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Filipino as it's actually written, Taglish and po/opo respect markers included.

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What locals actually say

Thank you so much po!

Maraming salamat po!

“Po” carries respect no dictionary translation preserves; dropping it changes the tone entirely.

Where is the jeepney stop?

Saan po ang sakayan ng jeep?

“Sakayan” is the everyday word; a literal “hintuan” reads like a sign, not a person.

Do you still have change?

May sukli pa po ba kayo?

Sukli means change, while po marks a respectful request to a vendor or service worker.

Could I get extra rice, please?

Puwede pa-extra rice po?

Pa-extra is a Filipino Taglish construction for requesting an additional serving, and po adds polite respect.

Mom, I’m home already.

Ma, nakauwi na ako.

Nakauwi means successfully arrived home, and na signals that the action is already completed.

I’m working from home today.

WFH ako today.

WFH is common Manila workplace shorthand, while the Filipino-English word order with ako is casual Taglish.

It’s so hot today.

Sobrang init ngayon.

Sobrang is a Filipino intensifier meaning extremely or so, common in casual speech.

I’m really nervous.

Kinakabahan talaga ako.

Kinakabahan expresses an ongoing feeling of nervousness, while talaga strongly emphasizes that the feeling is genuine.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

How Filipino differs

Filipino. Po/opo respect particles by register; natural Taglish code-switching in casual text the way Manila actually writes (nag-book ako, sobrang ganda); pure Tagalog only for formal documents.

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