Communication is the key to any successful relationship.
This is especially true when each partner in that relationship has a different native tongue. While a Filipina may have learned some English in school or from television and American movies, those with limited education or little exposure to the language will frequently be forced to use lengthy, agonizing descriptions to try to explain themselves to you. And if they get tired of doing that, they'll just use their own native terminology and leave it to YOU to figure out what they're talking about. You better not rely on guesswork. Filipinos, generally speaking, are not very forgiving of what they perceive as insults or ridicule.