EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 12 MIN
Why Tagalog Is Full of Spanish Words | 333 Years That Changed the Philippines
from Tagalog Tea Time: Learn with Kloe · host Ling Learn Languages
Learn Tagalog here ➡️ https://ling-app.onelink.me/Ue3y/q4211fssWhy does Tagalog have so many Spanish words? Why do Filipinos count money in Spanish but count siblings in Tagalog? And how did 50 years of American rule turn English into a classroom language across the Philippines?In this episode of Tagalog Tea Time, Kloe traces the two waves of colonization that shaped modern Tagalog — 333 years of Spanish rule (1565–1898) and 48 years of American occupation (1898–1946) — and shows you the fingerprints they left on the language Filipinos still speak today.
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Learn Tagalog here ➡️ https://ling-app.onelink.me/Ue3y/q4211fssWhy does Tagalog have so many Spanish words? Why do Filipinos count money in Spanish but count siblings in Tagalog? And how did 50 years of American rule turn English into a classroom language across the Philippines?In this episode of Tagalog Tea Time, Kloe traces the two waves of colonization that shaped modern Tagalog — 333 years of Spanish rule (1565–1898) and 48 years of American occupation (1898–1946) — and shows you the fingerprints they left on the language Filipinos still speak today.
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