What are these?

What are these?

What is this? *Try to use the
shortened term*
What is this?
What do you call this place?
What is this?
What are these?
What do you call this place?
FILIPINO-ISMS
 What are FILIPINO-isms?
- Are words or phrases that are
usually misused or
grammatically incorrect and are
sometimes results of
transliteration.
 FILIPINO-isms and their CORRECT
USAGE
Filipino-is Correct Filipino-is Correct Filipino-is Correct
ms Usage ms Usage ms Usage

Softdrink Soda Canteen Cafeteria Bottomless Unlimited

Slippers Flip-flops Officemate Colleague Rubber Sneakers
Shoes
Ref Fridge Pentel Marker CR Restroom
Nail Cutter Nail Eat all you All you can Chit Receipt/Bill
Clipper/Tri can eat
mmer
Aircon A/C or Cotton Q tips Batch Class
Airconditio Buds (People)
ning
FILIPINO-isms and their CORRECT
USAGE
Filipino-isms Correct Usage

Can I speak with_______? May I speak with______?

May I ask what is your May I ask for your name?

name?
It’s for free! It’s free.

For a while…. Just a moment/Please hold

 TRANSLITERATION
-When you translate a Filipino sentence to an
English sentence word for word.
Filipino Sentence Transliteration Correct Usage

Buksan/Sara ang ilaw Open/close the light. Turn on/ Turn off the
light.

Baba ka sa kotse Go down the car. Get off the car.

Bibigyan kita ng We can give to you a We can give you a

discount discount. discount.
 INCORRECT YET EVERYDAY SENTENCES
Filipino-isms Correct Usage

We accept cellphone repairs. We accept cell phones to be

repaired.
This shop repairs cellphones.
No parking on both sides. No parking on either side.

I am taking up I am taking ________.

I am majoring in _______.
I’ll come to your house later. I’ll go to your house later.

Go over here! Come over here!

Fall in line. Stand in line.

In fairness. To be fair./ In his defense.

 GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT
Filipino-isms Correct Usage

Who is this pen? Whose is this pen?

What did you ate for What did you eat for
dinner? dinner?
I will gonna be there I will be there later.
later. I am going to be there
later.
INCORRECTLY USED OR INVENTED WORDS
Filipino-isms Is it Incorrectly used? Is it invented
Tuck out Incorrectly Used (We use it as the
opposite of tuck in BUT it really means
EXHAUSTED)
Salvaged Incorrectly Used (We use it a term for
murder/kidnapping BUT it really means
Repair/Reuse gadgets or objects.

Senatoriable/Presidentiable Invented Word (It should be Senatorial

Candidate/Presidential Candidate)

Monthsary Invented Word (There is only

Anniversary)
Bad Trip Incorrectly Used ( We use it as one
word implying we are angry/annoyed
BUT it is two(2) separate words just
saying the travel is bad)
 REDUNDANCIES
Filipino-isms Correct Usage

Tuition fee Tuition or enrollment fee

Toll fee Toll or Road fee

If, in case… If/ In case

Not unless Unless

The moral lesson… The moral of the story is…

The lesson of the story is….
Free gift Gift

This is regarding about…. This is regarding…

This is about….
 REDUNDANCIES (cont.)
Filipino-isms Correct Usage

A pleasant, good morning A good morning

A pleasant morning
The reason why…is because… The reason is ….

So I can be able to… So I can…

So I am able to …
My shirt is the color blue. My shirt is blue.

John starts with the letter “J”. John starts with a “J”.

I rate my communication skills with I rate my communication skills a “7”.

the number “7”.