#some tagalog words ARE taken from spanish but they legit will just use a spanish word rather than the tagalog one that's RIGHT THERE. | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

caramelmochacrow · 8 months

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number one thing that i hate translating tagalog to english is that i cant show the intricacies in speech.

like. the word tomboy. it means a WHOLE OTHER THING IN TAGALOG. i've apparently been called a lesbian almost my entire life and i didn't know. that or my mom used the english meaning in context rather than tagalog when i was a kid then used the tagalog meaning when i got older.

i love intricacies in language, dont you?

#crow talks #yk what even more funny? my mom and dad also use spanish words instead of tagalog sometimes.#some tagalog words ARE taken from spanish but they legit will just use a spanish word rather than the tagalog one that's RIGHT THERE.#they'll use the word then me and my siblings r like “huh??” and then they use the tagalog word. MOTHER FATHER JUST USE THE WORD.#also yeah im ignoring the fact my mom called me gay lmao.#it's a word filipino people use for lesbians. so. a ton of people use it in a derogatory way.#my cousin uses it in a non derogatory way bc they dont wanna use lesbian in public w probably homophobes around.#also my aunt. she's literally gay. so. yeahhh.#WAIT MY MOM ALSO SAID THAT WHEN I WEAR MASC CLOTHES I LOOK LIKE HER. WHA.WHAT DOES THAT MEAN--#woops rambled. gonna stop now hahah

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