Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.net
“Maligayang pagdating sa Tagalog na Facebook.”
The extremely popular social networking site Facebook has switched on its Tagalog version catering to the site’s growing Filipino user base.
The Tagalog version effectively expands Facebook’s language options to 34 (seven are still in beta phase).
Most of the services and options in the Tagalog version of Facebook are translated into the vernacular, with only a few exceptions. The Home, Inbox and Profile tabs remain in English and all English messages and posts sent by users’ friends’ list will not be translated.
Many Filipino uses have already started using the Tagalog version of Facebook, sending messages to other users in Tagalog, as well as posting on Walls and Pokes.
One example: “Ano ginagawa mo ngayon? roughly translates “What are you doing?” — a question posed by Facebook which users can fill in with short messages.
Facebook is also encouraging Filipino users to invite others to use the Tagalog version.
Facebook is one of the fastest growing social networking sites worldwide. It currently has over 110 million users who are utilizing about 24,000 applications, many of which are developed and contributed by users.
9 Feedbacks on "Facebook now in Filipino"
bryan g
Hello! Why tagalog? Suddenly facebook seems unattractive.
snow
sana may dialect din noh?
John John Alvarez
Tagalog?Why Unattractive?
Animohosting
i think having a filipino version of facebook is ok. I dont see any reason why people wouldn’t like that.
MysLyke Meeh
Hi—Faebook in Tagalog version? Really?—naku— iwan ko kung cool or not cool–
Let’s see..maybe, it’s different–so I say? why not?
nognog
Why do they have to make a Tagalog version eh marunong naman tayo mag English???
We’re not like other countries na baluktot sila mag english kaya kailangan nila ng version sa sarili nila na language.
Is this a form of DISCRIMINATION wherein we should stick to our own?
Welcome to
“LIBRO NG MGA MUKHA” (Facebook)
“KAIBIGANER” (Friendster)
Ano ba tagalog ng “Multiply”???
Ma. Monelli Ponce de Leon
Actually, it’s a good idea to translate Facebook into Tagalog:-) (though medyo nalilito ako nang gamitin ko ito for the first time, that’s why I went back to the English platform). A contact of mine, American, said she is using the Tagalog platform. I believe it’s for her to learn and practice Tagalog.
So may mga magbe-benefit sa project na ito ng Facebook, i.e. foreigners who want to study Filipino language.
To the Facebook team… Salamat
Eterio
Tagalog is our pilipino national languages kaya dapat lang na merong tagalog facebook, we pilipinos should comply to where is our nearest origin or kung saan ka pinanganak, although i was born in cebu, but i grow up in Quezon,Manila,Makati, ano nga ang tagalog ng multiply isnt it nadagdagan,dumadami?, unattractive=pumapangit, cool=malamig na tao.
Boying
Whether English or Tagalog, or any other language, it doesn’t matter.
The most important language is the “LANGUAGE OF LOVE”.
Sounds corny, huh?
Peace to all!
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