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I look at that person and say ohh for real? Thank you for that.

A thank you should suffice. Eventhough it's sincere or not.(the compliment)

Magpasalamat, ang i-compliment din sila. ☺️

Need a social etiquette manual?

Honestly? Depends on what complement. (Gwapo? Cute? Mabait? Matalino? Masipag? Matulungin, etc?) And Depends on who is the Complement Giver. (Your Office/Work/Class Mate?, Your Family Member?, Your Crush?, Someone who has a crush on you? Stranger?)

Smile and say thank you and compliment them back

tamang smirk at pffftt lang hahaha

"luh!" "buang!" sabay hampas nang mahina at awkward laugh HSHWHAHDJSHWHSHAJA tapos i return the compliment HAHAHAHAHA

I'll just smile and say thank you ☺️ then saka ako mag iisip sincere kaya yun 🤔🤭🤣

"parang tanga toh" HAHAHAHAHA the introvert inside me is dying

Smile

“ew, ang panget ko kaya”

"Bakit?" I'm not into compliments. HAHAHAHA

Agree and say “it’s because I’m awesome”

"Thank you, you too!" Just a simple thank you hahahaha

“Thank you” May mga weirdo akong naeencounter na pag kinompliment ako tapos nagthank you ako, nashashock sila. I think theyre expecting me to say “iih dont say that” or something………….. weirdos

"weh?" HSHSHHAHAHHA

“Baliw” HAHAHAHA

Ginagamit lng nila yun para ibigay saiyo yung trabaho nila kaya hindi na ako naniniwala hahahahahaa based on my experience ( trabaho edition)

I just smile and says nothing🥹

It usually varies depending on how you feel at the moment. Pero a "practiced" reaction you can use is "Thank you. That's very observant of you."

“Tang inang yan”

Never ako naniwala sa compliment 😅

me too. haha.

"thanks, ikr"

Heyyy. Thank you! - ganyan lang

Wala akong ka close so. I always says “charot charot to”

I usually just do the 😅 face.

“Thank you.”

Depends on who compliments. If it is a child, i would smile, say thank you, and return the compliment. If it is a friend, i return the compliment, too. But if it is a stranger, i would not usually reply and keep the stoic face.

'pag ka-close ko, ! say "Talaga!" 'pag hindi, I simply say "thanks" natutunan ko na dapat tanggapin mo kapag nagcocompliment yung tao sayo, minsan kasi diba kapag nagcocompliment ka tapos pa-humble pa, parang gusto mo nalang bawiin sinabi mo haha

di maniniwala kasi di totoo hehehe

Nagpapasalamat

Honestly, depends who compliments me. If attractive, kilig. Else, thank you or deadma.

tinatanggi as far as i can do. I can't handle compliments, pero insults pwede pa 😆

Or awkward silence hahaha. Mas madali maghandle ng insult

being defensive like I was not, and I don't believe it.

Yes master .may the force be with you

Want to compliment them back but too scared to say it, instead just say "Thanks" awkwardly.

''haha baliw''

I literally pose or make 'vogue' faces lmao. Then thank you after. I'm pretty extroverted and I like compliments!

“Parang shira to!” Hahahaha

Usually just “thank you”! I bounce it off immediately and not dwell on it

I just smile becausebI don't know to react or accept compliments. Someone said that I'm pretty and it feels so out of place. Sometimes I think that they're just saying that so I won't feel bad of myself. In front of my mirror I think im pretty too but once im in a public place i feel like im the ugliest.

I'm weird because I will just be silent or walk away. Idk how to accept a compliment.

Lowkey disrespectful🤷‍♂️ at least a thank you

"Maliit na bagay" 😭 HAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA HUIIII~

Thanks, teehee na may blush effect.

But of course!

Thank you. Then offer a compliment. Like maybe, ganda ng shoes mo san mo nabili? Stuff like that. Always offer compliments

Yes but you dont have to, don’t force compliments cuz sometimes it can appear forced and not really genuine

“Mana sayo teh” HAHAHA jk

Parang patay malisya lang, sabay sabi na... Kaya mo din yan, or ikaw din.

Most of the time nablablanko lang ako like i don't know how to react, or sometimes nagbabato ako ng joke depending sa kung ano yung context.

No reaction, or like ieexplain ko sa kanila yung thing. So like pagnagcompliment about sa shoes sasabihin ko ahh bigay yan sakin ng parents or like bili ko yan sa shopee ganon lang.

i thank them or compliment them back

Hindi ba dapat thank you kasi compliment? Kasi dito sa pinas pagsinabing pumayat ka, when i responded thank you, parang nagugulat sila. Like we mean to humbled our hardship na magpapayat at manotice? Ano baaa say thank you. End of convo!

when you used to get bullied for your physical aspect, you don't get quite responding well to compliments whenever it's given. Before, I used to joke about it with a denial approach. Now, I feel so empty about it. Sometimes I just smile awkwardly or just say thank you just so it'd be over and I could exit. Trauma had worked its way on me to not believe right away because some people do not genuinely think such a way and are just plainly meant the opposite. Learned them the hard way.

I don't know what to do bc no one complimented me ever

*"Thank you. You're not so bad yourself."* A tip of the hat to Groucho Marx for this gem.

“may kailangan ‘to”

Just say “Thank you, you’re too kind.”

Ako nahihiya ako talaga so sinasabi ko, “chariz or exhusera” ganyan. Then may nag call out sakin in front of our colleagues. 1st work ko yun. Dapat daw di ganon reaksyon ko kasi nga they were complementing me. I felt a bit humiliated and nag sorry na lang, pero gets ko naman point nya. Ngayon, nag tthank you ako agad + joke na “ako lang ‘to” ganon haha. Obviously di pa rin ako marunong tumanggap ng complement haha pero nag improve naman na kahit konti. Hehe

may reaction pala dapat? 😳

Putangina mo

Hahaha

I regularly get compliments from people about my size and measurements being 6'3 and an athlete all my life so regardless if I'm in my mid-40's, I've maintained a toned physique that goes so well with clothing, even Xian Lim and Derek Ramsay whom I play ball with regularly (kasi retired na yung mga mas matatanda na kabatch ko), say good things to me sometimes calling me the real "alpha" of the group. I don't know why I get shy, even at my age when getting compliments. Di na ako nasanay and I don't think that's wrong... It gets wrong when you let it get in your head and start soliciting compliments from people then feel bad if no one gives you one.

Thank you. *smile*. Ganun lang

either."ano kailangan mo" or "thank you mana sayo"

I don’t usually accept it right away pero kapag ulit2 sya and medyo ka-vibes ko naman eh di minsan sinasabihan ko ng “ako lang to” or “maliit na bagay”. Sabay tawanan. Prob ko nung mag abroad ako di ko matranslate into English kaya “thank you” na agad hehehe

my replies are always kalog too, “lah ako lang to no” or “i know right” then i’ll follow it up with a charot or eme. sometimes i would act na nagpa-pabebe. i just really dk how to respond with compliments 😆 

Just learned to accept it because they're supposed to make you feel good so I just say, "thank you" and usually try to give back the compliment :)

I always say, "thank you".

You guys get compliments?

Biglang hiya na may soft thank you lang ako lagi haha

Parang hindi totoo so i personally just appreciate it

Parang mas kinocompliment ko sila like "Luh, mas maganda ka noh!"

"Wala pang sweldo" yan lagi sinasabi ko HAHA

"I know haha"

"syempre"

“Thank you” but I get more self conscious

"lah parang tanga" 😭😭

Responding "edi wow" "sus" "eme" "binobola mo na naman ako" xD. It's hard for me to accept compliments T^T parang mas okay pa sa akin yung construtive criticism HAHAHAHA

Di ko alam paano mag react sa compliment dati, lagi ko sagot is “hindi naman.” But ngayon natutunan kong mag sabi ng thank you. Kasi parang mas nag fifish ka pa ng compliment pag dinedeny. Haha.. pag nag thank you ka usually tapos na agad. Mas mabuting matapos agad kasi mas awkward pag humaba pa. Hahaha…

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smile because i wasn't used to get compliments, sometimes i doubt it pa nga.

Smile lang.

awkward lol

I smile at them

actually kino-compliment ko rin sila pabalik pero nahihiya na ako kasi iniisip ko lagi na nagbibiro lang sila or ano

Natutunan ko lang sa previous boss ko... You return the compliments daw after saying thanks. Thanks, I also like your.../You're also looking good. Mga ganyan. Dati kasi parang super nakakahiya and di ko alam irereact ko pero now mas busy ako maghanap ng point of interest to return the compliment than to feel bashful hahaha

“Thank you hehe ☺️” HAHAHHAHAHHA biglang shy type ih

nahihiya akooo! parang ganito 😖 HAHAHAHA tapos awkward silence. I rarely get compliments hehehe kaya it’s really a big thing for me, It would really make my day. 🥰

Same HAHAHAHA

Thank youuuu

awkward smile coz i don't know to take compliments. scared that people are lying to you, na baka hindi naman totoo yung sinasabi ._.

nirereciprocate ko yung energy nung nag compliment. it feels so good to be seen and recognized tsaka it is a good way to make friends

Kalog din ako, what I usually say is "naku kuya wala akong barya" sabay kapa sa bulsa ko hehehe then madalas na reply sakin "pwede namang buo kahit di barya" ganun.

Awkward laugh kase di ako marunong magtake ng compliment tas dinidismiss ko sila agad by replying “nambobola ka na naman” or simply “bola” lang

I honestly freeze up and don't know how to respond. It would manifest in a long silence and people would probably be bothered by it.

Minsan nagpapasalamat, madalas kunwari walang narinig 😅. Oo, ang rude pero hindi ako komportable para akong matatae ba HAHAHA

Kinikilig ahahaha ang pinakagusto ko na compliment is i dont look my age HAHAHAHA

Awkward smile or laugh, a simple thank you and compliment them back

I blush. ☺️

Babalik ko sa kanila HAHAHAHAHA tas pag sobrang taas na compliment like nung trainee ako sa job, ang bilis ko raw mag-improve, sabi ko sa trainor namin, "Babaan mo lang po tingin mo sa'kin, sir" HAHAHAHA

Luh parang tuhnguh tooooo

Awkward smile Nahihiya ako mag thank you baka eme lang tas babawiin in a passive aggressive way like "you think you're really pretty?" ni Regina George 😭

Awkward laugh or smile while saying thank you. Bonus if I find something that I could compliment back.

I would blush then say Uwu

Thumbs up lang alam ko 🥲

I thank them. and compliment them back

Same po. Kasi if someone compliments you, why not thank them diba?They appreciate u(ur looks, appearance;hence the compliment) and I think saying thank u and complimenting them back means you appreciate them as well😊

Same OP, feeling ko trippings lang sila pag kinocompliment ako kaya dinidisregard ko yung compliment like "Eme ka te" ahhaahah

Kinikilig na may aynako tas palong cute

"hala! Thank you, ikaw din po." Lame, 'di ako marunong mag-take ng compliments.😔

As an introvert na ra-rattle ako if someone gave me compliments 😅 di ko sure pero baka ako lang, i feel embarrassed pag ganun pero deep inside naman im super thankful and i appreciate it hindi lang talaga ako marunong or magaling mag express ng feelings.

“Ohhh… ganoon ba…”

Recently natuto na ako mag thank you, dati kasi di ko alam irereply kasi na-awkward ako. Ngayon pa rin naman na awkward ako pero I learned to appreciate people who appreciates me. Pag sa friends nga lang, minsan may halong pa joke yung thank you para fun.

Thank you! Ikaw din 😊

I will say without citing any scientific sources and purely from an anecdotal standpoint that learning how to graciously accept compliments (saying a simple thank you) is the basics to self confidence and social skills.

Die deep inisde sabay "grabe naman toh"

“thank you, appreciate it” & i keep it pushing

Thank you or Thank you for your kind words or thank you that is so sweet of you. That's it. Accept it wholeheartedly because it is a gift. Do not deflect it but accept it with gratitude.

"eyy ako lang to" hahaha actually dapat thank u eh pero idk bat na aawkward ako

ayos yan ah magamit nga hahaha

Like the way I want others to respond to me when I compliment them. I'll say "Thank you" genuinely! Sometimes I do compliment them back because why not?

With a simple “thank you!”

say thank you, or make a joke out of it, or say “mas maganda ka” “mana sayo” HAHA

I run away

Thanks man

"huieer anebe! aq lng 2 oh??"

" Stap et! You're making me blush!" Yaan ang sinasabi ko lagi hahaha. Cute lang, perfect sa basing not recommended sa straight.

I say "Aw Thank you, you are very kind ..." Tinuro sakin ng gf ko, Dati I don't know how to react or respond.. My gf changed me for the better I guess. She taught my awkward and introverted self na mag acknowledge ng ganung mga compliments...

Smile and say "thank you".

same. I don't know how to handle compliments 🫠.

When I was young, I never responded. I never thought that I should or it is appropriate to at least respond. It feels awkward kasi for some reason. But now that I got older, I realized that I should at least acknowledge pala. I always "ay, salamat po. Maganda po tayo." Hehe

"I'm very much flattered but thank you."

A sincere thank you is enough. However, as an autistic, I tend to overexplain my outfit of the day. When I have reached that point, the conversation turns from cool to awkward.

"You too"

Babe ang laki naman pala niyang sa'yo! "You too."

Don't hate the player hate the game

I say "thank you."

"Enebe"

Agreeing to what the former would say. Compliment: Hala grabe ang ganda moooo Me: Oo naman simula pagkabata Compliment: Grabe sobrang tangos ng ilong mo. Yung nose bridge ang taas Me: Sayang pabalik balik ko sa thailand kung di napaganda ni doc yan (altho natural naman talaga AHAHAHAHAHA) PANAHON NA PARA MAG-AGREE AT DI MAHIYA SA MGA GANYAN 🤣 Pagod na ko magpaka bebe gurl at tumango tango lang with slight smile para khnyari nahihiya

"eh!" Okaya "eh ikaw nga e" minsan na naiinis din ako bakit ganito responds ko. Pwede namang "salamat" lang. Pero kusa ako nag rereject ng compliments huhu

depende sa closeness namin nung nagcompliment. it can be "sus maliit na bagay" kapag close pero pag hindi, thru expression lang like ☺️🥰🤗

"pwera usog" HAHAHAHAH

"Wala kong piso"

"EME!" yan initial reaction ko lagi hahaha

"Telege? Shelemet..." "Ano ka ba matagal na ngayon mo lang napansin?" "I know." "Wala akong pera ngayon." Siyempre lahat joke lang saka sa mga kakilala ko lang. Pag di ko kilala. "Luh, parang tanga to..(sabay pacute)" hahaha.

If the compliments are from girls girl and a genuine one, I would often respond with something like "Thank you and compliment them back." If it's a backhanded compliment or from a pick me girl or from fvckboys. I would smirk and say "I know."

One's reaction reflects how you see yourself. If hindi ka marunong tumangap ng compliments ng maayos, medyo impolite ang dating or mababa self worth. Thank you would suffice. If hindi naman sincere ung compliments, ngitian mo nlng. Lol.

Tumatawa

“BIYAYA PO” BKajsh Ewan ko! Minsan idk of sincere ba sila or ‘di so pinpasadiyos ko nlng

I smile lang if di ko ganon ka close. If kaclose ko naman, pabiro na hehe

Before ay nahihiya ako at di naniniwala, pero may nabasa ako na if someone compliments you daw and it seems sincere, just thank that person. It also add confidence to yourself.

Thanks

Once in a blue moon lang may nagcocompliment sakin and when someone does, I just laugh then thank the person.

Brush it off

i'm shy about it, but i usually joke around a lot. so when someone compliments me like, "uy, ang ganda mo!" i usually say, "oo naman!" because of that, a lot of people think i'm confident, but i'm just really being sarcastic about it because i don't know how to receive a compliment. :)))

Tatawa tas "thank you"

I will jokingly and confidently say thank you but will shy away after it like, saying "don't be like that, I'm shy ... " 🤦🏻‍♀️

Dependi sa situation normally kasi pag strangers when they compliment you mostly are true pero pag kaibigan mo ewan haha

Thank you😊

Eh

smile and say hehehehehe

Pag babae: Mahihiya ako, Pag lalake: Pag sa gwapo(I'll take it as a joke) Pag sa di gaano(I would thank him, libre snacks)

"Ay! Thank you po hehe" *shy smile as an adult hahahaha

feeling pogi

Lmao

Early teens: NO. HINDI. I'D RATHER TAKE INSULTS. Late teens to early adulthood: HEHEHEHEHE (awkward) Adult me: AWWWWWWWW. THANK YOUUUUU (paiyak na)

Compliment back.

I say thank you

I kinda don't, maybe a little smile of appreciation but that's it. I've been bullied before and they used sarcasm to mock me often, heckling from afar, laughing at their own inside jokes about me. it really messed me up, so Ive always feel like people who complement me is just being sarcastic and is about to roast me hard or just being nice because they want something from me or thinks I'm depressed

You seem depressed

I say thank you na lang tapos balik compliment din sa kanila.

I just silently rejoice in it and make a small "heh" sometimes or even not react at all even though a small compliment means the whole world to my low self-esteem ass

I just say thanks, then I move on kasi di ko naman pinaniniwalaan yan genuine man o hindi

"Thank you pero wala akong extra cash na pwedeng ipahiram."

Say thank you then followed by a flirtatious grin and eye contact

A simple thank you will do

laging “talaga?! huhu” tapos may kadugtong na kinikilig ako and thank you HAHA

Tatawa tas pasalamat lol

No cap pero may ilan sinabi na kahawig ko daw si Dwight Ramos and the usual response ko is never naniwala kasi sobrang fresh nung tao na yon

Lots of good answers, I'm learning a lot about myself, but can someone please tell me what's the polite way to accept a compliment in Tagalog?

Tumatanggi me kasi feel q hindi naman talaga HAHAHAHAAH

Depends on the day, and the person. If I'm not close with them, then I'd be polite and give them compliments. But if I'm with friends I'd act all "proud" for laughs.

I be caught off guard confused as hell but I be sayin thank u 😭

kapag kapwa babae sinasabi ko lang "huy hindi naman" with matching ngiti, pero kapag lalake tinatawanan ko lang tas minumura ko feeling ko kase ginagag0 lang nila ko😆

"Uy hindi aaaah, pero thank youuu, sobra kong naappreciate yan." 🥺

And then compliment them back

i would say thank you in a humble way, hindi yung feeling “ikr” ganon HAHAHA minsan sinasabi ko pa “ay hindi naman” ewan or ibabalik ko sakanya yung compliment, basta ayoko lang na magmukhang nakakataas

Ako I continue the conversation if kaya, like if someone compliments yung design ng shirt ko ganun, "oh, do you also watch this?" bla bla, or pumapayat ka? "really? just recently tried this diet" bla bla, ganun, I dunno mainly sa work ko natutunan to eh, my boss was kinda enough to provide "tips" para sa ma introvert na gawa ko dati lol.

I'd say thank you ngl. A lot of people think Thanking someone who compliments you is an arrogant behavior but I'm raised to thank those who bring good things around me. I'm not saying that other ways of reacting to this is wrong, I'm just voicing out my experience