Episode 16 Learn Filipino with TagalogJuan

hello welcome to another edition of learn filipino podcast. ako si juan at ngayon tuturuan ko kayo ng tagalog.

lets start!

just a breif overview, most of our slangs are mearly just a manipulation of a word usually a two syllable word changing the order of the syllable by pronouncing the 2nd syllable then the 1st syllable, making it a slang.
so to understand this more fully i will give a bunch of examples!

astig (tigas) which means hard
this means cool or great depending on the context!
an example is...
astig si juan
juan is cool

erpats (father)
ako ang erpats mo
i am your father

ermats (mother)
siya ang ermats ko
she is my mother

yosi (sigarilyo)
may yosi ka ba?
do you have a cigarette?

dehins (hinde) no/not
dehins kita makita
i cant see you

kitakits(to meet)
kitakits tayo sa mcdonalds
lets meet at mcdonalds

hebigats(heavy and bigat combined) rocking/heavy
its a play of words hea"bi" and "bi"gat heabigats
heabigats ang music na ito
this music is heavy or rocking!

peksman (i swear)
peksman mahal kita
i swear i love you

toma(drink/alcohol)
bigyan mo ako ng toma
give me a drink

chong (man/bro/friend)
ano balita chong?
whats up man

pare (man/bro/friend)
pare ko, meron akong problema
hey my friend, i have a problem

Song from this podcast:
Grin Department - 8 pa