Hey, my mom told me that learning Tagalog is much easier than Ilocano. Is that true?

Answer 1

It depends... maybe due to their accent but if you're going to stay on their place & communicate frequently with the Ilocanos.. you will be surprised to know that it's not really that hard to learn the Ilocano dialect. Tagalog is known nationwide since it is the official or nat'l language in the Phils. Good luck. (--,)

Answer 2

I don't think so. Filipino dialects are pretty much the same in terms of grammar structure, syntax, etc... there are varying degrees of differences when it comes to vocabulary but, like I said, learning Tagalog or Ilocano or Cebuano is pretty much the same...

Anyway, I think that you should learn Tagalog first because almost EVERYONE in the Philippines know Tagalog but only the Ilocanos (and some who has a dialect close to Ilocano or those who did study it) know Ilocano...

Answer 3

True. Ilocano is hard to learn and involves alot of accent and inflections of tone. My wife speaks it as well as tagalog and Pangalotok.

Answer 4

Many more people speak Tagalog. It's the national language of the PI. IIocano is regional.

Answer 5

Yes actually. It easier because you don't really need an accent to speak it. Not like Ilocano. But, I can speak both of them. ;)

Answer 6

I agree to that! that's why majority of the Filipinos are aware of Tagalog language though some were not fluent but 99 percent of Filipinos can understand Tagalog.

Answer 7

not really.i find ilocano easier than tagalog.though ilocano is more lengthy compared to tagalog.

Answer 8

Tagalog is the easiest of the dialects.

Answer 9

i guess that's why manuel quezon chose tagalog as the national language.

Answer 10

won manong!