Mara Wilson (Image: Jerod Harris/Getty Images/AFP)
Actress Mara Wilson is taking time to learn Filipino, as revealed by her queries on the language on Twitter.
Wilson, who in her childhood starred in Hollywood hits “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Matilda,” went on Twitter last July 12 to ask what “naman” meant.
“It does not seem to mean ‘yes’,” she said in another tweet.
Ano meaning ang “naman”? Salamat
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) July 12, 2020
When one asked if she was trying to learn Tagalog, she replied, “Oo (Yes)!”
Oo!
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) July 12, 2020
She also shared a picture of her pet cat on Twitter last Saturday, July 18, with the phrases, “Nasaan ang mga pusa? Nandito ang pusa.”
(Where are the cats? Here is the cat.)
Nandito ang pusa pic.twitter.com/UrfMN7zxTP
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) July 18, 2020
She asked for advice again yesterday, July 20, particularly in the use of “ma” in adjectives.
Kumusta Tagalog speakers — I’ve noticed a lot of adjectives start with “Ma” but that ends up getting dropped, especially if they’re getting repeated, e.g. galing, ganda-ganda. Bakit? Does “ma” mean something specific?
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) July 19, 2020
After getting an explanation, she replied, “Salamat po (Thank you)!”
Right! Salamat po! https://t.co/QzH1w5v2V0
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) July 19, 2020
Wilson has a Filipino stepmom, whom her father married when she was a teen. She said in a 2018 interview with website She Does the City that if she could spend a year studying something, one of those things would be to learn Tagalog, “which is what my Filipino step-family speaks.” /ra
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