A few days ago Alex mentioned about this issue, I mean using “there’s + plural noun”. So, that’s why you have: “there’s too many people”, but you should say “there are too many people”. The same with the example you posted below. You could say: “There’s a lot of ...
After our visit toJiufen, it was back again to our bus for the nearly hour-long, 27-km. drive to thePingxi DistrictofNew Taipei Citywhere we were to participate in the beloved local tradition that has been practiced for over hundreds of years in Shifen – building and flying sky lanterns...
Both wanted to correct Lucena City’s image as a haven of the Communist New People’s Army and to promote it as a great tourism and investment haven. Pasayahan is a Tagalog word for “merry-making.” Initially started as a three-day celebration, the first festival ended on May 30, the...
I. Isaiah 1—39 A. Indictment of Israel and Judah Chapter 1 - The vision which Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of
aite: (J) Opponent or opponent in practice. antei: (J) Balance, stability or equilibrium. aoi: (J) Blue (color). Arnis:(P) Also sometimes known asKali, orEscrima.A Philippine self-defense art, also known as Kali, Tagalog, Estogue or Fraile (depending on the region) employing unarmed...
Am I’m just back from a few days in Sligo –“I just got back from a few days in Sligo” How long are you living in the square? –“How long have you been living in the square?” We’re only just back ten minutes ago –“We only just got back ten minutes ago” Amn’t I...
or "beater"; "batil" in tagalog and visayan also means "to mix", from spanish "batir"), which is what the molinillo is called in the philippines. it's the little wooden thing that you spin in the palms of your hands to make the chocolate frothy. in some regions, it's also ...
in natural science (i guess we were the first batch to be taught in filipino, at sorry po, di ko na maalala kung ano ang tawag sa natsci sa filipino), by using local terms some in visaya, tagalog, and bicol. the point was to follow the mandate of using...
It’s very possible he spoke with them in Spanish, as many soldiers — Black and white — had some facility with Spanish words and phrases. But isn’t it highly likely, after so much close contact with the Filipinos, that they taught Fagen some Tagalog, possibly Ilokano? And isn’t it...
Systemic functional theory embodies a multilingual perspective to language from its earliest formulation. However, it was not until the last two decades that descriptions of languages other than English, particularly in the light of language typology, ga