Which One Do I Prefer, English or Filipino?

Language is one of the most important things for human beings in order to communicate with each other. It has different versions invented by different people from different countries during ancient times.

I, a Filipino citizen, live in a country where there are two official languages, the Filipino language and the English language. Those two languages are both useful in my daily life. I use Filipino language for communicating with other Filipino citizens, listening to the news, etc. While for English language, I also use it for communicating with others, reading the warnings, etc. But there’s a difficult question to be answered and that is “Which do prefer, fluency of the English language or mastery of native language?” The question that was asked to made me to think for choosing the deserving language wisely.

The first thing that came in to my mind is choosing our own native language. It is, because it is the first language that I used to use, it is the language that my ancestors invented that made me proud of using it and without it, I won’t be able to learn how to speak in English.

As what our national martyr, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, said, “Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay mas masahol pa sa malansang isda”. If we are going to translate it in English, it’s like “The one who does not love his own language is worse than unpleasant fish” that means to be a better person, you should love your mother tongue, instead of loving the foreign language/s.  

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