Hello, I'm born and raised in the USA so I don't speak or unders

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Jan 22 2020, 6:03pm CST ~ 4 years ago.

Hello, I'm born and raised in the USA so I don't speak or understand Tagalog. Most of my Pinoy friends here only speak English too but, sometimes we call each other bakla and pangit. My parents are Ilocano so that's what they spoke in my home while I was growing up. They only spoke Tagalog with others who weren't Ilocano. Is it hard to speak and understand BOTH at the same time???????????

Jan 22 2020, 6:15pm CST ~ 4 years ago.

@Judas13 Hi. Yes. They are 2 different dialects. Learning Tagalog is easier than Ilocano. There are many dialects in the Philippines from different regions and they won't be able to understand each other if they do not know Tagalog. Some dialects may sound alike or have similarities, but they actually have different meanings.
Example: Ibon in Tagalog (bird)
" Ibon or ebun" in Kapampangan (egg)

Jan 23 2020, 12:00am CST ~ 4 years ago.

Judas13 Hi. Yes. They are 2 different dialects. Learning Tagalog is easier than Ilocano. There are many dialects in the Philippines from different regions and they won't be able to understand each other if they do not know Tagalog. Some dialects may sound alike or have similarities, but they actually have different meanings. Example: Ibon in Tagalog (bird) " Ibon or ebun" in Kapampangan (egg)

@AkoSiMaganda

Langgam in tagalog (ant)
Langgam in cebuano (bird)

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