Would you like to learn Tagalog?
Tagalog is the most widely spoken native language in the Philippines. While English is widely spoken by more educated members of the population and particularly in city areas, Tagalog is the national language. Tagalog is spoken throughout the Philippines, but mainly in the northern islands, such as the island of Luzon. Luzon is the largest of the Philippine Islands and contains the capital, Manila.
If you live, vacation, or do business in the Philippines, then you should consider doing yourself a favor and learning Tagalog. This will allow you to communicate more efficiently with local people, especially if you are traveling outside of the city areas. If you have ever been to the Philippines, you will be very familiar with speaking to the locals in English and then all of a sudden they are speaking to each other in their native language. Have you ever wondered what they were trying to hide?
There are many ways to learn Tagalog and there is no better place to learn it than living in the Philippines. This is not really practical for most of us, so here are some ideas for you to consider how you can learn Tagalog.
Try to find a class.
Find your local college, university or technical college and see if they have a class in Tagalog. Formal structured training is always a great way to learn. This can take a long time and maybe you really can’t wait that long.
Watch movies from the Philippines.
If you watch a movie from the Philippines in the native language, especially if there are subtitles, then you’ll start to pick up some of the words. I know that when I was sitting with my fiancée watching TV, I slowly learned some of the words and was able to start repeating them in the blink of an eye.
Get a one-on-one tuition.
Do you have a friend who can teach you? One-on-one training is a fantastic way to learn Tagalog. Your friend will teach you how to speak like a local with a regular conversation that you and your friends speak every day.
Buy a book.
Of course, you can buy a book and learn Tagalog directly from the book. There are loads of them available and a quick search of your local bookstore should reveal something you feel comfortable with.
Buy a DVD.
This is probably an even better option than the book as you can see and hear the way the words are pronounced.
Download some software.
A quick search on one of the search engines will probably find around a million results for software where you can learn Tagalog. Just find which one you like and download it to your computer.
Whatever your reason for learning Tagalog, don’t waste time and do something about it today.
