English-speaking na kids: matututo ba mag tagalog?

[stormy]

May mga parents, hindi lahat, na kinikilig kapag napapansin na nagsasalita ng ingles ang anak kaysa sa filipino.

Wala naman mali dun, kanya-kanya naman kasi tayo ng gusto sa buhay pero sang-ayon ako dun sa nasabi ng isang GT mom na feeling superior ang iba kapag matatas sa ingles.


Nung sabado, pinakita ng anak ng kaibigan ko isang post sa FB. Yung nanay nag-share na naglalaro sa labas ang anak nya tapos tinawag ng yaya para pumasok sa loob. D tuminag anak nya, kaya yun yaya ng kalaro sinabihan na "go inside the house" tsaka pa lang raw sumunod ang bata.

Kilig at tuwang-tuwa yun nanay na sabihin na "proven" na raw na d nakakaintindi ng tagalog yun anak nya. "Laugh trip" raw.


Kapag ganito yun attitude ng parent/s nagiging kaartehan yun pagsasalita ng ingles lalo na kung nakatira sa community na bihira magsipagsalita ng ingles yun mga tao. Siguro kaya nun ini-spoof sa bubble gang yun mga nagtutulak ng kariton na english speaking e kahit ako natawa.

Nasa Pilipinas tayo, matututo at matututo na magsalita ng Filipino ang mga anak natin. Mahirap lalo na kapag nag-aaral na pero kaya yan.


Nahihirapan ang anak ko sa Filipino at sibika nitong nag grade1, pero hindi para ipasok ko pa sya sa special filipino class na ino-offer sa school nila. Maiintindihan ko pa if foreigner na classmate nya mag-enroll sa ganun special class pero sya na pinoy dapat kayanin nya. Tyaga lang ang kailangan kung nahihirapan.

[Kady_14]

May naalala ako, sa washroom after a movie. May mag-mommy nakapila. Mommy: "Stop, fidgeting!" Daughter: "Mommy ano yon?" LOL....

[Irtwisted]

Sa experience ko hindi naman nahirapan son ko para matututong magTagalog. Since baby sya kasi English kami makipag-usap sa kanya but now he's older we're talking to him in Filipino. He understand and talks in Filipino a little bit but fluency will come in time.

For my part, I'm trying to raise a multilingual child that's why I started speaking to my son in English since early childhood. Everybody else around him speaks in Filipino so his brain will be wired to recognize both languages. In school they are learning Arabic. I also teach him a little Nihonggo and French. This is not for bragging purposes or whatever but learning multiple languages is good for a child's brain. It will also expand his career opportunities in the future. 

[17arci]

Oo naman. Nasa environment din kasi yan.

[tiggerlily]

^^ i agree. gusto ko rin multilingual ang anak ko. naiintindihan nya pareho ang english at filipino pero mas madali for him to express himself in english.

lately, he's starting to speak 2-3 word filipino sentences. nanonood kami ng be careful with my heart -  ito lang kasi ang soap na hindi madrama at hindi maaksyon. puro good vibes lang. pagkatapos ng show, sasabihin nya: ambilis naman!

he's also learning chinese and spanish. counting and greetings lang naman. learning different languages exercises their brains.

and then there's also this study na nabasa ko. babies daw understands all languages - but they forget it and retains only what they are exposed to once they learn how to speak. notice how they seem to understand us even when they're still inside our tummies?

[jjqxiv]

In my experience, yes. My youngest daughter (she's turning 10 on April), used to speak English ever since until now actually but unlike before, she can fluently speak and understand Tagalog now. Although there are times na pag ina-ask namin sya ng Tagalog question, she answers back in English. And we also avoid na maging "conyo" ang dating ng sentences nya, parang "make tusok tusok the fishball"


I remember when she was younger, kapag kinakausap sya ng daddy nya ng pure Tagalog, nagsusumbong sya sakin and minsan naiiyak pa! Buti nalang nag-improve na sya ngayon

[pinkpotato]

Siguro kaya nun ini-spoof sa bubble gang yun mga nagtutulak ng kariton na english speaking e kahit ako natawa.

 

[Lady Czarina]

Yung nephew ko nahirapan sya magsalita nung bata pa sya, they live in LA and both parents are filipinos..sabi ng doctor nya nalilito daw sya kaya bulol bulol pa din, dunno kung how old is he when he was able to speak na talaga..kaya my cousins talked to him in english na lang..

[cynth_pink00]

English speaking kids have no choice but to learn how to speak Filipino eventually especially if they are in big school already. I really regret not introducing Filipino to my daughter when she was younger. Hirap na hirap sya sa Sibika and Filipino subject. Good thing now she's catching up and she enjoys learning new words!