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Philippines: Language and Dialect

While there are over 100 regional languages in the Philippines, the national language is Filipino, with English as the most widely spoken second language. All business, governmental and legal transactions are conducted in English.

Philippines: Useful Filipino Phrases

English
Good Morning
Good Afternoon
Good Evening
How are you?
I'm fine
Goodbye
Yes/No
How much is this?
Expensive
Cheap
Beautiful
Ugly
Small/Big
Hot/Cold
Clean/Dirty
I/We
You/They
He/She
What is your name?
My name is..
Where are you going?
Who?/What?
When?/Where?
Why?/How?
How many?
Right/Left
Here/There
Please sit down
Come here
Thank you
You are welcome
Filipino / Tagalog
Magandang Umaga
Magandang Hapon
Magandang Gabi
Kumusta ka?
Mabuti ako
Paalam
Oo/Hindi
Magkano ito?
Mahal
Mura
Maganda
Pangit
Maliit/Malaki
Mainit/Malamig
Malinis/Madumi
Ako/Tayo
Ikaw/Sila
Siya
Anong pangalan mo?
Ang pangalan ko ay...
Saan ka pupunta?
Sino?/Saan
Kailan?/Saan?
Bakit?/Papaano?
Ilan?
Kanan/Kaliwa
Dito/Doon
Maupo ka
Halika dito
Salamat po
Walang anuman


Travel Quotes:

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. Anais Nin

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. Francis Bacon

Philippine Cuisine Island Philippines

Puchero (beef in bananas and tomato sauce), afritada (chicken and/or pork simmered in a peanut sauce with vegetables), kare-kare (oxtail and vegetables cooked in peanut sauce), pinakbet (kabocha squash, eggplant, beans, okra, and tomato stew flavored with shrimp paste) crispy pata (deep-fried pigs leg), hamonado (pork sweetened in pineapple sauce), sinigang (meat or seafood in sour broth), pancit (noodles), and lumpia (fresh or fried spring rolls). More details at Philippine Cuisine Island Philippines

Why it’s best to travel with a group?

Choosing and seeking the help of a reliable travel agent is a determinant if the trip would be hassle free or the other way around. Make sure that you will choose according to the credibility the agency owns due to its experience in handling group trips or travel. Why its best to travel with a group?


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