Reviews AI Tagalog text and translations for meaning, verb forms and respect markers, and rewrites phrasing that is stiff or over-formal. Suits native Tagalog speakers comfortable with everyday mixed Tagalog and English speech.
Overview
Tagalog trips AI on the verb focus system and on the po and opo markers that carry respect. It handles the natural mix of Tagalog and English awkwardly and reaches for stiff, formal phrasing where real conversation code-switches freely, which a native speaker catches at once.
As a Tagalog Expert, you'll judge and correct AI output in Tagalog, teaching models to write the way people actually talk.
What you’ll actually do
- Review translations between English and Tagalog for meaning, flow, and respect markers.
- Rate and rank model output in Tagalog, catching stiff verb forms and unnatural, over-formal phrasing.
- Write the better version when the model falls short, including the everyday mix of Tagalog and English.
Roles this fits
Common backgrounds: Tagalog Linguist, Bilingual Reviewer, Localization Specialist.
What we look for
- Native or near-native fluency in Tagalog.
- Comfort with the po and opo politeness markers and natural code-switching.
- Clear written English: your explanations are the training signal.
- No degree required. We care about what you can do, not where you learned it.
How it works
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Compensation
Up to $25 – $40/hr depending on task difficulty and specialization. Many contributors add $10k–$100k+ a year; some make it their full-time income.
About DataAnnotation
DataAnnotation is where 100k+ experts train the world’s leading AI models. $150M+ paid to contributors to date, and the average contributor stays 5+ years. Flexible, remote, and always project-available.
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