r/Ilocano

Pangasinan ako at gusto ko din matutong mag ilokano. Sa mga ilokano dyan pahingi naman tips para matuto ng mabilis. Salamat!

Hi, I'm a student from Nueva Ecija who only speaks Tagalog and English. I recently moved to CAR to study in one of the famous universities. However, my knowledge of the ilocano language is very limited to only a few phrases and numbers. Where can I learn more comprehensively and easily. Is there an app or video tutorial that u guys can recommend. Your response is most appreciated, thank you!

Please enlighten me, ang authentic Ilocano dinakdakan ba ay may ginger? I'm an Ilocana pero never, as in NEVER EVER kaming naglagay ng ginger sa dinakdakan namin sa bahay. Nagugulat nalang ako sa trending recipes ngayon ng dinakdakan sa social media kasi may kasamang ginger??

I was talking to friends kase na nagi-Ilokano from other provinces and narinig ko na aside from malalim ang Ilokano ng mga taga Ilocos ay may tendency na i-judge nila ang ibang Iloko speakers/dialects like kung may maling pagka-Ilokano or hindi term is tatawanan ka nila and sasabihin na mali ang Ilokano mo. Is this true ba? In my experience na nagsasalita rin, they always ask kung taga saan ako dahil halatado sa accent ko and when they talk to me they always associate me sa place na instead of my name sasabihin nilang, "Ay si Ma'am/Sir taga-_".

Hi friends, my question might be more cultural rather than linguistic in a sense. This is a sincere question and does not intend to put a group of people in a bad light.

I don’t want to generalize but I’m seeing a trend when dealing with ilokanos that baffles me at the very least, and annoys me oftentimes.

This is not a single moment generalization, but a product of multiple interactions among Ilokanos. For context, in my past work I had relocated multiple times, I worked in Cavite, Calbayog, Naga, Cebu, Metro Manila, Tacloban, CDO and a short stint in Iloilo. In short I have interacted with most of the ethnolinguistic group within the country, so I have a bit of understanding of the general culture, the pros /cons of living in the region or city or having a sense of the people in the area.

Recently, I moved to La Union with the intention of really settling down. I have tried my best to understand the language but it seems my mind is not as sharp now to learn a new language, so I often use tagalog as my means to communicates

Interacting with service providers here is such a mess. After negotiating, they will agree, you will shook hands, and after that, wala. The agreements made yesterday faded into oblivion. Like for carpenters, we agreed that they will visit the next day at 10 AM, but lo and behold, walang pasabi hindi dadating. Babalik the following week, wanted to do a work that was agreed that should be done the week before. Walang sorry. This happened with other as well like taga linis ng aircon or magdedeliver ng appliance. They will say ‘Oo’, ‘Bukas’ or ‘Mamaya’, but that will not happen. . So my question is ‘Does Ilokano culture places a premium on commitments? If yes, what is the best way to get it’

What is the difference specifically when i use "agidulinak" versus "agdulinak" for example?
What's the difference between "Agi-" as a prefix versus "Ag-"? Agyamanak manen!

Manong, manang nya ti fistfight ti Ilokano?

As someone who is from Sarangani, I use balla as a lighter insult than words like bagtit, daldog and of course ukininam so how would you react from your community if someone called you balla or this phrase "ukis, nabalballakan? umayka man ditoy Labayun takag notebook ron" (Cebuano is also widely spoken hehe).

It means Ill throw this notebook at you now if you dont come here (basically cuz they do stupid shite from time to time hahaha)

Hello. Planning to go sa Ilocos Norte and Sur this Sunday. Kamusta po kaya ang weather?

Hi I need help. I want to know what is the translation of this and I doubt google translate.

“1k man pay.

Nayunamon balon ko ku bigat isinam hehe.

Ty”

“Brownout ayan mi tay bigat nalowbat cp'k. Daak hospital. Kukuem dita?”

Thank you!

Medyo nalilito ako sa gamit ng kadi, kuma, at ketdi.

Hindi ba parang "ba" ang kadi? So valid ang "'dinno ti papananam kadi?" from my understanding.

Pero parang naririnig ko siya ginagamit para i-emphasize ang point. "Iturongmo ladtan kadi." or Or should it be kitdi?

Tapos parang naririnig ko rin yung "kadi" as "sana." such as in "Denggendak gamin kadi!"

Pero parang naririnig ko rin ang "kuma" for "ba." Pero yung alam ko rin sa "kuma" is "sana".

pls help! Agyamanak kenyayo!