Filipino Slang is something that our country is known for and some would probably agree that it is what set us apart from our foreign contemporaries. We have, after all, 11 recognized languages and more than 175 spoken dialects throughout our more than 7,000 islands, and communication may be all too difficult if the brilliant minds behind these well known slang language have not thought of it in the first place. These words is a league all their own and we may search high and low if we must but we will never find them in any publication instead you will hear the series of catchphrases everywhere, from the streets to the local television shows or just about anywhere the influences of media exist.
Filipino slang is a beautiful cacophony of preexisting language and is highly dynamic compared to the usual colloquialisms thereby allowing people who use it more freedom to express themselves. These words and phrases do not follow specific or standard set of rules and famous slang can come from witty Taglish {that’s Tagalog and English combined} words to famous celebrities or gay lingo or a it can also be a riot mix of all, giving the words a whole new meaning in different contexts.
Recognizing the fact that the Filipino Slang is now more recognized as a language of everyday use, one of the country’s top social mobile apps, WeChat, joins the bandwagon of humor and beautiful Filipino language by releasing 16 animated stickers depicting the candor, wit and ingenious Filipino Slang. Now communicating with your family and friends has never been this simple, colorful and interesting. If you are about to wing an emergency meeting, send out a “Bahala na si Batman!” sticker to your teammate to lighten up the air. Commending a colleague for a job well done for their presentation? Send out a “Boom!” sticker to congratulate him! Meanwhile, it will be more inspirational if you would send your sister a “Push mo yan!’ or “Gorabels” to give her a quick confidence boost when starting a new project and finally having the courage to go to the gym and get rid of the extra pounds. With stickers that perfectly depicts how we feel or best describes the message we want to convey, reaching out and communicating has never been this fun.
Start adding color and pizzazz to your daily digital conversations with this set of WeChat Stickers. Simply click Me > Sticker Gallery and see all the interesting Filipino Slang stickers available.
Learn more about WeChat and the WeChat Sticker Gallery at www.wechat.com
19 Comments
Great of WeChat to add the common Pinoy terms in their stickers.
so true! it makes Pinoy more excited to use their platform!
I’ve already downloaded these stickers on my phone and they look so cute!
i’ve also checked them out + they are so lovely! ^_^
Hahahahaha so funny these stickers! I’m gonna go ahead and look for them on my WeChat. Thanks for this.
It’s good that WeChat knows how Filipinos in this modern era are fond of expressing themselves via those words. So fun!
I’m sure WeChat users will have so much fun with these stickers as they communicate with their friends.
I do not use this app, but these are nice and funny stickers. What does GORABELS mean?
I think {but am not sure} that gorabels means let’s go! 🙂
I find including the vernacular in wechat sticker gallery awesome!
we share the same thoughts!
I’m sure more Pinoys will enjoy these cute stickers!
Good gift from wechat for pinoy users 😀
WeChat provides apps for Filipino people and it takes more than what they can offer.
No Wonder why Filipinos like WeChat – they simply creates feature that are close to us. From the list of Filipino slangs there, I only use Pag may time. 🙂
I installed WeCat before but sorry to say I uninstalled it because I have no friends using it too. But I really like the icons and animations there I found it so cute.
WeChat I mean
maybe it is about time you re-install i, am sure a number of your friends are using it now 🙂
Those stickers are really great.