filipino

Everyday

1. Filipino means from or belonging to the Philippines, a country of more than seven thousand islands in South-East Asia. tree →
2. A Filipino is a person from the Philippines. tree →
3. Filipino is also the national language of the Philippines, based mostly on Tagalog; English is also widely spoken there. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons, the Philippines is an island nation in the Pacific; Filipino food (adobo, lumpia), festivals and people appear in lessons on cultures. Many Filipino nurses and carers work in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada and Australia. Phrases: «Filipino food», «the Filipino language», «Filipino family».

Examples

• My friend's mum is Filipino. tree →
• We tried Filipino food at the festival. tree →
• Filipino is the national language of the Philippines. tree →
• Many Filipinos speak both Filipino and English. tree →
• The Filipino team won the dance competition. tree →
• A Filipino nurse looked after my grandad. tree →

Note

A name of a people: written with a capital F. Spelling trap: the country is Philippines (Ph, double p, single l), but the people are Filipino (F, single p, single l). Filipina is often used for a woman.