I really need to speak the tagalog dialect. Eto ba ang story ko. I was born in the Philippines, nalalis ako when I was 3 years old. So all my life I was raised in Chicago. I returned back to the philippines in October this year, it has been 6 years since my last visit. Now, I want to return back there ksi, maxado magsaya ko. Bumalik ko sa pinas in December, but I want to make sure when I return back. matatas lang ko magtagalog. Sorry, I'm trying hard to correctly write the Tagalog Dialect. I feel embarassed that I have to speak english to everyone, when I am a full blooded filipino. I feel like when I was there, everyone expects me to speak tagalog tagala. Mahirap naman magsilta Eh.. now, I'm napakratis lang ko every day, I watch TFC, I work on Rosetta stone, I read the english tagalog dictonary, and I chat in tagalog with pinoy kabigan. At least I try. Even though my wrting is not good. But I want to know if I keep up what I do, will I be fluent by next year?
2006-12-11 03:21:20 · 15 answers · asked by BokBok 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
Spend time with someone who can speak it and practice with the person.
2006-12-11 03:23:10 · answer #1 · answered by aw03172001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you want to be fluent like a native? you're going to have to use the language a lot more. And you'll need to use it with other natives who speak in the right accent or who can correct you if you make mistakes. Nasabi mo dati na baluktot din ang Tagalog ng mga kaibigan mo dyan? Mahirap yan pare. Gaano ba katagal ang bakasyon mo sa Pinas pag-uwi mo? Pag andito ka na, mas mabilis kang magiging fluent. sori - hindi ko rin alam ang Tagalog ng fluent!
2006-12-11 19:19:58 · answer #2 · answered by flingbee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to learn is really to use it everyday. Your soo funny with what you right on your story but it really shows the eagerness of you to want to learn to speak tagalog. Don't rush yourself too much, it takes time. And also it's better if you talk to your parents about it, tell them you want to learn how to speak tagalog and that if you talk to them, you want to use tagalog language. It'll really helps a lot.
2006-12-11 05:22:34 · answer #3 · answered by Koken 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow lucky u.i'm here in a foreign land trying to learn and understand british english while you are worried about the tagalog dialect. it's very easy.all you have to do is mingle with your relatives and ask them to talk to you in tagalog instead of english which i know they'll be very happy to do so for you. they'll be laughing at the way you'd speak but they're be very willing to help you go through it. goodluck.
2006-12-11 18:07:48 · answer #4 · answered by warrior is a child 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way for you to learn fast is to tell everybody living in your house to talk to you in tagalog. that's the best way. by then, you will get used talking in a day to day basis. and you wouldn't have a time catching up in the philippines. every single word in your house should be in said in tagalog.
2006-12-11 08:11:04 · answer #5 · answered by K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah its good when you watch Filipino shows it'll help and best way is to tell the people who lives with you to talk to you using Tagalog language mas masasanay ka...got that?
2006-12-11 03:30:20 · answer #6 · answered by 3sh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For sure!
It takes a lot of determination but hey, it's good when you achieve something. And that something is good.
When I was in Malaysia, I was forced to learn their language because nobody speaks English. It was so frustrating that when you ask for a ketchup, they'll give you a soy sauce. Anyway, my point here is, you can achieve everything you want as long as you put your heart on it. I learned their language out of necessity but you'll learn our language because you wanted to.
Mabuhay!
2006-12-11 05:34:49 · answer #7 · answered by Dave Star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i respect your determination! it's okay to speak english to your friends i'm sure they'll understand don't worry just ask them to help you talk in filipino!! kaya mo yan!!! do your best!! if you need help i'll be glad to teach you but i'm not really good at filipino too hehe i'm half chinese half filipino you see so my tagalog is pretty much barok( not good) eventhough i've been living here for all my life just add me charm_sy36@yahoo.com if i have the time hehehe i'd be glad to help a fellow pinoy!! mabuhay!!
2006-12-12 18:36:57 · answer #8 · answered by Cirno 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live there much longer you will have the practice and eventually you will be fluent in speaking the dialect, give it some times
2006-12-11 10:55:54 · answer #9 · answered by linda c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just teach the whole of the phillipines to speak English?
Everyone wins!
2006-12-11 03:24:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋