How does the Filipino language sound to foreigners?

Filipino sounds a bit like you’d expect other foreign languages in the geographic region to, down to the emphasis on the hard “k” sound, the “a” in “father” sound, and the “long e for the letter i” sound. read more

Then they would have to figure out on which syllable of a word to put the stress or accent. Hopefully, they can produce the correct rhythm, beat, and flow of the words as the Tagalog speakers do. Some non-Tagalog Filipinos might not use the exact vowel sound and could switch the [ah] with the [eh], the [eh] with the [i], or the [o] with the [u]. read more