Philippine English
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Philippine English (language tag en-PH) is a nativized variety used throughout the Philippines, mostly as an additional language but also as a home language for some urban Filipinos. The Constitution designates Filipino and English as official languages for communication and instruction, while regional languages have auxiliary official roles. Developed through American-era schooling, English remains prominent in government, education, law, media, business, and international communication. Philippine English is generally rhotic and often has more syllable-timed rhythm and fewer vowel contrasts than mainstream American English, but pronunciation varies with first language, region, education, and social setting. Formal writing largely follows American conventions, while local coinages, semantic extensions, borrowings, and code-switching with Filipino and other Philippine languages mark everyday usage.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Philippine English
Sources
- Tayao, Ma. Lourdes G. 2004, "Philippine English: phonology", in Kortmann & Schneider (eds.), A Handbook of Varieties of English vol. 1, Mouton de Gruyter, 1047–1059 (via en.wikipedia "Philippine English"); en.wiktionary accent label "Philippines"
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic
| Meaning | Philippine English | Kenyan English | Canadian English | American English | Ghanaian English | Nigerian English | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | water /ˈwɔtɚ/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwɑɾɚ/ | water /ˈwɔɾɚ/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ |
| Fire | fire /faɪɚ/ | fire /faɪə/ | fire /ˈfaɪɚ/ | fire /ˈfaɪɚ/ | fire /faɪə/ | fire /faɪə/ | fire /faɪə/ |
| Sun | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sɔn/ | sun /sʌn/ |
| Moon | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /mun/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ |
| Star | star /stɑr/ | star /staː/ | star /stɑɹ/ | star /stɑɹ/ | star /staː/ | star /staː/ | star /stɑːɹ/ |
| Night | night /naɪt/ | night /naɪt/ | night /nʌɪt/ | night /naɪt/ | night /naɪt/ | night /naɪt/ | night /naɪt/ |
| Rain | rain /ɹeɪn/ | rain /ɹeːn/ | rain /ɹeɪn/ | rain /ɹeɪn/ | rain /ɹeːn/ | rain /ɹeːn/ | rain /ɹeɪn/ |
| Snow | snow /snoʊ/ | snow /snoː/ | snow /snoʊ/ | snow /snoʊ/ | snow /snoː/ | snow /snoː/ | snow /snoʊ/ |
| Wind | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ | wind /wɪnd/ |
| Earth | earth /ɝθ/ | earth /ɜːθ/ | earth /ɝθ/ | earth /ɝθ/ | earth /ɜːt/ | earth /ɜːt/ | earth /ɜːθ/ |
| Stone | stone /stoːn/ | stone /stoːn/ | stone /stoʊn/ | stone /stoʊn/ | stone /stoːn/ | stone /stoːn/ | stone /stoʊn/ |
| Mountain | mountain /ˈmaʊntɛn/ | mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ | mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ | mountain /ˈmaʊnʔn̩/ | mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ | mountain /ˈmaʊntɛn/ | mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/ |
| Sea | sea /si/ | sea /siː/ | sea /siː/ | sea /si/ | sea /siː/ | sea /siː/ | sea /siː/ |
| Mother | mother /ˈmʌðɚ/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ | mother /ˈmʌðɚ/ | mother /ˈmʌðɚ/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ | mother /ˈmɔðə/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ |
| Father | father /ˈfɑðɚ/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ | father /ˈfɑðɚ/ | father /ˈfɑðɚ/ | father /ˈfaːðə/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ |
| Daughter | daughter /ˈdɔtɚ/ | daughter /ˈdɔːtə/ | daughter /ˈdɑɾɚ/ | daughter /ˈdɔɾɚ/ | daughter /ˈdɔːtə/ | daughter /ˈdɔːtə/ | daughter /ˈdɔːtə/ |
| I | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ | I /aɪ/ |
| You | you /ju/ | you /ju/ | you /ju/ | you /ju/ | you /juː/ | you /ju/ | you /juː/ |
| We | we /wi/ | we /wi/ | we /wi/ | we /wi/ | we /wiː/ | we /wi/ | we /wiː/ |
| Name | name /neɪm/ | name /neːm/ | name /neɪm/ | name /neɪm/ | name /neːm/ | name /nem/ | name /neɪm/ |
| Person | person /ˈpɛrsɔn/ | person /ˈpɜːsən/ | person /ˈpɝsən/ | person /ˈpɝsən/ | person /ˈpɜːsən/ | person /ˈpɜːsɔn/ | person /ˈpɜːsən/ |
| Head | head /hɛd/ | head /hɛd/ | head /hɛd/ | head /hɛd/ | head /hɛd/ | head /hɛd/ | head /hɛd/ |
| Eye | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ |
| Ear | ear /ir/ | ear /ia/ | ear /ɪɹ/ | ear /ɪɹ/ | ear /ia/ | ear /ia/ | ear /ɪɚ/ |
| Nose | nose /noʊs/ | nose /noːz/ | nose /noʊz/ | nose /noʊz/ | nose /noːs/ | nose /noːs/ | nose /noʊz/ |
| Mouth | mouth /maʊt/ | mouth /maʊθ/ | mouth /mʌʊθ/ | mouth /maʊθ/ | mouth /maʊt/ | mouth /maʊt/ | mouth /maʊθ/ |
| Tooth | tooth /tuːt/ | tooth /tuːθ/ | tooth /tuːθ/ | tooth /tuθ/ | tooth /tuːt/ | tooth /tuːt/ | tooth /tuːθ/ |
| Tongue | tongue /tʌŋ/ | tongue /tʌŋ/ | tongue /tʌŋ/ | tongue /tʌŋ/ | tongue /tɔŋ/ | tongue /tɔŋ/ | tongue /tʌŋ/ |
| Hand | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hænd/ |
| Foot | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊt/ | foot /fʊt/ |
| Heart | heart /hɑrt/ | heart /hɑːt/ | heart /hɑɹt/ | heart /hɑɹt/ | heart /haːt/ | heart /hɑːt/ | heart /hɑːt/ |
| Bone | bone /bon/ | bone /bon/ | bone /boʊn/ | bone /boʊn/ | bone /bon/ | bone /bon/ | bone /boʊn/ |
| Blood | blood /blʌd/ | blood /blʌd/ | blood /blʌd/ | blood /blʌd/ | blood /blʌd/ | blood /blɔd/ | blood /blʌd/ |
| Poop | poop /puːp/ | poop /puːp/ | poop /puːp/ | poop /puːp/ | poop /puːp/ | poop /puːp/ | poop /puːp/ |
| Love | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lɔv/ | love /lʌv/ |
| Tree | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹi/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ |
| Dog | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɑɡ/ | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ |
| Cat | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæt/ |
| Fish | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ | fish /fɪʃ/ |
| Bird | bird /bɝd/ | bird /bɜːd/ | bird /bɝd/ | bird /bɝd/ | bird /bɜːd/ | bird /bɜːd/ | bird /bɜːɹd/ |
| Butterfly | butterfly /ˈbʌtɚflaɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbɔtəflaɪ/ | butterfly /ˈbʌtəflaɪ/ |
| Egg | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ | egg /ɛɡ/ |
| Bear | bear /bɛɹ/ | bear /bɛə/ | bear /bɛɹ/ | bear /bɛɹ/ | bear /bɛə/ | bear /bɛə/ | bear /bɛə/ |
| Horse | horse /hɔrs/ | horse /hɔːs/ | horse /hɔɹs/ | horse /hɔɹs/ | horse /hɔːs/ | horse /hɔːs/ | horse /hɔːs/ |
| House | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /hʌʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ |
| Milk | milk /mɪlk/ | milk /mɪlk/ | milk /mɪlk/ | milk /mɪlk/ | milk /mɪlk/ | milk /mɪlk/ | milk /mɪlk/ |
| Honey | honey /ˈhʌni/ | honey /ˈhʌni/ | honey /ˈhʌni/ | honey /ˈhʌni/ | honey /ˈhʌni/ | honey /ˈhɔni/ | honey /ˈhʌni/ |
| Salt | salt /sɔlt/ | salt /sɔlt/ | salt /sɑlt/ | salt /sɔlt/ | salt /sɔlt/ | salt /sɔlt/ | salt /sɔːlt/ |
| Wine | wine /waɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ | wine /waɪn/ |
| Rice | rice /ɹaɪs/ | rice /ɹaɪs/ | rice /ɹʌɪs/ | rice /ɹaɪs/ | rice /ɹaɪs/ | rice /ɹaɪs/ | rice /ɹaɪs/ |
| Chocolate | chocolate /ˈtʃokoleɪt/ | — | chocolate /ˈtʃɑklət/ | chocolate /ˈtʃɑklət/ | — | — | chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/ |
| Iron | iron /ˈaɪɚn/ | iron /ˈaɪən/ | iron /ˈaɪɚn/ | iron /ˈaɪɚn/ | iron /ˈaɪən/ | iron /ˈaɪən/ | iron /ˈaɪən/ |
| Wheel | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wil/ | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ | wheel /wiːl/ |
| Silk | silk /sɪlk/ | silk /sɪlk/ | silk /sɪlk/ | silk /sɪlk/ | silk /sɪlk/ | silk /sɪlk/ | silk /sɪlk/ |
| Book | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ | book /bʊk/ |
| Eat | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /it/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ |
| Drink | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ |
| Sleep | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ | sleep /sliːp/ |
| One | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wɔn/ | one /wʌn/ |
| Two | two /tu/ | two /tu/ | two /tu/ | two /tu/ | two /tuː/ | two /tu/ | two /tuː/ |
| Three | three /tɹi/ | three /θɹi/ | three /θɹi/ | three /θɹi/ | three /tɹi/ | three /tɹi/ | three /θɹiː/ |
| Four | four /fɔr/ | four /fɔː/ | four /fɔɹ/ | four /fɔɹ/ | four /fɔː/ | four /fɔː/ | four /fɔːɹ/ |
| Five | five /faɪv/ | five /faɪv/ | five /faɪv/ | five /faɪv/ | five /faɪv/ | five /faɪv/ | five /faɪv/ |
| Hundred | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ | hundred /ˈhɔndɹɛd/ | hundred /ˈhʌndɹəd/ |
| Hello | hello /həˈloː/ | hello /həˈloː/ | hello /həˈloʊ/ | hello /həˈloʊ/ | hello /həˈloː/ | hello /həˈloː/ | hello /həˈləʊ/ |
| Thank you | thanks /θæŋks/ | thank you /θæŋk juː/ | thank you /θæŋk juː/ | thank you /θæŋk ju/ | thanks /taŋks/ | thanks /taŋks/ | thank you /θæŋk juː/ |
| Good | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ |
| New | new /njuː/ | new /njuː/ | new /njuː/ | new /nu/ | new /njuː/ | new /njuː/ | new /njuː/ |
| Red | red /ɹɛd/ | red /ɹɛd/ | red /ɹɛd/ | red /ɹɛd/ | red /ɹɛd/ | red /ɹɛd/ | red /ɹɛd/ |
| White | white /waɪt/ | white /waɪt/ | white /wʌɪt/ | white /waɪt/ | white /waɪt/ | white /waɪt/ | white /waɪt/ |
| Black | black /blæk/ | black /blæk/ | black /blæk/ | black /blæk/ | black /blæk/ | black /blæk/ | black /blæk/ |
| Green | green /ɡɹin/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹin/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ | green /ɡɹiːn/ |
| Blue | blue /blu/ | blue /bluː/ | blue /bluː/ | blue /blu/ | blue /bluː/ | blue /bluː/ | blue /bluː/ |
| Cuckoo | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkuku/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ |
| Woof | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ | woof /wʊf/ |
| Cock-a-doodle-doo | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɔkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɔkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɑkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɑkəˌdudəlˈdu/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɔkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɔkəduːdlˈduː/ | cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɒkəduːdlˈduː/ |
| Computer | computer /komˈpjuter/ | computer /kɔmˈpjuːta/ | computer /kəmˈpjuːtɚ/ | computer /kəmˈpjutɚ/ | computer /kəmˈpjuːtə/ | computer /kɔmˈpjuːta/ | computer /kəmˈpjuːtə/ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪpaɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ | Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪfaɪ/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ |
| Tea | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ | tea /tiː/ |
| Coffee | coffee /ˈkɔfi/ | coffee /ˈkɔfi/ | coffee /ˈkɑfi/ | coffee /ˈkɔfi/ | coffee /ˈkɔfi/ | coffee /ˈkɔfi/ | coffee /ˈkɒfi/ |
| Sugar | sugar /ˈʃʊɡɚ/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡɚ/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡɚ/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ | sugar /ˈʃʊɡə/ |
| Orange | orange /ˈɔɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɔɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɔɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɔɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɔɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɔɹɪndʒ/ | orange /ˈɒɹɪndʒ/ |
| Ninety-nine | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ | ninety-nine /ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/ |
| Dopamine | dopamine /ˈdoʊpəmiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdoːpamiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdoʊpəmiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdoʊpəˌmin/ | dopamine /ˈdoːpamiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdoːpamiːn/ | dopamine /ˈdoʊpəmiːn/ |
| At sign | at /at/ | at /æt/ | at /æt/ | at /æt/ | at /æt/ | at /æt/ | at /æt/ |
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