Bear Brand Chabacano TV Commercial

Recording a tv commercial in Chabacano is like capturing a pokemon. It requires patience and great timing.

Unfortunately, I was able to begin recording halfway through the commercial already.

Bear Brand is a popular powdered milk drink brand by Nestle Philippines.

Chabacano is a Spanish creole spoken in Zamboanga city, Philippines. It is one of only two Spanish creoles in the world.

"El importante, fuerte el de ila resistencia. Pati ta man tipid man yo, pero debe tiene gayod sila Bear Brand todo'l dia. Ta enferma man el de ila maga amigo y amiga, de mio maga anak fuerte siempre el resistencia.

Todo sila ya engranda na Bear Brand, igual tambien conmigo. Hende yo cambia con el Bear Brand! Simple man el de amon vida, pero hende enfermoso de mio maga anak. Diyes is it ya gayod."

Subtitles were written using the orthography recommended by the local government of Zamboanga city.

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