Im filipino but I never called Refrigirators "Ref/Rep" I also called it Fridge. But I guess most filipinos say this. I didn't know! Thanks for the fact!
Fyi, we do not use "as in" as equivalent to really in a formal writing or speaking, it is just one of the expressions to confirm something... it's a slang word..
The napkin is so true!! 😭😂 I visited the Philippines over the summer last year and when I went back to the UK for school, I didn’t have any pads with me so I asked some of my friends if they have any ‘napkins’ and they started giving me tissues! 😭😂
In the Philippines panty liner is different from sanitary napkin. The sanitary napkin is used when you have a period. The panty liner is used at the beginning or end of a period. The time when the flow is very light. Panty liners in the Philippines are way thinner and smaller.
It is common to FiLipinos "tissue" is understood to be "napkins." I usuaLLy asked for "tabLe napkins." But, sometimes, FiLipinos is confused asking for napkins. That's is why, I often think first what is common to FiLipinos. Like for instance, I asked, "where is the washroom?" FiLipinos are fond of abbreviating words Like C.R. which is the Comfort Room. Isn't it, it is mÖre fun in the PhiLippines? Stay Safe...
Context: Pads were earlier called “sanitary napkins” which got shortened to “napkins”, hence the new moniker. These days, while it is not uncommon to call table napkins as napkins, they’re more widely called tissue/tissues. So when someone says napkin, you have to have some contexts to know what they’re referring to. There.
Not all killings are referred to as salvage. It’s more referred to as unauthorized killing like by police or gangs. The term for Individuals committing murder is typically not called salvage.
"Open/Close the lights" is a direct translation of how it is said in Tagalog, so yes, you would hear some (not all) Pinoys say it instead of "Turn on/off the lights". The same is true for "Drink your medicine" instead of "Take your medicine". Also, Lucy is correct about Mr. Pube.
"As if" in American English is used when you are amazed and leaning towards NOT believing it. "As in" in Filipino English is used when you are amazed and leaning towards believing it.
"C.R." aka...Comfort Room. To me it does make sense since we do go there to seek some kind of comfort...Or simply the "Restroom" works as well. Honorable mentions...Ball pen (ball point pen or just "pen"), Pentel pen (Sharpie or marker), "Rubber Shoes" or running shoes/sneakers and last but not least, "Jaki" or "Brip"...It's basically derived from the brand name "Jockey" or "Briefs", best known in English as Tidy-Whities.
Salvage: To murder or kill someone extrajudiciously in Filipino, particularly common during primetime news before the early 2000's. "A man believed to have been salvaged" in the news means a man who was probably murdered or executed. But we dont use the word to denote a future actionin English as in "I will salvage you/The boss will salvage you" because it sounds weird but it can be used in Taglish like "Ipapa-salvage ni boss" literally "The boss will have him/her Salvaged" BUT it means The boss will have him/her executed.
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Ever since I learned English during my elementary schools, I already knew the difference between a table napkin and a sanitary napkin. So I think it was just because Filipinos use to do some shortcuts in naming things. But I know any Filipino reading this comment can agree that table napkin is different from a sanitary napkin. So don't generalize it that Philippine English has a different meaning than American English just because some Filipinos refer to those things differently. Our English was brought by Americans. Watching from Riyadh.
I'm an American, living full-time in the Philippines. Nobody here calls them "slippers". We all call them "chinela's". I've lived here, off and on, for over 30 years, so I am "aware" of a lot of this type stuff. But still, different regions use different words (dialects). A word that works in one area, may mean something else in another. And while most speak "Tagalog" universally, there are tons here that do not/cannot speak it. It all depends on where you are.
That was really interesting. I’m a Brit expat speaking British English in the USA (San Diego, California), learning American English (a whole different language lol - different words, accent, spelling, and grammar! 😂) and am dating a Filipino who moved to the USA from the Phillipines when he was 12. So he grew up mostly here, and to me sounds fully American, since he speaks American-Filipino English not British English and has to me what sounds like a completely American way of taking, rounding his Ts etc (ie says “budder” or “warder” instead of “butter” or “water”) but he’s always telling me he doesn’t sound American he sounds Filipino. So I was really interested to hear a few of the differences in this video. We have so many conversations about words. And many times we have “eh?” Moments when we realize we both mean something completely completely different than the other thought 😂😂😂
The first time I saw that video, I felt that she was very condescending, typical of Filipinos who were born and grew up in the US. "Commute" here means taking public transport because not many Pinoys own their own cars. I don't think she even bothered to find out the context of "as in" as used by Filipinos; she just used the actual meaning/context of "as in" and compared it to how it's used here. Like, "I was so mad, as in...fuming." "Slippers" is also used by Hawaiians, who are also Americans. "Napkins" are short for "sanitary napkins" which would still be correct since it's the shortened version. And I hate the way she keeps saying "in the States". And for all the talking that she did, she didn't really say anything. It's pretty insulting to some Pinoys, actually.
Jigs Arquiza i totally agree with you. I use “as in” to emphasize a word but sometimes i dont complete the sentence and just end it with the words “as in”. Implying that the person i am talking with already understands what i mean
There is nothing offensive about trying to point out the difference. English is bound to be different from one country to another due to culture and customary usage of the term. None of them are incorrect - it is just the way it is.
@@BatAskal What was offensive was her bullshit, know-it-all, condescending attitude about the way some Filipinos use certain words and phrases, like she's some goddamn linguistics professor.
True. In Philippines, people never say bathroom and are baffled when they hear the word. Also, toilet is a dirty filthy and rude word to say, so it's become CR.
In Canada they say "Bathroom" which gets me confused everytime XD my mind would be like "TF are they going to take a bath?" so if i ask the teacher to allow me to go to the CR i would always say "Washroom" cause saying bathroom feels weird to me
@@gluttonyhoarder2940 It's also called washroom in Canada. Which I prefer more than bathroom XD but if I had my way I would call it CR. Just simpler right
My interpretation of AS IN is "FOR SURE!", or "I'M SERIOUS!", or "I SWEAR!" or as a way to emphasize something that was said. E.g., That cat just popped out of nowhere, as in! The sky turned blood red, as in! If that makes any sense lol.
As an interjection, yes. As an interrogative reply, it's basically those but with question marks. "Seriously!?", "You sure?!", "You swear?!" or something like that.
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i am a filipino and we use the word "elevator" intead of a "lift" , we usually say "cover" for a container instead of a "lid" but eventually we learned as we hang out with foreigner friends or worked abroad to countries having English language as first language or second
We use “As in” as an expression, we know how it is used in a sentence we just use it to express the gravity of how we feel about something, if that makes sense. 😂
In the Philippines, toilet paper, facial tissues, and table napkins are all called TISSUE! And the toilet is not just the can you do number 1/2, it is the entire restroom. Oh and we don't say restroom or washroom, we call them CR or Comfort Rooms, regardless if they are comforting or not. LOL. We are a mixed cultural family that is Filipino and American so we have our own English translation misunderstandings every once in a while. Check out "SALVAGE": here it means "to murder" instead of "to save."
Filipinos sometimes use "as in" as an expression to support something which is very awesome, like for example: I went to the top of a mountain and I was fascinated by the scenery below. It was so wonderful, as in!
The reason they say "open" when they mean "turn on" is that the Filipino term for "turn on" is "buksan" which is the same word as....you guessed it..."open". Hence, when people here use the word "open" when they mean 'turn on" they're doing a direct translation of the Tagalog.
Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner, no supper. Filipino love abbreviations so much and they make abbreviations for any words they use frequently. I spent 3 months figuring out CR refers to bathroom, now ECQ for" enhanced community quarantine",and other abbreviations. And Sagidaly refers to secretary, which is also interesting.
Everyone being worked up about the word “as in” it means a lot in terms of the way you use it. When you're excited/angry describing something “As in” becomes *super* Ex : Excited ¦ The ride was so cool! As in (saying that the ride was super) Angry ¦ I was so irritated at her! As in! (expresses how mad you are) In other terms, it is used as a “I swear” type Ex : If I get my hands on him, I'll throttle him! As in! (I swear!) In other ways it is used in a term like “Seriously!?” “What!??” like you just heard something you can't believe. Ex : friend¦ You failed your exams You ¦ Wait, What!? As in!? (expresses your disbelief) So now that that's cleared up I hope in the future when I come across this vid again this comment section won't be filled with this “as in” phrase again. Lol
Two things I learned when I went to the Philippines is that they use toilet paper as napkins and for the restroom, they use a Tabo, dipper, or a bidet sprayer to clean themselves.
People often say "open the lights" instead of "turn on the lights" because the tagalog word for "open" and "turn on" (verbs in command form) is the same - "buksan"
"As in" means asking if its true "really" but "as in"is an expression something that your friend telling you something that you couldn't believe it like a exaggerating word of expression..correct me if im wrong..
But actually if you think about it filipinos make fun of the english word.. They make fun of the word and use it the wrong way then it will just become normal to everyone. Thats why some of the english word in the philippines seems have different meaning. Just like what you are explaining right now.
“Open the light” is direct translation from Filipino “Buksan ang ilaw”. I always correct my fellow Filipinos especially those teaching kids English that the correct phrase is “Turn on the light”. And to turn off is not “Kill the light”, direct translation of “Patayin ang ilaw”, but “Turn off the light”.
I say don't try to copy people's accent. It's obvious when you are faking it and just makes you seem grandiose. Filipino english accent may not sound the most attractive but you at least sound authentic. Just saying but ofc if you can actually do a authentic british accent go for it
Some people in the Philippines use the word "Love" differently. In the US, love means a feeling of strong affection to another person. In the Philippines, some people say it in place of "Hug", so when people say "Love mo si Mama." in a non-interrogating way, it means to hug your mom.
11:05 We (or at least I) never say "open the heater" since those basically don't exist here and we have to say cold in the "winter" (cold season) but yes, we do say "open the lights". Probably comes from an old lantern-based thing where we had to literally open something. Nowadays, it's still normal here. Although some now say "turn on the lights" thanks to TH-cam or cartoons or grammar police.
I already reacted/commented to her video about a year or so, and I disagree with her because she's not a Manila Bred, instead, as she repeatedly said, that she's from Cebu City, meaning she's, as we call them, Bisaya. She's not American born, she just migrated there from Cebu and was living for four years and that doesn't make her an authority of American English. That's the problems of some of our compatriots who migrated to the US or UK, that they were suddenly exposed to new or native English speakers and they tend to demean their own kind. That's the irony of some Pinoys. BTW, we distinguish English Language this way; British English and American English.
The napkin used when eating is actually called "Table Napkin" in the Philippines but thats just the specific name like how animals or plants have theirs and have a different common name. The common name for table napkin would be tissue but tissue is a very generalized term for a lot of things that is similar to table napkins like the ones you use in the bathroom, in the kitchen, in your face, etc. As for the pads/ napkin, it can be called as sanitary pads or sanitary napkin. Filipino love using shortcuts so instead of saying "Can I buy some sanitary napkin?" we just say "Can I buy some napkin?". And yes, its also called sanitary pads in the Philippines. You can actually read that in the cover of "napkin" products. We don't misunderstand people when they say napkin because it is already registered in our brain that they mean sanitary pads and if someone would look for table napkins, they often specify it or just say tissue.
Great video I thought you would forget the most common one the Comfort Room which is Rest Room or Bath Room here in the states. Glad I watched til the end, keep doing tour Thang you got potential!
In the Philippines, they call restrooms C.R. for comfort rooms. And they say open instead of turn on the light. Air con for air conditioner. I’m glad you’re interested in the mother land.
The reason why "open the heater/lights" is commonly used to mean "turn on the heater/lights" is because the Filipino word for both open and turn on is "buksan". Sometimes when we speak in another language (usually English) we use literal translations of the Filipino word. Ex: Buksan mo nga yung bote = open the jar Buksan mo nga yung ilaw = turn on the light So sometimes open and turn on are interchangeably used.
The slang, "hella" started in Northern California, but we don't say it here in southern CA. No other states in the west says it either because it's considered gheto slang.
When i was young. Napkins are the same as what she explained. But when the sanitary pad manufacturer named their product generically as "napkin" the meaning changed overtime.
0:39 Same, lol. She's so cute. He meant he thought the way Filipinos use their English gravitated towards the American way more than the British way. Turns out, Filipino English do exists.
When my cousins who grew up in america came to visit, they were quite confused too about some of the phrases that we use. I guess Filipino English is evolving towards its own variant compared to american English
in the old days like 70s, 80s and maybe till early 90s in the Philippines, napkins on the table were called "table napkins". Only this time when fastfood chains become very visible almost everywhere, the napkins are called "tissue".
Here in the Philippines, salvage is "killing that person" 😵😵 instead of "saving something" to use for another stuff to do. 😁😁 Or to rescue someone something.. It's totally the opposite ✌️✌️
The meaning of commute is the same in the Philippines. Lol, it can be loosely used as taking a public transportation since many people use public transportation. For napkins, Filipinos meant sanitary napkins if they were referring to sanitary pads, and table napkins or tissues for those used in a table setting. We use the words as in, the same as American English too. As in
That is if you're speaking proper English. But in a colloquial setting, like with friends, we say commute to mean public transportation, and napkin to mean sanitary napkins. I wouldn't ask my friend if she has a sanitary napkin since it's a mouthful. Napkin will suffice. I do agree with "as in" though, it's the same with american English. It's supposed to be followed by a word to further explain what we want to say but often we'll run out of words so we stop there and just nod. "as in.. like yeah, exactly!" lol
@@tonilogairee5839 Do you not know what colloquial means? I only meant and am aware that it's proper english cuz that what it actually means but used differently in a colloquial setting. At least in the Philippines.
Lol. You’re missing my point. If you know what it meant then stop using it incorrectly, educate people around your circle, and probably contribute to the society lol.
In the Philippines blackout means total power failure. Brown out means partial power failure. In USA toilets plus bathroom equals restroom powder room restroom. In the Philippines it's comfort room or cr.
This woman is so condicending.Native English speaker? I don't belong to those bunch of Filipino you're talking about that doesn't realize that English in America is different from English in Philippines.Many Filipinos knows that napkin is something that you use to wipe your face and not sanitary pads or when we use the phrase as in,we use it grammatically right.Dont know where she got that observation from.Above all American English and Filipino English is also semilar and to suggest that is has a expansive dissimilarity is fallacious unsound delineation to me.Just a simple notion to convey.✌️🇵🇭
She never said that you are. Why are so triggered? She's referring to the majority of filipinos not you. You are clearly just bragging about your skill. By the way sorry for my bad english.
@@johnlee072092 bragging,triggered?I never felt that way.What I just did was an affirmation that I fail to agree to her aphorism.I did not aspire nor denounced her aptness in English since she's American.So If I sounded unsavoury and haughty to your liking,I would say it was accidental and unpremeditated so chill and have a nice day..✌️✌️🇵🇭
@@johnlee072092 hey,I don't know who you are and if you're not happy the way I construct my sentence give it a rest..I guess you understand it now..✌️✌️
"Open the light" = "Turn on the light" Opened and Turned On translate to the same word "Bukas". The suffix -an makes it a verb. So "Buksan" is to turn on or to open. Fun fact, "bukas" pronounced differently also means "tomorrow"
The Filipino expressiòn 'Open the lightl' might be derived from the Spanish expression for turning on the light which is 'Abre la luz'....Abre meaning to open. It's a literal translation.
I think it is better to understand it this way: English is the language of both countries, but the different Englishes are dialects of English. We have different meanings of certain words between each Englishes but it still is one language. That separation happens because of the community who uses language. It doesn't mean that neither is wrong or neither is correct. Remember that language changes through time, especially when the community adopting the language has a different culture. Society has an effect on the language.
In the PH....instead of Restroom...most people say "Comfort Room" or "CR" very few will say "bathroom". And instead of "Soda" they said "Softdrinks". =)
Many times have I came back in the Philippines and some of my relatives find it hard to understand me. Basically, it's because of the difference between the British English and the Filipino English/American English. I really can't wait to come back next year, it's been four years since my last visit, hopefully, things will get better there.
It is common as we call it "Filipinism". Like "salvage" (in Phil English)= means killing someone or making someone to harm, while in American English or English English (UK)= means saving or rescuing someone in danger. WHAT AN IRONY.
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I use napkin on my balls when I’m on my period
Shuncey Balba my balls bleeds once a month I’m trans they open it
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@Shuncey Balba it's not the literal napkin it's a panty liner if you're quiet familiar
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@@ronaldopascua8221 it's his channel man so don't correct him. he knows already the correct spelling for it because his wife is a filipino
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hey mr pube hahaha
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she forgot to mention the "ref" short for refrigerator w/c in the US it's called "fridge"
cudberry flavored cupcake u forgot the accent, its REP not ref
@@DeomeYT not everyone says REP 😪
Im filipino but I never called Refrigirators "Ref/Rep" I also called it Fridge. But I guess most filipinos say this. I didn't know! Thanks for the fact!
@@RedRobin0717 mayaman ka ata be ,baka English speaking ka.
@@ladyeve8734 you must be rich
Fyi, we do not use "as in" as equivalent to really in a formal writing or speaking, it is just one of the expressions to confirm something... it's a slang word..
expression... so means we use it lol
@@raminrouen she said not using it in a "formal" writing or speaking...
Well your English teacher will not be happy if you use slang in your formal theme. Gosh! I miss my formal themes.
Exactly! It's more of a street language.
Yeah
America: Soda, Cola, Pop
Philippines: **sOftDRiNkS**
Because they are softdrinks.
Olol
U forgot coke
Correction its sopdrenk
RC
sopdrenks or coks
I laughed when I saw the thumbnail why would you put “Napkin” on your thumbnail😆
Yah I know
Same
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kinda same but i think smile?
Ha ha ha!!!
The napkin is so true!! 😭😂 I visited the Philippines over the summer last year and when I went back to the UK for school, I didn’t have any pads with me so I asked some of my friends if they have any ‘napkins’ and they started giving me tissues! 😭😂
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Loads of them would be needed if that was the case.
You shoul've said panty liner 😂
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In the Philippines panty liner is different from sanitary napkin. The sanitary napkin is used when you have a period. The panty liner is used at the beginning or end of a period. The time when the flow is very light. Panty liners in the Philippines are way thinner and smaller.
It is common to FiLipinos "tissue" is understood to be "napkins." I usuaLLy asked for "tabLe napkins." But, sometimes, FiLipinos is confused asking for napkins. That's is why, I often think first what is common to FiLipinos. Like for instance, I asked, "where is the washroom?" FiLipinos are fond of abbreviating words Like C.R. which is the Comfort Room.
Isn't it, it is mÖre fun in the PhiLippines?
Stay Safe...
Context: Pads were earlier called “sanitary napkins” which got shortened to “napkins”, hence the new moniker. These days, while it is not uncommon to call table napkins as napkins, they’re more widely called tissue/tissues. So when someone says napkin, you have to have some contexts to know what they’re referring to. There.
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Table napkins are those made of fabric. Thats what most Filipinos associate the word with.
As in? ahh... hahah
Exactly 😂😂😂
I was about to comment this, very well said.
I am a Filipino and I never referred the word “salvage” as “to kill”
Maybe you have never watched a single filipino TV news.
SUSUNOD! chelge Galo sinalvage!
well Filipino reference mean to kill
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Yeah same i always refer salvage to, to save
Not all killings are referred to as salvage. It’s more referred to as unauthorized killing like by police or gangs. The term for Individuals committing murder is typically not called salvage.
"Open/Close the lights" is a direct translation of how it is said in Tagalog, so yes, you would hear some (not all) Pinoys say it instead of "Turn on/off the lights". The same is true for "Drink your medicine" instead of "Take your medicine". Also, Lucy is correct about Mr. Pube.
And in tagalog..patayin ang ilaw(kill the light)...
And that is also because there is no filipino word for switch, on, and off.
@@angelogumnad8206 Yes, I don't know of any. But there may be in Batangas because they have a word for switch - "kabtol".
@@reyhernandez9243 Yes, I use "patayin ang ilaw", and "kill the light", which makes more sense to me than "close the light".
Americans also use kill the lights but i heard it more during my time in the military than in civilian life.
philippines has so many languages. even gays has their own language. would you like to learn it?
Gay lingo...only beki(gay) can fully understand
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Yeah the philippines has 187+ philippine languages (4 of them are extinct now) and that extra language (gay lingo) is kinda annoying atleast for me.😂
But eclavo and chorva are both spanish words
Hahhahahah the pubic hair thing!!!
"As if" in American English is used when you are amazed and leaning towards NOT believing it.
"As in" in Filipino English is used when you are amazed and leaning towards believing it.
Guess when we use 'As In' in bisaya, we meant an superlative emphasis or exaggeration of something, usually equivalent to american slang AF/ As F**k*
Napkin for face when u eat in the Philippines is called "Tissue"
It's also actually called "Napkin" as in "Table napkin"
In America and Europe tissue is used to wipe their @**.
In the Philippines we Use Tabo/Dipper
Yeah at other restaurant's napkins are tissues but its not called "tissue" , tissue is even for wiping your butt
@@kingbagni6438 It is still called tissue in Ph
@@disgusted2704 pinagsasabi mo?
Even the word “promise”. In the Philippines they meant “true” or that’s true!
Nah!
Ikaw lang
promise yan?
Maybe "promise" used in the context of "I swear".
It’s from the term “sanitary napkin”, shortened it to simply “napkin”
Try looking up the word “LOAD”. Philippines does have an exclusive meaning for it.
Mag load
I remember how my american tita stresses about this! Lol
Top up or recharge, in philippines its load
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Kit Rodriguez i used to watch him too
Kit Rodriguez..I also know that channel..I thought I'm the only one noticing it
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"C.R." aka...Comfort Room. To me it does make sense since we do go there to seek some kind of comfort...Or simply the "Restroom" works as well. Honorable mentions...Ball pen (ball point pen or just "pen"), Pentel pen (Sharpie or marker), "Rubber Shoes" or running shoes/sneakers and last but not least, "Jaki" or "Brip"...It's basically derived from the brand name "Jockey" or "Briefs", best known in English as Tidy-Whities.
Salvage: To murder or kill someone extrajudiciously in Filipino, particularly common during primetime news before the early 2000's. "A man believed to have been salvaged" in the news means a man who was probably murdered or executed. But we dont use the word to denote a future actionin English as in "I will salvage you/The boss will salvage you" because it sounds weird but it can be used in Taglish like "Ipapa-salvage ni boss" literally "The boss will have him/her Salvaged" BUT it means The boss will have him/her executed.
George look so cute 3:36-3:38 but it is so f* hilarious when you guys started saying the "b" hair. Gold! 🤣🤣🤣
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Ever since I learned English during my elementary schools, I already knew the difference between a table napkin and a sanitary napkin. So I think it was just because Filipinos use to do some shortcuts in naming things. But I know any Filipino reading this comment can agree that table napkin is different from a sanitary napkin. So don't generalize it that Philippine English has a different meaning than American English just because some Filipinos refer to those things differently. Our English was brought by Americans. Watching from Riyadh.
I'm an American, living full-time in the Philippines. Nobody here calls them "slippers". We all call them "chinela's". I've lived here, off and on, for over 30 years, so I am "aware" of a lot of this type stuff. But still, different regions use different words (dialects). A word that works in one area, may mean something else in another. And while most speak "Tagalog" universally, there are tons here that do not/cannot speak it. It all depends on where you are.
That was really interesting. I’m a Brit expat speaking British English in the USA (San Diego, California), learning American English (a whole different language lol - different words, accent, spelling, and grammar! 😂) and am dating a Filipino who moved to the USA from the Phillipines when he was 12. So he grew up mostly here, and to me sounds fully American, since he speaks American-Filipino English not British English and has to me what sounds like a completely American way of taking, rounding his Ts etc (ie says “budder” or “warder” instead of “butter” or “water”) but he’s always telling me he doesn’t sound American he sounds Filipino. So I was really interested to hear a few of the differences in this video. We have so many conversations about words. And many times we have “eh?” Moments when we realize we both mean something completely completely different than the other thought 😂😂😂
The first time I saw that video, I felt that she was very condescending, typical of Filipinos who were born and grew up in the US. "Commute" here means taking public transport because not many Pinoys own their own cars. I don't think she even bothered to find out the context of "as in" as used by Filipinos; she just used the actual meaning/context of "as in" and compared it to how it's used here. Like, "I was so mad, as in...fuming." "Slippers" is also used by Hawaiians, who are also Americans. "Napkins" are short for "sanitary napkins" which would still be correct since it's the shortened version. And I hate the way she keeps saying "in the States". And for all the talking that she did, she didn't really say anything.
It's pretty insulting to some Pinoys, actually.
Jigs Arquiza i totally agree with you. I use “as in” to emphasize a word but sometimes i dont complete the sentence and just end it with the words “as in”. Implying that the person i am talking with already understands what i mean
There is nothing offensive about trying to point out the difference. English is bound to be different from one country to another due to culture and customary usage of the term. None of them are incorrect - it is just the way it is.
@@BatAskal What was offensive was her bullshit, know-it-all, condescending attitude about the way some Filipinos use certain words and phrases, like she's some goddamn linguistics professor.
Yes really insulting as if she is more intelligent tha n us filipinos
@@sambohol1906 Yes.
what about CR and aircon? lol everytime i was in cebu id be like "yo where's the bathroom?" and people were always confused.
True. In Philippines, people never say bathroom and are baffled when they hear the word. Also, toilet is a dirty filthy and rude word to say, so it's become CR.
@@biggreenbananas8929 funny. In Australia, its more common to say toilets.
In Canada they say "Bathroom" which gets me confused everytime XD my mind would be like "TF are they going to take a bath?" so if i ask the teacher to allow me to go to the CR i would always say "Washroom" cause saying bathroom feels weird to me
Bathroom is the place you take a bath.
@@gluttonyhoarder2940 It's also called washroom in Canada. Which I prefer more than bathroom XD but if I had my way I would call it CR. Just simpler right
My interpretation of AS IN is "FOR SURE!", or "I'M SERIOUS!", or "I SWEAR!" or as a way to emphasize something that was said.
E.g.,
That cat just popped out of nowhere, as in!
The sky turned blood red, as in!
If that makes any sense lol.
You're actually correct that's the exactly definition of it
yes lol
As an interjection, yes. As an interrogative reply, it's basically those but with question marks. "Seriously!?", "You sure?!", "You swear?!" or something like that.
Bakit ngayon ko lang nakita itong vlog niyo haha. It was so much fun watching your vlogs! You made my day despite this pandemic, thank you for loving our country! :)
Laughed so hard when Lucy talked about Mr. Bulbul
😂😂😂😂😂😂
i am a filipino and we use the word "elevator" intead of a "lift" , we usually say "cover" for a container instead of a "lid" but eventually we learned as we hang out with foreigner friends or worked abroad to countries having English language as first language or second
Watch Mikey Bustos'video. He tackled the same topic years ago. It was hilarious!
Wow thank you so much love my country 🇵🇭🤗
We use “As in” as an expression, we know how it is used in a sentence we just use it to express the gravity of how we feel about something, if that makes sense. 😂
yes. we don't use "As in" to construct an english sentence.
we normally use it in tagalog or in other languages in our country.
Napkins.... (female pads)
Tissue.... (it could be folded or rolls)
Filipino English.
I’m guilty when I’m younger I used “as inn” as a expresion lols
Was smiling watching the whole video. Thank you guys. You have been so amazing.
"As in" in the philippines is more like an expression for "really"?
In the Philippines, toilet paper, facial tissues, and table napkins are all called TISSUE! And the toilet is not just the can you do number 1/2, it is the entire restroom. Oh and we don't say restroom or washroom, we call them CR or Comfort Rooms, regardless if they are comforting or not. LOL. We are a mixed cultural family that is Filipino and American so we have our own English translation misunderstandings every once in a while. Check out "SALVAGE": here it means "to murder" instead of "to save."
american: you can speak english?
filipino:yes how about u?you can speak tagalog?
american:no
filipino:SMILE 😂
Can you/Do you*
yes we can
🤣🤣
Filipinos sometimes use "as in" as an expression to support something which is very awesome, like for example: I went to the top of a mountain and I was fascinated by the scenery below. It was so wonderful, as in!
That's True, Pubic Hair is Bulbol in Tagalog.
The reason they say "open" when they mean "turn on" is that the Filipino term for "turn on" is "buksan" which is the same word as....you guessed it..."open". Hence, when people here use the word "open" when they mean 'turn on" they're doing a direct translation of the Tagalog.
" OH LOOK " !! Do not use that word without pointing of something especially in bisayan dialect..it may cause something indifferently.
Uluk uluk uluk uluk uluk uluk 😂
It means a male genitalia
Ulok means penis 😂😂 (in bisayan dialect)
It's a pyenus
In hiligaynon ulok² means you really cant stop laughing .... Kumbaga natatae kna sa kakatawa😂😂😂😂
Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner, no supper.
Filipino love abbreviations so much and they make abbreviations for any words they use frequently.
I spent 3 months figuring out CR refers to bathroom, now ECQ for" enhanced community quarantine",and other abbreviations.
And Sagidaly refers to secretary, which is also interesting.
Everyone being worked up about the word “as in” it means a lot in terms of the way you use it. When you're excited/angry describing something “As in” becomes *super*
Ex :
Excited ¦ The ride was so cool! As in (saying that the ride was super)
Angry ¦ I was so irritated at her! As in!
(expresses how mad you are)
In other terms, it is used as a “I swear” type
Ex : If I get my hands on him, I'll throttle him! As in! (I swear!)
In other ways it is used in a term like “Seriously!?” “What!??” like you just heard something you can't believe.
Ex : friend¦ You failed your exams
You ¦ Wait, What!? As in!?
(expresses your disbelief)
So now that that's cleared up I hope in the future when I come across this vid again this comment section won't be filled with this “as in” phrase again. Lol
Two things I learned when I went to the Philippines is that they use toilet paper as napkins and for the restroom, they use a Tabo, dipper, or a bidet sprayer to clean themselves.
The "as in" part is used only in some expressions but actually has the same uses as in American english.
no in US they don’t use “as in” to imply “really” or “legit” like what Filipinos do it specially bisaya. They use it to compare.
@@dauntlesskjcm4780 "as in" is the same as "just like"
Marunong ka pa dun sa amerikana eh
People often say "open the lights" instead of "turn on the lights" because the tagalog word for "open" and "turn on" (verbs in command form) is the same - "buksan"
"As in" means asking if its true "really" but "as in"is an expression something that your friend telling you something that you couldn't believe it like a exaggerating word of expression..correct me if im wrong..
It's like "for real"?
@@Arjenniel yes exactly..
But actually if you think about it filipinos make fun of the english word.. They make fun of the word and use it the wrong way then it will just become normal to everyone. Thats why some of the english word in the philippines seems have different meaning. Just like what you are explaining right now.
Or like "WUT?"
@@iamsherk2605 its like are you sure??or really???or you think so??...its confusing words..
“Open the light” is direct translation from Filipino “Buksan ang ilaw”. I always correct my fellow Filipinos especially those teaching kids English that the correct phrase is “Turn on the light”. And to turn off is not “Kill the light”, direct translation of “Patayin ang ilaw”, but “Turn off the light”.
I just fakin like British accent, I'm trying my best to learn that, coming from Philippines 😊
I say don't try to copy people's accent. It's obvious when you are faking it and just makes you seem grandiose.
Filipino english accent may not sound the most attractive but you at least sound authentic. Just saying but ofc if you can actually do a authentic british accent go for it
I love how George say "Bulbul".
Hilarious! 😆😆😆
Some people in the Philippines use the word "Love" differently. In the US, love means a feeling of strong affection to another person. In the Philippines, some people say it in place of "Hug", so when people say "Love mo si Mama." in a non-interrogating way, it means to hug your mom.
11:05 We (or at least I) never say "open the heater" since those basically don't exist here and we have to say cold in the "winter" (cold season) but yes, we do say "open the lights". Probably comes from an old lantern-based thing where we had to literally open something. Nowadays, it's still normal here. Although some now say "turn on the lights" thanks to TH-cam or cartoons or grammar police.
Sanitary napkin As Napkin of we're referring to Table Napkin Usually it's tissue haha
I am still learning proper english grammar and composition coz its really effective for everyday conversation here in America.
I already reacted/commented to her video about a year or so, and I disagree with her because she's not a Manila Bred, instead, as she repeatedly said, that she's from Cebu City, meaning she's, as we call them, Bisaya. She's not American born, she just migrated there from Cebu and was living for four years and that doesn't make her an authority of American English. That's the problems of some of our compatriots who migrated to the US or UK, that they were suddenly exposed to new or native English speakers and they tend to demean their own kind. That's the irony of some Pinoys. BTW, we distinguish English Language this way; British English and American English.
I really found her annoying.
She said at the beginning that she was born in the US.
@@lornagasper5 That doesn't give her the right to be condescending.
@@eatsmylifeYT I dont think she was condescending. She acted and talked more like a typical teenager in the US.
She's correct about the napkins and commute
The napkin used when eating is actually called "Table Napkin" in the Philippines but thats just the specific name like how animals or plants have theirs and have a different common name. The common name for table napkin would be tissue but tissue is a very generalized term for a lot of things that is similar to table napkins like the ones you use in the bathroom, in the kitchen, in your face, etc.
As for the pads/ napkin, it can be called as sanitary pads or sanitary napkin. Filipino love using shortcuts so instead of saying "Can I buy some sanitary napkin?" we just say "Can I buy some napkin?". And yes, its also called sanitary pads in the Philippines. You can actually read that in the cover of "napkin" products.
We don't misunderstand people when they say napkin because it is already registered in our brain that they mean sanitary pads and if someone would look for table napkins, they often specify it or just say tissue.
Salvage has also a different meaning in the Philippines.
Great video I thought you would forget the most common one the Comfort Room which is Rest Room or Bath Room here in the states. Glad I watched til the end, keep doing tour Thang you got potential!
"As in" has been adopted by many Filipinos to mean 'A strong approval" of something. Ex. when someone ask you if you like the food.. AS IN!
In the Philippines, they call restrooms C.R. for comfort rooms. And they say open instead of turn on the light. Air con for air conditioner. I’m glad you’re interested in the mother land.
The reason why "open the heater/lights" is commonly used to mean "turn on the heater/lights" is because the Filipino word for both open and turn on is "buksan". Sometimes when we speak in another language (usually English) we use literal translations of the Filipino word.
Ex: Buksan mo nga yung bote = open the jar
Buksan mo nga yung ilaw = turn on the light
So sometimes open and turn on are interchangeably used.
Yeah.. I like Mr. Pubic Hair😂
I always watching that drunking master😂
The slang, "hella" started in Northern California, but we don't say it here in southern CA. No other states in the west says it either because it's considered gheto slang.
When i was young. Napkins are the same as what she explained. But when the sanitary pad manufacturer named their product generically as "napkin" the meaning changed overtime.
Lucy repeatedly said bulbul i cant stop laughing😅
wat is bulbul..
@@noelpuno6678 Bulbul is a Korean Vlogger
@@carlmed66 oh k tnx..
Wikipedia has an article about Philippine English and has a glossary of words exclusively used in this dialect. You might as well check it out.
Some pinoys use "as if" to refer to someone being presumptuous 😊 e.g., he's acting bossy...as if he owns the place...as if she's popular 😊
I'm already in college when I found out that we are the only ones calling the toilet "Comfort Room"
American: soda
Filipino: softdrinks
0:39 Same, lol. She's so cute. He meant he thought the way Filipinos use their English gravitated towards the American way more than the British way. Turns out, Filipino English do exists.
Just to add,
MOTEL means:
USA - An accommodation used by long distance commuters for an overnight stop
PHL - Short time accommodation for S*X
That's also what it means in America too.
@@martinbalagat Lol motel means Motor Hotel which is means when you drove too far you can be able to rest.
As in... 😂😂😂
Put ctto i know you just stole it.
It's my first time to here a English to English 😂 it's cute.😅😂❤️ Thanks. You two are the best couple ever.😂❤️❤️
Maybe that’s only in the visaya’s english way not the whole country...
It is applicable in the whole country hahahaha
Yeah bcs ph is very diverse
When my cousins who grew up in america came to visit, they were quite confused too about some of the phrases that we use. I guess Filipino English is evolving towards its own variant compared to american English
The word “salvage” is also totally different meaning... in the philippines salvage means “been killed, to be killed”...
"As in" is just an expression
Which means = REALLY or SERIOULY
tama!!
As in means sort of like similar to in the manner of kind of
Ginagamit lang yan pag may balitang nakakagulat na hindi mopa nalalaman pero alam na ng iba.
I agree!We know what's the meaning of as in,but because we are very creative that's why we use that as an expeession if we're in talking Bisaya..
in the old days like 70s, 80s and maybe till early 90s in the Philippines, napkins on the table were called "table napkins". Only this time when fastfood chains become very visible almost everywhere, the napkins are called "tissue".
Forgot the word "Salvage"
Yes 😂😂😂
Here in the Philippines, salvage is "killing that person" 😵😵 instead of "saving something" to use for another stuff to do. 😁😁 Or to rescue someone something.. It's totally the opposite ✌️✌️
@@ivoryworld326 - they just make shit up and just go with it lol lame..
The meaning of commute is the same in the Philippines. Lol, it can be loosely used as taking a public transportation since many people use public transportation. For napkins, Filipinos meant sanitary napkins if they were referring to sanitary pads, and table napkins or tissues for those used in a table setting. We use the words as in, the same as American English too. As in
That is if you're speaking proper English. But in a colloquial setting, like with friends, we say commute to mean public transportation, and napkin to mean sanitary napkins. I wouldn't ask my friend if she has a sanitary napkin since it's a mouthful. Napkin will suffice. I do agree with "as in" though, it's the same with american English. It's supposed to be followed by a word to further explain what we want to say but often we'll run out of words so we stop there and just nod. "as in.. like yeah, exactly!" lol
Abee Sumarinas nah... you are just using it wrong lol. Do that on a job interview let’s see where that takes you lol
@@tonilogairee5839 Why would I use not proper english in an interview? 🤔
@@tonilogairee5839 Do you not know what colloquial means? I only meant and am aware that it's proper english cuz that what it actually means but used differently in a colloquial setting. At least in the Philippines.
Lol. You’re missing my point. If you know what it meant then stop using it incorrectly, educate people around your circle, and probably contribute to the society lol.
When powers goes out during a storm, American Filipino will say “ Blackout “ Filipino they will say “ Brown out “ 💁🏻♀️
In the Philippines blackout means total power failure. Brown out means partial power failure. In USA toilets plus bathroom equals restroom powder room restroom. In the Philippines it's comfort room or cr.
Because filipinoare color brown. Thats why brown out
Nini4u as far as I know, we call brown out when a certain area in a city that no power, if the entire city that no power we call it black out.
I am not smiling 😊😊..I am laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂..❤❤ I love this video..🎉🎉🎉🎉
This woman is so condicending.Native English speaker? I don't belong to those bunch of Filipino you're talking about that doesn't realize that English in America is different from English in Philippines.Many Filipinos knows that napkin is something that you use to wipe your face and not sanitary pads or when we use the phrase as in,we use it grammatically right.Dont know where she got that observation from.Above all American English and Filipino English is also semilar and to suggest that is has a expansive dissimilarity is fallacious unsound delineation to me.Just a simple notion to convey.✌️🇵🇭
She never said that you are. Why are so triggered? She's referring to the majority of filipinos not you. You are clearly just bragging about your skill. By the way sorry for my bad english.
@@johnlee072092 bragging,triggered?I never felt that way.What I just did was an affirmation that I fail to agree to her aphorism.I did not aspire nor denounced her aptness in English since she's American.So If I sounded unsavoury and haughty to your liking,I would say it was accidental and unpremeditated so chill and have a nice day..✌️✌️🇵🇭
@@addyeco4448 wow another bragging comment. LOL
@@johnlee072092 hey,I don't know who you are and if you're not happy the way I construct my sentence give it a rest..I guess you understand it now..✌️✌️
"Open the light" = "Turn on the light" Opened and Turned On translate to the same word "Bukas". The suffix -an makes it a verb. So "Buksan" is to turn on or to open.
Fun fact, "bukas" pronounced differently also means "tomorrow"
This girl is so inaccurate , she doesn’t know what she was talking.
what exactly was she inaccurate about? she seemed pretty spot on.
99percent of the Filipinos says she's right,....Tagalogs after eating looks for tissue not napkin same as visayans and Mindanao.
Tama naman ah
The Filipino expressiòn 'Open the lightl' might be derived from the Spanish expression
for turning on the light which is 'Abre la luz'....Abre meaning to open. It's a literal translation.
Hi George and Lucy . I hope you are well. I am hoping to see a video blog or a comment blog about existing exclusive British schools in Manila.
I think it is better to understand it this way: English is the language of both countries, but the different Englishes are dialects of English. We have different meanings of certain words between each Englishes but it still is one language. That separation happens because of the community who uses language. It doesn't mean that neither is wrong or neither is correct. Remember that language changes through time, especially when the community adopting the language has a different culture. Society has an effect on the language.
This is by far the best comment.
In the PH....instead of Restroom...most people say "Comfort Room" or "CR" very few will say "bathroom". And instead of "Soda" they said "Softdrinks". =)
Lol the way you say MrBulBul, so cute! And yes, it’s like MrPubes 😹.
Lol coz we filipino make our own english sometimes that doesn't fit in your vocabulary...butvwe are learning. Thank yoi.
Hahaha i didnt even have second time to rewind if i hear it good...🤣🤣🤣 BULBUL ...TARAN IM NOT DEAF...🤦♀️🤦♀️
Many times have I came back in the Philippines and some of my relatives find it hard to understand me. Basically, it's because of the difference between the British English and the Filipino English/American English. I really can't wait to come back next year, it's been four years since my last visit, hopefully, things will get better there.
"Napkin" is used to mean "serviette" or table napkins. It is also a shortened form of "Sanitary Napkin" and is rarely used except between females.
It is common as we call it "Filipinism". Like "salvage" (in Phil English)= means killing someone or making someone to harm, while in American English or English English (UK)= means saving or rescuing someone in danger. WHAT AN IRONY.
thanks for loving us Filipinos
Totally I'm obsessed about your blog every day 😂😘
Napkin the female sanitary towel, the one you wipe out in your mouth we called it "tissue"... 🤣🤣🤣🤣