Taglish and Englog

**Taglish** and **Englog** are the names of the mixed language family that developed in Manila from the of English and Tagalog languages, the common languages of the Philippines. There are several versions of it, including Coño English, Jejenese and Swardspeak. There are attempts to differentiate the usage of Taglish and Englog where Taglish refers to the usage of English words in Tagalog syntax while Englog refers to the usage of Tagalog words in English syntax.

Taglish and Englog are used by Filipinos in countries like Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It is used in text messages to write more quickly.

## Characteristics

Taglish (or Englog) is a language of Manila created by mixing the English and the Tagalog languages together. The language is used because Tagalog words are longer than words in English. Example:

|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>English</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Tagalog</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Taglish / Englog</small>|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|<small>Can you **explain** it to me?</small>|<small>Maaaring **ipaunawa** mo sa akin?</small>|<small>Maaaring **i-explain** mo sa akin?</small>||||
|<small>Can you **shed light** on it for me?</small>|<small>Paki**paliwanag** mo sa akin?</small>|<small>Paki-**explain** mo sa akin?</small>||||
|<small>Have you **finished** your **homework**?</small>|<small>**Natapos** mo na ba yung **takdang-aralin** mo?</small>|<small>**Finish** na ba yung **homework** mo?</small>||||
|<small>**Please call** the **driver**.</small>|<small>**Pakitawag** ang **tsuper**.</small>|<small>**Paki-call** ang **driver**.</small>||||

English action words, and even some naming words, can be Tagalog action words. This is done by the addition of one or more prefixes or infixes and by the doubling of the first sound of the starting form of the action or naming word.

The English action word _drive_ can be changed to the Tagalog word _magda-drive_ meaning _will drive_ (used in place of the Tagalog word _magmamaneho_). The English naming word _Internet_ can also be changed to the Tagalog word _nag-Internet_ meaning _have used the Internet_.

Taglish and Englog also use sentences of mixed English or Tagalog words and phrases. The conjunctions used to connect them can come from eany of the two. Some examples include:

|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>English</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Tagalog</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Taglish / Englog</small>|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|<small>I will **shop** at the **mall** later.</small>|<small>**Bibili** ako ako sa **pamilihan** mamayà.</small>|<small>**Magsya-shopping** ako sa **mall** mamayà.</small>||||
|<small>Have you **printed** the **report**?</small>|<small>**Naimprenta** mo na ba ang **ulat**?</small>|<small>Na-_print_ mo na ba ang _report_?</small>||||
|<small>Please turn on the **aircon**.</small>|<small>Pakibuksan yung **erkon**.</small>|<small>Pakibuksan yung **aircon**.</small>||||
|<small>Take the **train** to **school**.</small>|<small>Mag-**tren** ka papuntang **paaralan**.</small>|<small>Mag-**train** ka papuntang **school**.</small>||||
|<small>I am not going to **relate** to the **topic** of the **lecture**.</small>|<small>Hindi ako maka**intindi** sa **paksa** ng **talumpati** niya.</small>|<small>Hindi ako maka-**relate** sa **topic** ng **lecture** niya.</small>||||
|<small>Could you **fax** your **estimate** tomorrow.</small>|<small>Paki**padala** na lang ng **pagtaya** mo sa akin bukas.</small>|<small>Paki-**fax** na lang ng **estimate** mo sa akin bukas.</small>||||
|<small>**Eat now or else** you will not get fat.</small>|<small>**Kumain ka na ngayon kasi** Hindi ka tataba.</small>|<small>**Eat now or else** Hindi ka tataba.</small>||||

Because its informal nature, experts of English and Tagalog discourage its use.

### Jejenese

Jejenese is the kind of speech used by people called "Jejemons". This is a subculture in the Philippines, made up of people who try to change the English language to better suit Spanish and Filipino. Their alphabet, Jejebet, is based on Leet. Words are created by mixing letters in a word, mixed large and small letters, using the letters H, X or Z many times, and mixing of numbers in words. The spelling is the same as in Leet.

### Swardspeak

Swardspeak is a kind of Taglish and Englog used by gay people. It is a form of slang. Swardspeak uses words from Tagalog, English, Spanish, Cebuano, Japanese, Sanskrit, and other languages. Names of Celebrities and trademark brands are also used.

### Coño English

Coño English (tl: _Konyo_) or Colegiala English (es: ) is a creole of Taglish and Englog that originated from the children in rich families of Manila. The word _coño_ itself came from the Spanish word _coño_. It is a form of Philippine English that has Spanish and Tagalog words. Unlike other forms of Taglish and Englog, Coño English sounds more gentle and feminine.

The most common aspect of Coño English is the building of action words using the English action word _make_ with the base form of a Tagalog action word. Examples:

|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>English</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Tagalog</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Coño English</small>|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|<small>Let's **skewer** the fishballs.</small>|<small>**Tusukin** natin ang mga pishbol.</small>|<small>Let's **make tusok-tusok** the fishballs.</small>||||
|<small>**Tell** me what happened...</small>|<small>**Ikwento** mo sa akin kung ano ang nangyari...</small>|<small>**Make me kwento** about what happened...</small>||||

Sometimes, Tagalog interjections such as _ano_, _naman_, _pa_, _na_ (or _nah_), _no_ (or _noh_), _a_ (or _ha_), _e_ (or _eh_), and _o_ (or _oh_) are placed to add emphasis.

_No_ and _a_ (from the Tagalog word _ano_) are used for questions and are added to the end of a sentence only. _Ano_ (meaning _what_) is also used for questions and is placed in the front or the end.

_E_ (added to answers to questions) and _o_ (for statements) are used for exclamations and are added to the front only. _Pa_ (meaning _not yet_, _not yet done_, _to continue_, or _still_) and _na_ (meaning _now_, _already_, or _already done_) can be placed in the middle or end. _Naman_ (same as _na_ but mostly for emphasis only) is placed anywhere.

The interjection _no?_ (equal to the Spanish _¿no?_ and the German _nicht?_) is pronounced as  or  (with a pure vowel instead of the English glide), which shows influence from Spanish.

|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>English</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Tagalog</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Coño English</small>|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|<small>It's so hot; can you please fan me?</small>|<small>Naiinitan **na** ako; paypayan mo **naman** ako.</small>|<small>Grabe, it's so hot; can you fan me **naman** ?</small>||||
|<small>Wait here first while I fetch my friend, **all right**?</small>|<small>Hintayin mo ako habang sinusundo ko ang kaibigan ko, **a**?</small>|<small>Wait here muna while I make sundo my friend, **a**?</small>||||
|<small>**What**, you're **still** gonna eat that apple after it  fell on the floor?</small>|<small>**Ano**, kakainin mo **pa** ang mansanas na'yan matapos mahulog **na** iyan sa sahig?</small>|<small>**O**, you'll eat  that apple **pa** after it fell on the floor?</small>||||

English description words are often replaced with Tagalog action words. The language also has many Spanish words or Spanish words like _baño_ ("bathroom"),
_tostado_ ("toasted") and _jamón_ ("ham").

|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>English</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Tagalog</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Coño English</small>|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|<small>They're really **good**!</small>|<small>**Magaling** sila!</small>|<small>They're so **galing**!</small>||||
|<small>Where's the **bathroom**?</small>|<small>Nasaan ang **CR**?</small>|<small>Where's the **baño**?</small>||||
|<small>Keep my **ham** on the grill.</small>|<small>Itago mo lang ang **hamon** ko sa ihawan.</small>|<small>Leave my **jamón** on the grill muna.</small>||||
|<small>I want my **ham toasted**.</small>|<small>Gusto kong **tostado** ang **hamon** ko.</small>|<small>I want my **jamón tostado**.</small>||||

Due to the feminine sound of Coño English, male speakers sometimes overuse the Tagalog word _pare_ (which means "pal" or "buddy"), in order to make it sound more masculine. Sometimes _tsong_ (whose meaning is the same) is used instead of _pare_ or with it.Examples below:

|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>English</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Tagalog</small>|style="background:#efefef;"|<small>Coño English</small>|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|<small>**Dude**, he's so unreliable.</small>|<small>**Pare**, ang labo niya.</small>|<small>**Pare**, he's so malabo.</small>||||
|<small>**Dude**, he's so unreliable.</small>|<small>**Pare tsong**, ang labo niya.</small>|<small>**Pare tsong**, he's so f**king malabo.</small>||||

## Infobox (language)

- **name**: Taglish and Englog
- **states**: Philippines
- **region**: Manila
- **familycolor**: Creole
- **script**: Latin alphabet, Latin
- **iso2**: cpe