Learning Tagalog?

[thejarvs]

I'm really trying to improve my Tagalog because I want my 18 month old to be bi-lingual also I would love to have better conversations with my in-laws.

Mrsjarv is helping, I've got a good text book to work through, I try to download some films (with subtitles) and we listen to e-Radio. (any other suggestions?)

I wondering how many guys/hubbys here can already speak tagalog (if so how well?) or are learning (if so how's it going?)

Mrjarv

[mavid]

My fiance knows a bit of Tagalog now and still continuous to learn. He recently made his own learn Tagalog in Youtube on his own lol Very proud of him.

He find's it easier to learn when he is surrounded by our relatives during a drinking session lol A Lesson in progress while having fun.

And of course it does help a lot if the wife/partner talks to him in Tagalog and explain as you go along.

He can speak to me in Taglish (Tagalog English) which makes sense to me most of the time lol I think it's a good way to learn...mix it.

[sysop]

hmm... there must be some learning material somewhere. Like books for children and the like. Preferably online of course :)
All I had was a tagalog<->english dictionary and a cd with some basic words and sentences, and of course that's fine for tourist purposes, but not if you want to have a conversation. Eg. I still have no idea of the basic rules in the language.
But I think if we had access to children learning books, that would be excellent.

[mavid]

There are loads of learning materials. If you are still in the Philippines, have a look in National Bookstore. You can try the books kids use when they are just starting to learn to read and speak English because there are translations there but obviously you have to do it the opposite way.

There are youtube videos of Learning Tagalog too. Free and worth a listen.

[joebloggs]

if it's tagalog you want to learn, then

the best computer program is suppose to be rosetta stone

http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/languages/tagalog

or maybe you could find it on a torrent site and try b4 you buy :D

[MarBell379]

I'm SHOCKING in tagalog. I know only a few words, but my gf seems to think I'm great:Erm:.
I look up individual words and meanings online as we're not together often enough at the moment for me to learn a lot from her, and when we talk online it seems a waste to use precious time not understanding :Brick:
There are a few online translators, but I havent yet found one that's actually reliable. I thnk its because there are so many changed forms of words that dictionaries can't really keep up. :Cuckoo:
1 book that might be worth checking out is 'making out in tagalog' . Its pretty basic (which means its perfect for me), and more of a phrase book than real learning material, but it does focus on everday language and not the real formal stuff that most 'Learn a language' books go for.

Good luck!

[Mrs.JMajor]

:doh Hubby doesnt want to learn tagalog and he said he isnt gonna earn money there,and he said kids jed/jen should learn english ,fair enough :action-smiley-081::CompBuster:

[katie37pinayuk]

i tried teaching my partner tagalog words which are easiest to learn - the naughty words are the quickest to remember but he is terrilble...i cant believe it :icon_lol:

[adam&chryss]

I`ve learned a few words from my wife.
She calls me Pangit which she says is handsome and everytime I kiss and hold her she says Hindi which obviously means "dont stop, ooohhhh yes just there"
Just kidding :Cuckoo:
If I lived in Phil i`d learn the language but as i`m here i`ll pick up what i can from my wife and step-son.

[Ana_may365]

my hubby only know is 'mahal kita':BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy:

[MarBell379]

Nagulat ako!:D
Sounds like I'm better than some then. I feel much better now:Rasp:

[ANDRES25]

my husband doesn't even wanna try to learn tagalog! no effort at all!!!

[sysop]

There are loads of learning materials. If you are still in the Philippines, have a look in National Bookstore. You can try the books kids use when they are just starting to learn to read and speak English because there are translations there but obviously you have to do it the opposite way.

There are youtube videos of Learning Tagalog too. Free and worth a listen.

Thx :xxgrinning--00xx3:
I'm not in the Phil at the moment, but wife will come here soon so she can pick up a few books and take with her.

joebloggs what's a torrent site? :D

Personally I think it's annoying not to know what people are talking about and when I use translators, like google's, I'm always afraid to say something stupid like "you mom is a goat" or something like that. I once tried to use the google translator and told the wife that she should give my regards to the family there. I'm not sure What I said, but I could hear in her voice that she was struggling not to cry of laughter, and I could hear her sisters in the background giggling :Erm:

[pennybarry]

I'm really trying to improve my Tagalog because I want my 18 month old to be bi-lingual also I would love to have better conversations with my in-laws.

Mrsjarv is helping, I've got a good text book to work through, I try to download some films (with subtitles) and we listen to e-Radio. (any other suggestions?)

I wondering how many guys/hubbys here can already speak tagalog (if so how well?) or are learning (if so how's it going?)

Mrjarv

My hubby is getting good in Tagalog. The first thing he learned are the nasty words:Brick:
We went to mall in the Philippines one time and I saw him hiding something at the bookstore. When we arrived home and stay in bed, he was talking some censored. :D
Here's what he was saying:
Taggalin mo na ang suot mong damit, bra at panty at mag-umpisa na tayo etc.:action-smiley-081:

The next morning , I found his book under his pillows:BouncyHappy:

[aposhark]

I have learnt some words and phrases in Cebuana like "Nahigugma Ko Pagayo Sa Imo Akong Asawa Gwapa" :) [I Love You Very Much My Beautiful Wife......please correct me if I am wrong)] :BouncyHappy::icon_lol: but my wife always laughs and says "speak English please dear!"

I know it is because she wants to improve her English all the time.

When I buy phrase books to help me learn more, she always says "I like this book dear". :yikes: She smiles at me with her beautiful look, so I never really move the ball along.

Why is it that the fairer sex always get their way with that smile :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

When she is here in the UK I will be able to have a look at her books again :icon_lol:

[aposhark]

my husband doesn't even wanna try to learn tagalog! no effort at all!!!

That's not very good :yikes::yikes::NoNo: :icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Florge]

my husband doesn't even wanna try to learn tagalog! no effort at all!!!

hahaha... at least I'm not alone on that... all my bf knows is Tito and Tita... that's it! :Rasp:

[Mrs.JMajor]

my husband doesn't even wanna try to learn tagalog! no effort at all!!!

:action-smiley-081::doh same here,shocking

[thejarvs]

mavid:
Salamat poh I never thought of that I'll get some books for Raffy when we go back, can you get VCD kids shows in Tagalog? mrsjarv says not like here but I'm just wondering. (Also I'll have a look on youtube :) )

joebloggs:
I, like sysop would also love to know what a 'torrent site' is? I'm asuming it's like tucows or something? I looked into rosetta stone when learning Mandarin and yes it is good but not cheap :(

pennybarry:
Your hubby is naughty lol :D

aposhark:
Be strong mate that smile is very dangerous hehe

Ladies bugbugin nyo asawa nyo for not trying grrrrrrr :icon_lol:

Mrjarv

[aug06_2006]

my hubby learnt a few tagalog and bisayan words. But he really wanted to learn bisayan language so that its easy for him to communicate my prents then.

[joebloggs]

joebloggs what's a torrent site? :D

:yikes: do you watch the news much :Erm:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.torrent

not heard anything in the news about the guys from 'pirate bay' court trial for a while :Erm: verdict is due on April 17 :rolleyes:

[smiler78]

Ive found a good program and the basic version is free, search BYKI.com they have free downloads for all different languages but the Tagalog version seems really good and once ive got the hang of the basics ill be buying the deluxe version from them, give it a search. Oh an also got a book from Amazon UK its called "Making Out In Tagalog which has alot of basics and alot of other words of a naughty nature that you will never find in the other books. Good luck.

Carl

[aposhark]

joebloggs:
I, like sysop would also love to know what a 'torrent site' is? I'm asuming it's like tucows or something?

aposhark:
Be strong mate that smile is very dangerous hehe

Mrjarv

Torrents.........
They are very useful Mrjarv, and there are millions of peeps using torrents right now.

Yes, that smile..........hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....

[MarBell379]

There ARE millions of people using torrents, but its important to note that if you download copyrighted material without paying for it it is theft and illegal.
I'm not one to judge, so you can make your own minds up whether to use them or not.

[pennybarry]

The first thing I taught to hubby is the correct pronunciation of our alphabets.
When I haven't taught him yet the correct pronunciation, I couldn't understand his tagalog.
When he read oftentimes our alphabets, it's sounds better

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