FILIPINOISMS

Filipinoisms
Expressions or phrases that have peculiar or different meanings when taken as separate words. They are usually literal translations.

Instead of saying Ill go ahead! Batches CR

Say See you tomorrow! classes, teams restroom, toilet, the john

Ref

Refrigerator, fridge

Instead of saying

Say picking up someone! co-workers, colleagues pardon me, excuse me

Fetching! Officemates Come again

Pushing through

The meeting is still on

Instead of saying Say Open or close the light! Already tone down turn on and turn off! avoid saying it often turn down or turn up the volume

Go down

Get off or on

Instead of saying For a while! , Hold your line Look for me Fall in line

Say Please hold

Ask for me Stand in line

Aircon
Can I please?

A/C or Air-conditioner
May I please?

Instead of saying

Say

Connected with (company) Bottomless

Rubber shoes Soft drinks It's so traffic

Working with (company) Refillable

Sneakers Soda "traffic is so heavy"

REDUNDANCIES

Redundancies Repeat it again All right, okay Color yellow

Better Terms Repeat it; again All right; okay yellow

Reason why is because

Reason is

Redundancies Not unless Irregardless Despite of

Better Terms Unless Regardless Despite the

Free gift

Gift

Redundancies 9 a.m. in the morning

Better Terms 9 in the morning; 9 am

12 pm noon
12 am midnight

Noon; 12 pm
12 am; midnight

Regarding about

Regarding; about

Redundancies Moral lesson A pleasant good morning If, in case

Better Terms moral of the story is Good morning! In case

and also

and; also