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“Kamusta” means “How are you?” in the Filipino language. But how many Filipinos living in America would know how to respond in a conversation? Or even attempt to continue talking in Filipino? There are many Filipinos brought up here in America who have no idea what to say when such a conversation begins like this. Beyond the standard “I’m OK.” Or “Mabuti.” What happens next? Many elders shake their heads in disappointment when the British-born Filipinos in response shake their own heads, unknowing how to respond to such a simplistic Filipino greeting.

Do you still remember when you were just a kid or maybe when you were still in elementary? Abakada is one of the things you hate when you were still a kid. Actually me too I hate it, especially when my mom says to repeat it again and again or sometimes I hate her making me repeat on reading the same words or sentences before. She always has this thin stick that she will use to scare me back then so that I can read the words right. Back then all I can do was to silently cry because of fear to my mother. But that was before when I learned how to read I actually fell in love with there days now that I couldn’t sleep without reading one chapter of a book that I love. But let’s not talk about the past, lets move on and talk about the present days.

Nowadays, a lot of parents want their kids to speak English or another language, in order to have a competitive edge when they`re already grown up and looking for work. And yes, we cannot deny the fact that learning other languages is an advantage for us. We can use this as a bridge to one another. But on the other hand, we should also know our own language importance or the importance of the Filipino language.

Our language Filipino was a beautiful language, and it is a reflection of how we are as people. Fostering a love of Filipino in as instills with them a sense of pride and belongingness, and is important to our identity as a people. But how should we encourage people to love our own language Filipino?

It isn’t wrong with speaking English or learning English. However we students, we as a citizen of this Philippines we should balance things out. Instead of focusing only on English. English why not study more about our own language Filipino. Teaching the students ABAKADA reading for it also develop their brain, and helps create new connections for their brain cells, which helps kickstart and boost their development as they grow up. Not only making a student smarter, but you will also foster them a sense of national pride and identity as they grow to learn and love their native language. You will feel incomplete as you grow up without knowing about our own mother tongue.

for school purpose only.