Taglish

· from Tagalog / English

What is Taglish?

Taglish is the mixing of Tagalog (Filipino) and English in the Philippines, often within a single sentence.

English verbs and nouns take Tagalog affixes, as in nag-shopping. It is everyday speech for many urban Filipinos and common in media and advertising. Similar mixes include Bislish (Cebuano and English).

Examples

Nag-shopping kami kahapon (we went shopping yesterday); Sige, I'll text you later (okay, I will text you later); Na-late ako (I was late)

Kungfucius says: Taglish is what happens when Tagalog verbs adopt English nouns and nobody objects.