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Hi, I am from the Philippines. I work as a full-time voice and accent trainer in a BPO company. I wish to enhance my spanish communication skills (Ispeak chavacano. a dialect in the Philippines that's very similar to spanish). Sounds interesting, isn't it?
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    conjugations. like the grammar!

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    August 10, 2015
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    Evandro you maybe right..that's simply beacuse as years pass by, chabacano is getting corrupted. but the old chabacano's amazing. my granmother speaks pure chabacano that makes our jaws, drop..

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    August 10, 2015
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    You're right, Marta. There are other cities in the Philippines where people speak the dialect. However, only in Zamboanga City where it remains to be a live dialect. For the other two cities, people had already forgotten the language and are using other dialects to communicate(i.e Basilanos are now using their muslim dialect and the people from Cavite are using the Filipino language, the country's national tongue)

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    August 9, 2015
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    alberto, cebuano is a dialect with little broken spanish. howver, chavacano remains to be closest to spanish knowing the fact that each and every single word in chavacano has exactly the same meaning with those of spanish. They only go differ when it comes to conjugations. 

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    August 9, 2015
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    that's right...however, chavacano maybe similar to psanish but they're very different when it comes to conjugations.

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    August 9, 2015
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    Chavacano: Philippine dialect that's similar to Spanish

    Chavacano is one of the numerous dialects of the Philippines. It is the vernacular of the people living in the southern part of the country called Zamboanga  City. It's is indeed very close to spanish. 

     

    Hi Im neeko 25, from Zamboanga Philippines. I wish to be able to find someone (preferably native spanish) who can help me improve on my Spanish communication skills (both written and verbal). I speak Chavacano and again (I'd like to emphasize), it's closely similar to spanish.

     

    Below are examples of chavacano phrases: 

     

    English: How are you?

    Chavacano: Quetal tu? or Como esta tu?

    English: Where do you live?

    Cha: De donde tu? 

    English: How old are you?

    Cha: Cuantos año tu?

     

    This is the very reason Zamboanga is popularly known as the Asia's Latin City.

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    My goal for this month is to improve on my English . I think , August is a good month for reading and watching movies in English . So I could practice my English . Also , I can help someone with learning Spanish .

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    August 2, 2015
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    Hi! I am Andres and I am From Chile. I would like to learn english with you. If someone wants to be my friend, you are welcome.

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    August 2, 2015
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    Chavacano: one of the dialects in the Philippines that is very similar to spanish. English: What is you name? Chavacano: Cosa de tu nombre? English: How are you? Chavacano: Quetal tu? I grew up in Zamboanga City, located at the southern part of the Philippines. And chavacano is my native tongue. The reason behind it's very similar to spanish simply beacuse Spaniards once conquered the Philippines. And amongst all the provinces and cities in the country, only the Zamboangueños (people living in zamboanga) who deliberately embraced the foreign invaders, including their language. However, as time passes by, the language was passed from generations to generations and was eventually corrupted and mixed up with other local dialects making it no longer spanish but more of a chavacano.
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