How is Tagalog spoken in both proper and improper? Could anyone give me an example?
What I mean by proper and improper is how you speak to other people. In all languages there are a lot of slang terms. I already know a lot of street words, but I would rather be polite...I would like to know how you would ask someone any question, in proper Tagalog and also improper. I just want to see the difference between the two...

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How is Tagalog spoken in both proper and improper? Could anyone give me an example?
What I mean by proper and improper is how you speak to other people. In all languages there are a lot of slang terms. I already know a lot of street words, but I would rather be polite...I would like to know how you would ask someone any question, in proper Tagalog and also improper. I just want to see the difference between the two...

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Formal: Kamusta na po kayo? (How are you?)
Informal: Musta na? (How are you?)

Formal: Ang pangalan ko po ay Jose. (My name is Jose)
Informal: Ako si Jose (I'm Jose)
More Formal: Ang akin pong ngalan ay Jose (My name is Jose)

Formal: Kami ay nanalo sa palaro (We won in the game)
Informal: nanalo kami sa laro (We won in the game)
More formal: Kami ay nagtagumpay sa paligsahan (We won in the game/ contest)

Formal: magkano ang halaga ng pera mo? (Your money is worth how money?)
More Formal: Nagkakahalaga ng magkano ang iyong salapi? (How much is your money worth?)
Informal: Magkano pera mo? (How much is your money?)
More Informal: 'kano yang datung mo? (Your money's how much?)

*not quite sure about exact english variation

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example
proper: hindi ko ito gusto.
improper: hindi ko 'to gusto.
i didn't want this.

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what do you mean "in both proper and improper"?

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