"Speak to Me, Pls."

Speaking is a way of communicating with one another. We can express our thoughts, feelings and other expressions clearly and understandable when we talk or speak. Speaking is also a macro skill we must enhance. We speak with different languages. Most of the countries and nations have their own language. We may not know and understand these languages but we have one language which is common to all. The English language is our universal language. It is almost known by everyone. It is globally use in different events, books, and even in the internet.

Just as the other countries and nations, the Philippines have its own language. It is the Filipino language. It is unique and one of a kind. It was from our ancestors and was still used up to our generation. It was used by Filipinos nationwide.

These two languages are important to us. We communicate and understand each other with these languages. But, these languages should be use with kindness. When communicating, being kind is a sign of respect. It shows courtesy to the one whom you are talking. In Filipinos, words such as “po” and “opo” were use for respect to elder people. Filipinos even kiss their hands and bless. Verbally, we can show respect to the elders by addressing them. As time goes, this practice and tradition of the Filipinos is slowly diminishing.

It gets us alarmed. In this generation, the practice of speaking English and Filipino of the youth is unkind. We must move now and be a model. We must speak English and Filipino with kindness. We Must and We can.