So here's a quick lesson on baby talk phrases.
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1. Get up - "Agtakdir ka" (ag-tuk-dir) or simply "Takdir"
2. Sit down - "Agtugaw ka" (ag-too-gao) or simply "Tugaw"
3. Open your mouth - "Lukatam ti ngiwat mo"(loo-ka-tam ti ngee-wat mo) or "Nga nga"
4. Come on, Eat - "Maykan mangan"(my-kun man-ngan) or "Manganen"
5. Go to Sleep - "Maturogkan"(Ma-too-roog-kun)
6. Oh No no - "Ay, Saan!" (I sa-an!)
7. Walk - "Magna" (Mug-na)
8. Come to me - "Maykan ditoy ken siak"(My-kun dee-toy ken shak) or simply "Maykan"
9. You take a bath - "Agdiguskan" (Ag-dee-goos-kun) (More like I'm gonna bath you now)
10. Good - "Mayat" (Ma-yaaat) say itand dragging the "yat" at the end
These are just simple words that a parent uses daily to their young ones as the child learns to recognize words. According to my speech pathologist friend, to teach young children two language at a young age, one parent must speak one language and have the other parent speak the other language. So far, my son seems to respond to both Ilokano and English. Crossing my fingers that it does work.
As for the teenagers.... when you hear..
1. "Mapanka Agdigusen, nagangot ka!"........."Go take a bath, you stink!"
(Response: "Saannak met nga naangot."........."I don't stink.")
2. "Linisam dayta kwartom, nagrugit!"........"Clean your room, it's dirty!"
(Response: "Nalinis met."......."It's clean.")
3. "Inya dayta inbabadom?"........"What are you wearing?"
(Response: "Uso daytoy tatta."......."This is the trends right now."
4. "Apanmo damagin ken papam."........"Go ask your dad."
(Response: "Kuna na nga sika iti damaggek."....."He said to ask you."
5. "Ay saan nga bamalin!"......."Heck no! Not possible (or not allowed)!
(Response: "Apay ngay?"....."BUT WHY?"
Well, at least that is how it goes in my family.
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2 comments
nice job with the words and the pronounciations. I am trying to perfect my Ilocano since I was born in the PI and was raised here in Hawaii. You know how it is when the relatives expect you to know the language b/c you were born there, but they forget that you were raised in the US.
thanks for this post! it is of great help to me. i'm married to an ilocano speaking husband though they are from pangasinan and unfortunately he doesn't want to teach me his language. i want to learn ilocano for me to understand even if i can't speak the language.