Countries
Philippines
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Philippines
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Philippines
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Tagalog Language
Not Available
Derived From
Spanish Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat
Thank you
How Are You?
Kumusta
How are you?
Good Night
magandang gabi
Good Night
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
Good Morning
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
Sorry
I Love You
Mahal kita
I love you
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Bikol
American English
Where They Speak
Philippines
United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Philippines
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Waray
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Philippines
United Kingdom
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
filipino
English
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Not Available
French Name
filipino; pilipino
anglais
German Name
Pilipino
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
16th Century
5th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Filipino
Standard English
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
en
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
fili1244
stan1293
Linguasphere
No Data Available
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Filipino and English Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and English language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs English Difficulty
The Filipino vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and English Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Filipino and English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.