Can anyone tell me the meaning of RETORIKA... "filipino subject"?
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i don't know what it means in tagalog but it translates "rhetoric" in english...\n\nhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rhetoric
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hi melissa! i'm from the Philippines! its a beautiful country here, despite all the problems it is facing. i would love to know more about south africa, you could put them in you details. here in the Philippines, we have a lot of stuff to be proud of like tourist attractions such as Palawan, Boracay, Bohol, cebu, Baguio, Davao...and much much more...you can type and search it on yahoo images, as i can't copy paste imagrs here as much as i would like to. \nthe national language here, Tagalog, is interesting, too because it is a mixture of Indian Chinese, Malay, Spanish etc...\n"kamusta ka na?"=how are you\n"mabuti naman"=i'm fine\n"Magandang umaga". (informal) =Good morning\n"Salamat po". (formal/polite) =Thank you\n"Kumain ka na ba? (informal)"=Have you eaten yet?\n"bansa"=country\n"kutsara"=spoon\n"tinidor"=fork\n"Taga saan po sila?" (formal/polite) =Where are you from?\nschools here... can be hectic depending where you study\nbut like in my case its the whole day. it can be fun and fustrating at the same time. =)\nwell anyways, have you heard about the jeepney? not JEEP but JEEPNEY... its a really unique form of transportation here...i dont think its found anywhere abroad\ntrivia:\n"The exotic jeepney is a post-war creation inspired by the GI jeeps that the American soldiers brought to the country in the 1940s. Enterprising Filipinos salvaged the surplus engines and came out unique vehicles of art. "\nanother unique form of transportation would be the kalesa...its horse driven...and you would it in this "carriage"like seat some trivia about it...\n"The kalesa or karitela is a horse-driven carriage that was introduced during the 18th century. It was used by Spanish officials and the nobles as a means of transportation. The Ilustrados, the rich Filipinos who had their own businesses, used the kalesa not only for traveling but as a means a means of transporting their goods as well. "\noh yeah... the food here... is GREAT! some may say, not much of decorations, but i mean... the taste...is good=)\nif ever you come here , here are some must tries:\nhalo-halo  -tasty=)\nlechon\nyemas\npinakbet\nbalut( this is not excactly what you would call the best and i don't know if you will like this one but the soup tastes quite good-personal opinion)\nleche flan \nPansit (simple but good)\ndaing na bangus\nadobong baboy\ninihaw na liempo\nensaymada\natbp.(means-filipino abbreviation and many more)\ntoo many to list down...\n=)\nhope you enjoyed some tidbits about the Philippines!
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I don't know where you can learn Filipino in Chicago but you can look up some websites where you can purchase an English-filipino dictionary. That will help. I'm Filipino and for starters you can tell her ... Maganda ka at mahal kita. It means, you are beautiful and I love you.
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why would anyone differentiate between a Filipino definition of a straight guy and a German version of a straight guy?
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Go to a good online Tagalog/English dictionary.  I find the one below works well. Good luck.  I visit the Philippines often but still try to learn that language.
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Your question is confusing.  You want statistics?  Also noted, there are many dialects of the P/Filipino language, including Tagalog.
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=philippine+literature&btnG=Google+Search
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This is Russian.  It means commentary (actually it is plural form).  It could also be in a number of other Eastern Slavic languages.
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Philippine Literature =)
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Its Filipino tradition to say PO or OPO when younger people are replying to older people. Its a sign of respect.
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Language of origin: Spanish\nGender: female\nInfo about origin: probably a combination of 'María' and 'Tes' (shortened from 'Teresa') rather popular in the Philippines, but hardly used anywhere else\nVariants: Marites  Tagalog\n Maritess  Tagalog
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Hi there, it would be "balitanan mu ku."  The Tagalog equivalent would be "balitaan mo ako."\n\nAlso, if the person you're talking to is older than you or is your boss or something replace "mu" with "yu."
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well, i'm not fluent in tagalog and my phillipino friends are all asleep at this time but, u don't seem to have any answers yet so i will give it a try. \nAno ba yan..si pogi     I believe means   "what now handsome?"\nand yabang does mean (pride,arrogance and the verb to boast)\n\nit's now 6:30am in Philippines, give it a few more hours and try ur question on a filipino chat room...
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Nakakapagsalita ako ng maayos. And by the way Philippines is a country, tagalog is a dialect.
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MAIKLING KUWENTO\n\nAng maikling kwento ay isang uri ng panitikang masining na naglalahad ng isang pangyayari. Ang maikling kwento, di tulad ng nobela'y hindi kahabaan, higit na kakaunti ang mga tauhan, mas mabilis ang paglalahad at higit na matipid sa paggamit ng pananalita.\n\nMGA BAHAGI AT SANGKAP NG MAIKLING KUWENTO:\n\n1.SIMULA\n\na.) Mga Tauhan -- dito nalalaman kung sinu-sino ang magsisiganap sa kuwento at kung ano ang papael na gaganapan ng bawat isa, maaring bida, kontrabida o suporta.\n\nb.) Tagpuan -- dito nakasaad ang lugar na pinangyayarihan ng mga aksyon o mga insidente gayundin ang panahon kung kailan naganap ang kuwento.\n\nc.) Suliranin -- kababasahan ng problemang haharapin ng pangunahing tauhan.\n\n2. GITNA\n\na.) Saglit na Kasiglahan -- naglalahad ng panandaliang pagtatagpo ng mga tauhang masasangkot sa suliranin.\n\nb.) Tunggalian -- bahaging kababasahan ng pakikitunggali ng pangunahing tauhan sa mga suliraning kakaharapin na minsa'y ang sarili, ang kapwa, o ang kalikasan.\n\nc.) Kasukdulan -- pinakamadulang bahagi kung saan makakamtan ng pangunahing tauhan ang katuparan o kasawian ng kanyang ipinaglalaban.\n\n3. WAKAS\n\na.) Kakalasan -- bahagingh nagpapakita ng unti-unting pagbaba ng takbo ng kuwento mula sa maigting na pangyayari sa kasukdulan.\n\nb.) Katapusan -- kababasahan ng magiging resolusyon ng kuwento. Maaring masaya o malungkot, pagkatalo o pagkapanalo.\n\nGayunpaman, may mga kuwento na hindi laging winawakasan sa dalawang huling nabanggitna sangkap. Minsan ay hinahayaan ng may-akda na mabitinang wakas ng kuwento at ang mambabasa ang hahatol o magpapasya kung ano sa palagay niya ang maaring kahihinatnan ng kuwento.\n\n\nSana'y nakatulong ang sagot na ibinigay ko sa iyo. If i'm not mistaken, you're looking for the tagalog/filipino version; so I won't translate it in english.
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it means grammar\nbelow is a link to a tagalog (the philipino language) to english dictionary hope that helps.
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in the filipino language it should be written "si tb nga ang nagpapatanong"... since sms is popular in the Philippines... some words were abbreviated..\n\nanyway, if we translate it, it would be: "tb (íf i assume that he/she is a person) wanted me to ask you"