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When you travel to another country, it is important to be able to communicate, so one of the first things I did when I found out I was going to the Philippines was to learn about the language they spoke. I quickly found out there wasn't just one language, there were many - in fact, over 100! The Philippines has two official languages - Tagalog (also known as Filipino) and English. Did you know that the United States does not have an official language? Using my (free) Seymour Library card, I was able to use the (free) Mango Language Learning program to learn some words and phrases that might be helpful:
What other words or phrases should I learn before I go to the Philippines? Click on "comments" above this post to leave a response. The first student to greet me with "kamusta" today gets a treat (and congratulations to Kimorah from Ms. Altman's class who found out that there is a twelve hour time difference between the Philippines and Auburn!)
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Mrs. Garrett's Class
5/24/2016 09:58:50 am
Where do they get their food and what do they eat ? Why is their language so close to Spanish? Who founded the Philippines? How do they get their water? How are their house built?
Mrs. Mlod
5/24/2016 10:07:36 pm
Thank you for your wonderful questions, Mrs. Garrett's class! Read my next blog post for information on food! Their language is so close to Spanish because they were ruled by Spain for a long time. The Philippines was named after King Philip the second of Spain. I don't know how they get their water or how their houses are built, but I will be sure to find out when I am there!
tylor (kustyn's class)
5/24/2016 10:59:20 am
kamusta, kamusta ka? are you nervous about flying?
Mrs. Mlod
5/24/2016 05:03:25 pm
Kamusta Tylor! I have flown over the ocean before, when I went to France, and I know that airplanes are pretty safe, so I am not very nervous about flying. I think my body will be very confused after a 13 hour flight and a 12 hour difference in time (I think they call that jet lag!)
Alyssa Davenport
5/24/2016 05:14:17 pm
Are you going to like the nice peace and calm time?
Mrs. Mlod
5/24/2016 08:55:51 pm
Alyssa, yes, I am looking forward to reading some good books on the plane!
nick p
5/26/2016 01:50:58 pm
What kind of books are you going to read.
Miko
5/31/2016 02:18:25 pm
Mrs. Mlod I think you should learn how to say "What's your name?"
Skylar
6/2/2016 08:59:32 pm
mrs.mlod I think you should learn how to say I'm mrs. mlod whats your name? Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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