One of the things I’m looking forward to most after this walk across America ends is going home to a real meal. Not that I haven’t been blessed to dine all over the U.S. at some of the smallest, largest, fanciest, or tastiest places known to man, but I just miss a good home cooked meal. Nothing beats them. You know; the kind of dishes seasoned by a mother’s love or that from a friend of the family. Well, such is the case in only a week’s time where I will feast on some of the most appetizing Filipino food in the world prepared by my mother’s friend. I can’t wait!
Today’s word is a Tagalog word used in the Philippines:
masarap – delicious
Tagalog is one of the major languages in Central Philippines and part of the Austronesian language family. For some reason I was surprised by the number of free GOOD resources available to prospective Tagalog student. Wikipedia has great background info on the lingo as well as related languages, Bikol, Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, and Cebuano. Mongabay pretty much covers all the really good, up and running links to sites that help teach Tagalog, after checking out a few I’ll do the favor of pointing the best out. The first is an interactive language and Filipino culture resource site tools are provided for both teachers and students. A pretty intense breakdown on local slang and how it is derived can be found here. Travel Lang has word and phrase generator that spits out all the basic words you’d use while visiting.
Past Tagalog words: taon, kalye, alak