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Tagaloglang.com: Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Filipino Children
Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Filipino Children
The Tagalog word for ‘gift’ is regalo and the word for ‘Christmas gift’ is pamasko.
Filipino kids like the same things as children all over the world. You can get them a bike, dolls or newly released video games. According to trivia buffs, the yoyo has Filipino origins… To help you brainstorm, here are a few ideas in the form of a top-ten list:
Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Filipino Children
1. An electric skateboard - depends on where the child lives. If the kid lives in the rural provinces of the Philippines with no paved roads, this wouldn’t be a good idea. But Filipino-American kids stateside would get a kick out of it.
2. A popular Philippine game like sungka (called mancala in the US)
3. A radio-controlled toy vehicle … race cars, pickup trucks…
4. A starter guitar set — Filipinos are musical in ways that will amaze foreigners. Give the kid an instrument early on!
5. Jump ropes and hula hoops are popular toys in the Philippines.
6. Toy tops are fascinating for Filipino children, both boys and girls.
7. Encourage reading with a few books.
8. You can get a Razor Carver for less than 70 dollars.
9. Disney animated movies featuring the voice of Filipina singer Lea Salonga, like Aladdin and Mulan. Might as well get the DVD Special Edition.
10. A traditional Philippine fan like the pamaypay on the left or the abaniko on the right.
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One more suggestion for girls:
Read more: http://tagaloglang.com/top-10-christmas-gifts-for-filipino-children.html#ixzz0YhPlaoLP
Tagaloglang.com has been on the internet since 2002 and is based in Los Angeles. TL has roughly 7,000 visitors a day from all over the world. Basic Tagalog and Romantic Tagalog is a favorite among Americans. TL also offers a free translation upon request.
A new feature of the site are tutorials on basic words and phrases with drop down answers. The section for students offers exercises and poems the students commonly use in schools in the Philippines.
Other useful sections include:
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