filipino
filipino — 名詞
1. a person who was born in or has citizenship in the Philippines, an island countr
菲律賓人
擁有菲律賓國籍的人
a person who was born in or has citizenship in the Philippines, an island country in Southeast Asia
Christopher's neighbour is a Filipino who moved to Manila to study engineering.
Christopher 的鄰居是菲律賓人，搬到馬尼拉學習工程。
countable noun for nationality
Marco met a friendly Filipino at the market who helped him pick fresh mangoes.
Marco 在市場遇到一位友善的菲律賓人，幫他挑選新鮮的芒果。
Many Filipinos work in hospitals across cities like London and Dubai.
許多菲律賓人在倫敦和杜拜等城市的醫院工作。
Reuben invited his Filipino classmates to share traditional dishes at the party.
Reuben 邀請他的菲律賓同學在派對上分享傳統菜餚。
Nila is a Filipino nurse who volunteers at the community clinic every weekend.
Nila 是一名菲律賓護士，每個週末在社區診所擔任志工。
用法筆記
Commonly used as a countable noun for people from the Philippines. The female-specific form 'Filipina' also exists, but 'Filipino' is often used as the gender-neutral term in modern English.
常見錯誤
2. the language used for official business and teaching in the Philippines, based m
菲律賓語
菲律賓的國家語言
the language used for official business and teaching in the Philippines, based mainly on the Tagalog dialect of the Manila area
Liang is learning to speak Filipino so he can talk with his relatives in Manila.
Liang 正在學習說菲律賓語，這樣他就能和馬尼拉的親戚交談。
learn / speak + Filipino (language name)
Hassan listens to Filipino songs on the radio to improve his listening skills.
Hassan 收聽菲律賓語歌曲來提升聽力技巧。
The school offers Filipino lessons for beginners every Tuesday and Thursday evening.
學校每週二和週四晚上開設菲律賓語初級課程。
Sirin wrote her speech in Filipino and translated it into English for the class.
Sirin 用菲律賓語寫演講稿，再翻譯成英文在課堂上發表。
Mert downloaded a Filipino dictionary app to help him learn common phrases.
Mert 下載了一款菲律賓語字典應用程式來幫助學習常用詞語。
- Tagalog
the language that Filipino is primarily based on; sometimes used interchangeably in everyday speech
用法筆記
As a language, Filipino is based on Tagalog and is one of two official languages of the Philippines, alongside English. 'Filipino' and 'Tagalog' are sometimes used interchangeably in casual conversation, though they are technically distinct.