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He's crazy about speaking English.

Tagalog translation: sobrang hilig mag-ingles.

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English term or phrase:He\'s crazy about speaking English.
Tagalog translation:sobrang hilig mag-ingles.
Entered by: SeiTT

01:31 Jan 5, 2020
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English term or phrase: He's crazy about speaking English.
Hi
I mean that he loves to speak English all the time and never wants to speak another language.
Many thanks
Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:55
sobrang hilig mag-ingles.
Explanation:
literallly: too much like to-english.

vernacular: etat-na etat mag-ingles.
literally: craps to-englosh.
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lysander canlas
United States
Local time: 10:55
Grading comment
Many thanks, truly excellent. Sorry about the delay.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1sobrang hilig mag-ingles.
lysander canlas
4Napakasigasig niya na mag salita ng Ingles.
Rei.iane Madrid


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he's crazy about speaking english.
sobrang hilig mag-ingles.


Explanation:
literallly: too much like to-english.

vernacular: etat-na etat mag-ingles.
literally: craps to-englosh.

Example sentence(s):
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lysander canlas
United States
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks, truly excellent. Sorry about the delay.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rei.iane Madrid: etat is not a word or a filipino slang. it an be atat which originates from Hot na Hot. In which means ready or itching to go.
6 days
neutral  Harija Riza Khamal: Atat means too eager, too excited.
7 days
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he's crazy about speaking english.
Napakasigasig niya na mag salita ng Ingles.


Explanation:
The term "crazy" here can be enthusiastic / keen / obsessed

Masigasig is a generally positive attribute but if borderline or going to full mode crazy obsession it can turn "Baliw" or "Humaling"

Rei.iane Madrid
Philippines
Local time: 22:55
Native speaker of: Native in TagalogTagalog
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