in school or university where you're encouraged to speak english and of course most of their social circles where they speak a mix of english and Tagalog (Taglish is mostly used by younger people). While the ones who chose around 30% are because of their social circles and most likely also the area they live

[@marissazefanya1877]

i think in south east asia filipino is the best when it comes to pronounce other languages. btw im from indonesia n when i travel oversea i always met filipinos and they speak very well

[@nmgamingandhobbies7109]

Thank you for that I mean that has something with a multicultural nation. I mean we've been an American Colony for years and I can say that the American Culture have influenced our culture greatly up to the point that we adapted English as our medium of instructions whether in our textbooks, road signs, signage and even speaking it in class or communicating with other people. The reason why English became our second official language. However, in household setup, hanging out with friends etc. we still used our mother tongue Tagalog and like what was mentioned in this video, Majority of Filipinos used Taglish most of the time.

[@eli------------------0001]

@@nmgamingandhobbies7109 Really? I think your not smart enough to always emphasize how we were colonized.. That was long gone. We're learning English because it's important ,for job opportunities, for international relationship, etc... Cause if it's only because we we're colonized, then we can't be only fluent with English, we should also be Fluent in Spanish (they colonized us longer), and Japanese though they are shorter... What I believe is your still under the mentality that we owe America why we are fluent in English.. oh good thing they colonized us 🙄

[@nmgamingandhobbies7109]

mariel p. Then should I agree with your statement then? I don’t think so. Because can you explain to me why English became our medium of instruction in almost everything from textbooks, road signs, application forms, in interviews, in education, the way our constitution was drafted and written in English? And even in casual communication with colleagues? When those stuffs should be written in Filipino or Baybayin instead if America have not been a great influence to us. Take Japan, South Korea for instance they were able to retain their identity and culture with minimal influence of America on their culture and language as an independent nation. I think you should go back to study History because everything that we are dealing right now have always something to do with our past. And I think you are not smart enough too to understand its origin.

[@nmgamingandhobbies7109]

mariel p. And also for your information even up to this time, America is one of the major players in our Economy. Take BPOs as a perfect example and we owe it with them.

[@eli------------------0001]

@@nmgamingandhobbies7109 I studied history and answer test exams based on our printed history books. I'll never pass if I speak out my opinion. I'm just expressing my opinion and you know what, when we only spain invaded us. Our second language is Spanish. When america invaded, it became english, when we were attacked by japan, did we study japanese, no. Do you think it is so easy to transition our language from Spanish to English. no! but why it became English? because Filipinos travel a lot and you can communicate better with English, . There's also that Japanese.. we had choices and the government was smart enough to choose English.. and baybayin? ask Rizal if he can right novelsnin baybayin and publish it to other Filipino. will they understand. of course not, they won't. cause we did not preserve our origin( baybayin ) in the first place. and using it is not feasible. japan. not feasible. spain, can but not feasible, English is the most feasible. . Cause they are reach in vocabulary, terminologies, they have templates, and we Philippines don't have that much time to revive our own alphabet. why revive what has been lost, when time can't wait for us. . We were given many choices and at least we chose one thing right. ok I won't go to instances if we follow japan or what. . ok it's just my opinion and I won't get zero it.

[@_doyyyyyj]

Filipinos are writers, not speakers. SORRY western expanses

[@_doyyyyyj]

@@hasna7123 but mostly of us can't speak fluently

[@justkeepswimming7629]

@@hasna7123 You should try having to learn how to speak one national language (Tagalog), one foreign language (English) and atleast one local dialect since childhood while having to conversate impromptu using only one of either of those three without mixing the words up.

[@akolangtohsilorence2287]

I'm 14 from Philippines but i can speak straightly in English even though my family is pure tagalog i learn that in school.

[@justkeepswimming7629]

@@hasna7123 what nationality or ethnicity are you exactly?

[@justkeepswimming7629]

@@hasna7123 Asian isn't a nationality nor is it an ethnicity😐...

[@ishhhla1352]

Trying to speak in English. Me : (Inventing words) ...I'm laundrying. 😂

[@mjbakermd414]

@Superrooper Rall edgy Boi here

[@yuriang_8050]

@Superrooper Rall It's a joke

[@hanjisung1534]

i use video-ing lmao

[@ishhhla1352]

@Superrooper Rall awts gege

[@ishhhla1352]

@@hanjisung1534 it's ouching 🤧

[@junim.l5794]

Filipino confidence in speaking English. In Normal state: 10% When drunk: 101%

[@jasarm2024]

Red horse lang 🐴

[@samanthauy518]

You should try this video topic in Cebu. I think Cebuanos speak in straight English more often.

[@realityisoftendisappointin5411]

Had a Cebuano classmate back then. Believe it or not, she literally fails the English subject.

[@khust2993]

I don't get the Cebuano's pride for being proficient in English... It's not true for everyone.

[@fellymae2864]

Not everyone does. But when a Cebuano becomes fluent, they'll sound and construct sentences rather well. Better grammar and word ennunciation too

[@khust2993]

@@fellymae2864 Do you have any stats to back it up?

[@snekula5353]

I'm from Cebu and speak English as a first language. People actually say I have an accent when speaking in Cebuano, because my elementary school only allowed Tagalog and English to be used in class. Since most Cebuanos hate speaking in Tagalog, English was the language that I grew up using. Also, I'm a Chinese-Filipino so my relatives also speak pretty good English as well.

[@narcisodayrit452]

Not all Filipinos can speak English fluently, but one thing is for sure ...majority of the Filipinos can understand English well. That’s why foreign visitors will not have a hard time traveling around in the country anytime they want.

[@TennRides]

Maraming salamat po for a great video. As an American, I completely agree with most of the people that you talked to. The people in the Philippines should not stop learning their own language, whether it's Tagalog, Cebuano, or one of the many other dialects. However, English is the language of business around the world, it is equally as important for them to be able to speak it fluently. This will help them gain employment, etc. Pagpalain ka ng Diyos.

[@Techmind009]

Love from 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@nityaRai_official]

Kamusta... Filipino, love from 🇮🇳

[@cristinebustillo6587]

Kamusta aking kaibigan 😊 mula sa pinas Maraming salamat indiana 💖

[@princeserafin600]

Kamusta? Hope to meet you here in the Philippines!

[@genezaragosa5243]

But always remember English is a language not a knowledge!!!!

[@johnedmart.sabado5775]

I think its the same You need knowledge to learn english

[@mirieshii1948]

Learning a language is one of the cornerstones of knowledge. Usually people who say what you're saying are the kinds who don't put the effort to learn, are bitter or just..... don't want to learn.

[@arekbalajadia8009]

@@johnedmart.sabado5775 haha tama you need knowledge to learn english

[@confusedhamster2826]

Tama bro I once had a situation that's connected to your comment when I was in school my English teacher always says that im a good communicator so everyone listen to me when I'm reporting and they do believe that if you are good in English you're a smart guy but I explain to them that being good communicator or speaking in English fluently will not make you a smart guy it's just a language that's it

[@lierhyacinth7605]

@@confusedhamster2826 true English is just a language look at Japanese Chinese Korean at iba png lahi kht hindi fluent s English look at them nmn at ung economy ng bansa nila kc marami s pilipino BOBO masyadong mababaw ang pananaw s katalinohan para s mga pilipino matalino n pag magaling s English😅

[@emcee2182]

We tend to use english in written or typed projects whether it be for a job, school or the internet. We don't use it much verbally since when others hear you speak in english they would say "Ang arte naman niya pa-english english pang nalalaman" (basically shaming the person who's speaking in english)

[@caydenthompson126]

Crab mentality

[@shaolinjack7439]

True this is so true why would they do this , so pathethic just because they cant ... ughh

[@caydenthompson126]

@@shaolinjack7439 exactly

[@OhMyJUPIT33R]

LT hahaha

[@kate_tannies]

This is for real

[@GallyPurpleTV85]

Omg! Why did you ask about FIFA? This is just a recent sports and not everyone is into it. Ask simple questions. Sometimes, it's hard to grope for words when you don't have any idea about the topic.

[@christinejoy6275]

True ka diyan! Parang nagbufffer din ako sa tanong kasi wala akong alam sa FIFA..parang di pinag isipan...

[@akashhazarika2782]

Fifa or football is not a recent sport..sorry for corrections

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@akashhazarika2782.. kung basketball or volleyball ang topic baka masasagot nila yan 90%

[@TheNorthernGuy]

FIFA WORLD CUP = inaugural tournament is in 1930 and takes place every four years. so it's not a "recent sport" FYI

[@hijodelsoldeoriente]

Football is not a recent sport in The Philippines, it had been played since the 1800s due to Spain. Basketball was only introduced during the American colonization. In fact, Paulino Alcántara was a legend in Asian football scene back then. It was part of Filipino culture until the Americans came.

[@pratikshabehara7907]

Filipino: Tanglish Indians: Hinglish Me: slshsbsjavsodvwsjs language

[@taekimchi9998]

Some even do smart shaming just because you're fluent in english.

[@mariel7475]

the wider your vocabulary, the more shame you get. although it isn't anything that serious, filipinos are just unusual to speaking english fluently on a daily basis. you'll usually hear terms like 'nosebleed' etc.

[@jgsource552]

@@mariel7475 I was born in the phillipines but only stayed their for like 2 years before my fam immigrated to the US. When we came back to visit when i was like 10, most conversations with my cousins ended up with them calling me nosebleed lmao. And since i was so young, I had no idea what that even meant. And everytime i would ask what it meant, they would just give me a chuckle lol. I don't get why they shame me for it when they knew that I moved to the US at a really young age, which didn't give me the opportunity to learn to speak it, but i surprisingly understood it. But i'm still confused of why some are ashamed of speaking fluent english. Like don't they take pride in having English as the 2nd main language?

[@cynthiabianzon5408]

@@jgsource552 Nosebleed is the term used when one wants to say a lot but cannot adequately express what is exactly in her mind.

[@saschaveloso6369]

@@mariel7475 it pisses me off but i understand how they feel when they say "ay, nosebleed". I feel the same way with tagalog.

[@_cyrille]

It'll make you uncomfortable because you're not sure whether they are amused by your fluency or their reactions are pure sarcasm that's meant to mock you lol.

[@kkotbee4060]

It would be interesting if you try to do the same type of interview in other cities outside Manila, like Cebu, Iloilo and Davao.

[@zsattoria]

tinood jud

[@cediepalero7539]

👍Agree

[@ekswayzeeyee1958]

agree

[@louiebay5741]

Specially in iloilo... 😊😊😊

[@_milkywayicecream4990]

agree, the title of the video is quite misleading because it says Filipinos while the interview was covered only in 1 area 🕵

[@yarralov]

Filipinos are actually good at speaking in Emglish, but sometimes if they are under pressure like this interview with cameras, they will have a hard time speaking in English. But if they are just on their respective homes, with families or friends, they speak English fluently.

[@joserizal1158]

hehehehe...in their respective homes they speak Tagalog or other dialects.

[@Sean-gn1ju]

Lordjim Balsamo excuses lol

[@luelzone7474]

Mentira

[@lancead]

It is the call center agents that speak fluent English with a twang... Politicians speak English with thick accent... Majority can read or write English, most can understand English...taglish are mostly for the tagalogs...

[@lunnelpaloma6167]

Why Did you know my friend?? Nahihiya na ako wala na akung maisasalita na English😅😅

[@deetalashoma3514]

DON'T LOSE YOUR LANGUAGE! Learn to define each, I speak my Native language fluently as well as English. To me, English is a foreign language, I am Native American.

[@squirclequir1800]

Other countries: *teaches another language in highschool or college* Philippines: U gotta learn english right here right now at 2 yrs old. U gotta learn 2 languages this instant Edit: Philippines is an EXAMPLE of being taught english at a young age. Dont assume me either that Im thinking Philippines is the "only" country to practice english at a young age. Think before you type. I have seen some crazy stuff where a 4 yr old kid who is learning 8 languages. It just shows an example that one day most people are gonna be multilingual at a young age (ex. g. Philippines, america, netherlands, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, or probably sooner ALL COUNTRIES can be multilingual) You get to be multilingual and you multilingual and you and you AND ALL OF YOU GET TO BE MULTILINGUAL if you study hard enough and have enough money from your country to provide your basic needs of how to master at least 5 languages at a young age

[@AngryKittens]

Um. Most countries in the world are multilingual. From birth. Most Africans for example, have French as their second language.

[@alirakkara6874]

SquircleQuir hahahaha and in the other regions you gotta know how to speak the local dialect too

[@ankitwillson2123]

There are around 120 million french speakers in africa ,however there are million Africans speaking English and the total population of Africa is 1 billion , so most Africans speak English .Also french is dieing anyway because France is economically not amazing and also on English is just more common and useful . English is increasing in millions ,especially in India where its growing really fast

[@karlweiser]

Try Malaysia, I learn Chinese Malay and English since I was born

[@ruthlessrays9761]

loool

[@sr7283]

The area where the interview is conducted plays a major role in the result. If you went to a business area, you're more likely to find people who are fluent. Aside from the point given by one of the interviewee where he mentioned that English fluency is a basis for intelligence and in the Philippines, it could also be said that it somehow represents your social class. I also believe that Filipinos are better at listening and writing in English than actually speaking it. It could be because of lack of confidence and/or fear of judgment from grammatical errors.

[@kafkaaaaa12345]

the channel probably interviewed a lot of people but only included in the final editing those who were really bad at English.

[@sr7283]

Maryanne Daclan That could be the case but I think this is actually close to what I assume is the average English fluency of most Filipinos in terms of speaking.

[@deadraven8345]

I think so too. For me, it is easier to read books, listen to audiobooks and write in English but it is a struggle whenever I need to use the language orally. It feels like I cannot find the words to use when I am talking to someone in English. It does not help my confidence that Filipino's are born grammar nazis and I know that I will be judged by how I use the English language.

[@TheMrmidd]

it is not just about far of having errors, most can speak or pronounce it correctly but not to properly create a sentence or phrase.

[@jane-nr9dj]

One thing I notice is that there are more people fluent in English than in Tagalog here in Visayas (I grew up here, jumping from rural to urban cities). In my opinion, it's because we don't really need to speak in "Tagalog" unless it's required in schools or communicating with other non-fluent Hiligaynon speakers. We just don't generally use 'Tagalog' because we have our own dialect. Therefore, 'Taglish' is something that I barely hear in my area. However, I know a lot of people and hear strangers talk in fluent or semi-fluent English with a good accent. Our national language was Tagalog back when the 'katipuneros' decided to have one similar language to communicate. This changed to 'Pilipino' to name it accordingly because it is supposedly our /national/ language. Then they changed it to the recent one which is 'Filipino', one of the official languages, because there are so many dialects. This is because these dialects were influenced by the past countries that colonized/invaded the archipelago. So I agree. This video isn't a reliable source of social experiment. If they try to actually interview other places aside from Manila, I'm sure there will be more great results. Nonetheless, these people in the video don't mirror every single Filipino. (But I do agree that millenials are heavily influenced by mass and social media because everything is in English. Even textbooks and documents, research, advertisment. I guess it's easier for foreign people or non-Tagalog speakers that way but downside is: we'll eventually forget our own local language.)

[@lizetteavila4415]

I actually love this language lol I just finished watching a few movies on Netflix from the Philippines and was outstanded that they were speaking three languages: Filipino, Spanish, and english👏👏👏

[@imathug9960]

What is your favorite filipino movie ?

[@rollygee4346]

Cause 30% percent of filipino vocab are spanish

[@jiafei_products7085]

Only a bit of Spanish.

[@alfonsotorres4580]

Filipinos don't speak Spanish as their 3rd language, only a small handful of them speaks it about 3% of the population, and about 30% has Spanish loan words in Tagalog. Next time don't compare with a Neo-Latin language with Malay-Austronesian language, they are both completely different set of family trees.

[@reem4039]

"Someone speaking fluent english" Filipinos: * taglish panic *

[@belle5422]

Random peeps: "Small in height are not physically fit to be qualified enough" Hinata: NANI🙂

[@MarsellaFyngold]

♡♡♡♡ omg I was thinking the exact same thing watching....like....it's ***SOCCER***. YOU'RE NOT EVEN JUMPING AT A NET/BASKET!!! THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE!!!

[@nmgamingandhobbies7109]

Height was been one of the major factors why Philippines failed to compete in Olympics, FIBA and FIFA. The reason why our sports commission recruited foreigners in order to address the height issue. Also, it is evident that our athletes have lack of financial support from the Government unlike athletes in the first world countries. I think what he meant by not being a physically fit was having lack of nutrition. When you compared our nutrition/diet with Western, it's entirely different and there's a wide gap like Americans used to eat volume of foods rich in protein, carbs, vitamins and minerals whereas Filipinos eat rice and one dish all the time. Thus, we failed to have a balanced diet because of financial poverty that every household is facing. I mean there's a huge percentage of Filipinos who can't afford to have a balanced diet. It's a sad reality.

[@milkiyama6020]

nuff-knife-nice ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@BubbleColorsProduction]

japanese ka ghorl?lmao

[@meee6887]

What is the height of average filipino though ....??I m from India...just for knowledge 😎

[@angel.millan]

If the Filipinos spoke also Spanish they would dominate the world.

[@n-extrafries-surprise]

Well we have Spanish words in our language. Guess we are half way there >:)

[@shinyadestacamento3123]

Upuan = Tagalog Silya = Spanish(i think) Chair = English Sometimes we say it like "Pakuha naman ng silya. Please." (Mix of three diff languages)

[@jonesstyles4831]

@@shinyadestacamento3123 nice one

[@CrislanieDelosReyes]

we do...we have Spanish subjects and some of our terms are spanish

[@danx3504]

It's a bloody shame pilipinos don't speak Spanish, considering the Spanish bastards ruled Philippines for almost 400 yrs. It's a bloody shame

[@bea_roman]

When someone answered you opo they treat you with respect like how they speak or treat their elders, parents and elder siblings ❤️just want to share

[@sunderdog4477]

a Filipino madam at 1:44 ending her sentence saying "Sige" is sooo cute lol I think the Phillipines is the second best english speaking country in Asia while Japan, my home country, would probably ranks 11th out of 22 Asian countries in terms of English proficiency, and my Filipino mom being a bit fluent in English gave me a huge inspiration to start practicing speaking English to be able to be fluent to a degree, but I do understand some of them aren't that fluent or have little chance to speak in English on a daily basis at the same time. in my opinion, I don't want them to stop using Filipino languages cuz I'm planning to learn some of them like Tagalog and Bisaya seriously someday lol

[@aurafiora1521]

If you're a foreigner and wants to learn the English/Tagalog/Bisaya, it's better to learn them in Cebu. You can learn it all at once..

[@sunderdog4477]

Makenna Vida I think I'm already fluent enough to make myself understood in English w/o having huge problems tho. I do want to visit there for like a few months to learn the languages,but as I already mentioned,my mom is Filipino,and so are some of relatives,so I guess I can still have my mother's side of the family teach me them while staying in Japan,because I can't find enough time to spare for learning other languages in other countries than Japan at this moment😇

[@annbaccay2567]

@@aurafiora1521 I agree. I used to live with my family in Cebu City when I was a kid. There I learned how to speak Bisaya and been fluent in speaking in English. And tbh, Cebuanos are the best English speakers here in the Philippines

[@39croatia62]

Excuse me were the number 1 english country if where not on top what country will be the.number 1

[@sunderdog4477]

@@39croatia62 I'm not sure where you are from, but I'm assuming you are Filipino? I found out Singapore is the best English speaking country in the Asian region when I looked up which country is the best at speaking English on the internet, but I'm not entirely sure about that, since I still believe you guys are the best English speaking country lol

[@aqsashaikh2816]

Philippines seems like an easy going country for any tourists. Apart from Singapore, I have been to several East Asian countries like Korea , Japan, and Thailand. Damn. Communicating in those countries was so difficult even in the capital cities like Seoul and Tokyo!

[@PolitikalonBlogspot]

Then come to my country, then. One tip: go to the beaches. Big cities are meh.

[@M0ebius]

I would stick to the tourist areas if I were you. For reasons of safety.

[@zoey5104]

Aqsa Shaikh Thailand is South East Asia not East Asia

[@aqsashaikh2816]

M0ebius is it not safe for tourists?

[@M0ebius]

Aqsa Shaikh Kidnaps, ransoms, and beheadings aren’t unheard of. I’d suggest doing research if you actually plan on visiting.

[@zageous]

Idk why but I feel much more comfortable typing or writing in English than speaking the language, and I usually get shy speaking English because of my bad grammar and Filipino accent... :,(

[@jakealcomendas9937]

ツᴢαɢє i feel you..

[@multifantentacultist2027]

I get self-conscious with my accent and from there starts the bad grammar since I'm too focused on "fixing" my accent (my foreign/Visayan friends kept pointing out my accent so)

[@Abi-gt8iw]

mines the opposite:'(

[@randomly_random_0]

it's harder to speak because you have to translate it word for word then construct it with proper grammar and then speak it. it's like your brain is processing more data and overloading your brain in the process

[@cadisdiraizel2840]

@@multifantentacultist2027 same here haha.,

[@dartnhi7290]

Philippines accent is so cheerful. It is simultaneously so jolly with fluency. Love from 🇮🇳

[@ijnero]

The use of tagalog doesn't measure how nationalistic a Filipino is.

[@yellow7642]

Kang Daniel's Wife exactly, well said.

[@kidokenji]

This should be top comment, all these people sleepin.

[@NoVisionGuy]

Yes, being too nationalistic could make one ignorant.

[@justinnamuco9096]

And using English is even worse. Oops, you might call me hypocrite, but I'm just responding to an English comment by another Filipino. Ridiculous, right? Anyway if you do not want to speak Filipino (not Tagalog) then speak your own native language instead.

[@justinnamuco9096]

NoVisionGuy How do you define being "too" nationalistic lmao. It's like telling somebody that he's "too" smart to argue with. It's so vague

[@kaedetogame]

There are people who can speak straight English and straight Tagalog. This video is misleading.

[@giorgiorogan8662]

Jihoonie's Wink you're absolutely right.

[@jeononymous2960]

Bec this channel is a trash, always making this matter a big deal to them

[@giorgiorogan8662]

jeononymous They want only more comments on their video. So that they can earn a lot of money from goggle company. This channel is very inaccurate and giving the viewers false information. Do you agree with me??? Please reply my friend.

[@yellow7642]

Jihoonie's Wink Exactly! I can speak 3 languages fluently (English, Tagalog, and Ilocano) I speak straight English in school. And I can also speak straight Tagalog and straight Ilocano if I wanted to.

[@romnicklazatin3679]

Well majority of Filipinos don't speak English fluently which is shown in the video. Totoo naman kaya wag masaktan

[@tau-5samsara990]

Filipinos In the mind: *A well structured sentence * Saying it: *A not so well structured sentence*

[@connordrake5713]

Kahit nga ako sa mind ligwak din eh. Hahaha...😂😂😂

[@miguelvina7188]

Ahahahahahah i live in Canada so my English is near perfect but back then sa Pinas totoo ito

[@ronnafatima6261]

As a Filipino who has English as a first language and went to a Cambridge curriculum, I can relate to this but in the opposite way xD

[@KaushikiGupta-je9nw]

Filippinos are such warm and welcoming people. You can see it in the video they are smiling throughout the inteview. Love them all. From India❤

[@user-xo2pn5fp7b]

we love you too 💖 😊