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tagalog?
Can someone help me out with modern tagalog? My boyfriend says i use old style tagalog words and he's trying to teach me the "slang" way of speaking the language but it's sort of difficult to keep up.
Can someone help me practice and teach me some words? plssss

Thank you!

Language pair: Filipino (Tagalog); English

karley
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November 4, 2012

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Re:tagalog?
Hi Karley,

I'm Wyn and i might can help you but not much. If you don't mind can i ask some words that you said "slang" so, i know what you mean because i think tagalog slang doesn't exist. Reply me back if your interested:)

Language pair: Filipino (Tagalog); English
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Wyn
November 4, 2012

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Re:Re:tagalog?
Hi Karley & Wyn,

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Karley here is referring to some sort of informal Tagalog or street lingo.

For instance, the old/traditional Tagalog equivalent of "You're exaggerating!" would be
"Nagmamalabis ka!" which we don't often hear in typical conversations these days (it just sounds too theatrical XD).
These days, the preference would be "Sobra ka naman!"

Would be happy to help with other phrases :)

Language pair: Filipino (Tagalog); English
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Kyrie
November 6, 2012

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