When planning to visit the Philippines, one might be a bit anxious or even nervous because Filipino (Tagalog) is the national language of the Philippines. However, it might be a relief to know that English is regarded as the country's second language, therefore one will find that many Filipinos can speak and understand English. For the most part, English speaking tourists do not have to worry that a language barrier may cause problems during their vacation. That being said, it will still be to ones advantage to also learn (Filipino) Tagalog, which is the national language.
The use and influence of the English language in the Philippines can be attributed to the American influence in the Philippines because for a time the Philippines was colonized by America. Today in the Philippines, American influence can be seen in daily life in such things as food, the music that is listened to, and the programs on television. Moreover, American products are widely available.
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The English language in the Philippines is often used along with Tagalog. As a consequent you will find that habitancy mix English with Tagalog. This is generally called Taglish.
The 2009 Report on Frames, Forks, and Similar Parts for Bicycles, Unicycles, and Adult Tricycles: World Market Segmentation by City Best
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The 2009 Report on Frames, Forks, and Similar Parts for Bicycles, Unicycles, and Adult Tricycles: World Market Segmentation by City Overview
This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a "borderless world", cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market.In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another.
In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world's major cities for "frames, forks, and similar parts for bicycles, unicycles, and adult tricycles" for the year 2009. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales.
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English is also the customary medium of schooling in the country in elementary school, high school, college, and beyond. Almost all the subjects are discussed in English, with the irregularity of the Filipino subject, which is taught in the Filipino language.
There are schools that encourage students to express themselves in English while on campus and whenever talking to those in authority. In some families, parents teach their children at an early age to speak and use English in daily conversations.
In the Philippine islands different languages are spoken, therefore, Filipinos who voyage to someone else region of the country where a different dialect or language is spoken will find that they can retell with fellow Filipinos using whether the Filipino language (Tagalog) or the English language. That is if they do not speak the local language.
Some words used in Filipino were borrowed from English. Some borrowed words cannot be directly translated into Filipino so they are used as is but may be spelled in Filipino agreeing to their pronunciation. Some of the English words that are used in Filipino include words such as: printer, fax, bar, and cell phone. Other generally used English words in Tagalog include: hello, hi, escalator, and so on..
In the Tagalog language, there are also English words that are spelled agreeing to their pronunciation when used in Filipino. Examples of these words are telebisyon (television), oben (oven), and kamera (camera). There are countless others but here are a few more: traysikel (tricycle), dyip (jeep), and miting (meeting).
It is a good idea and might be advantageous to learn even basic Tagalog or words from the dialect spoken in the region one is visiting. At some point knowing the language could come in handy. For instance, if you go off the beaten path you might find that you are more at ease due to the added peace of mind of knowing that you can retell with locals, in Tagalog or someone else dialect; when necessary.
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