Filipino Body Language and the Importance of Non-verbal Communication with your Filipina

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 As you may have gathered, if you have been following my blog for a while, I can speak Tagalog, and I have even created a series of blog posts that touch on the subject of Tagalog grammar. Because I am interested in making my marriage with my Filipina not only work but actually thrive, I have been taking the study of the Filipino language and culture very seriously since I entered this relationship back in 2000. Now I am at a point where my wife and I can quickly and easily switch from Italian and English to Tagalog. Yet, being able to communicate verbally is just a tiny part of the equation of effective communication. Many experts talk about the idea that around 93% of human communication occurs through non-verbal cues and only the remaining 7% is accomplished through words. When I look at this issue through this lens I realize that my efforts to master the Filipino culture and language count for very little if I don't work on improving my non-verbal communication. So in this post
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Mga Pangngalan at mga Panlaping Maka-ngalan sa Wikang Tagalog

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 MGA PANGNGALAN

Ang isang pangngalan ay ang isang salita na tumutukoy sa:

Isang bagay-halimbawa mesa

Isang persona-halimbawa presidente

Isang lugar-halimbawa: tindahan

Isang ideya-halimbawa: katalinuhan

Ang karamihan ng mga salitang-ugat na walang panlapi ay mga pangngalan

Ang ilan ay katutubong Tagalog na mga salita samantala marami ay nagmumula sa Espanyol (silya, mesa) o Ingles (kompyuter, gadyet)

Bukod sa mga pangngalan na walang panlapi mayroon maraming uri na may isa o mahigit sa isang panlaping makangalan.

Heto ang isang medyo kumpletong listahan ng mga halimbawa

MGA PANLAPING MAKANGALAN

Ka- kasama

ex kainuman, katrabaho

ka-....-an or ka-...-han: isang ideya o konsepto
Ex: kagandahan, kaalaman, kaunawaan

Pan-: instrumento
Ex: pantulong

"-an" at "-han"

1. lugar kung saan masusumpungan maraming mga bagay na tinutukoy ng salitang ugat.

Ex: aklatan, bigasan

2. Ganapan ng isang kilos
Ex: aralan, lutuan

3. Panahon na ang kilos ay nangyayari sa malaking antas
Ex: pistahan, anihan

4. Kilos na ginagawa bilang pagtugon
Ex: barilan, suntukan

5. Malaking antas ng bagay na tinutukoy ng salitang ugat
Ex: duguan

"in o hin"

1. relasyon
Ex: tiyuhin, inapo

2. Kahugis ng salitang ugat
Ex: sinampalok

"ka"

1. Bahagi ng isang grupo
Ex: kabayan

2. Kasama sa kilos na isinasaad ng salitang ugat
Ex: kalaro

"ka – an"

1. Grupo ng mga bagay na tinutukoy ng salitang ugat
Ex: kabahayan

2. Sukdulan ng isang situwasyon
Ex: kainitan

"mag"

1. Relasyon sa loob ng pamilya
Ex: mag-ama

2. mag- + dinodoble ang unang pantig ng salitang ugat=propesyon
Ex: manggagamot

"tag"

1. season
Ex: tag-ulan

"taga"

Trabahador
Ex: tagalinis

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