Of course English is widely spoken in the Philippines but I do find my friends appreciate my attempts to speak Tagalog.
"Google translate" is not always reliable and it causes amusement when I use the wrong words which it supplies.
A similar link to that given by Imagine is www.tagalogphrases.com
There is a useful lonely planet Filipino phrasebook which I bought in the Philippines, available in UK for less than 5 GBP (www.lonelyplanet.com)
I also found a CD-ROM "Learn Tagalog" helpful, if pricey at around 20 - 30 GBP ( www.eurotalk.com).
It's claimed that "if you're serious about learning Tagalog" the "Rosetta Stone Version 3" set is the one to buy, advertised at www.amazon.co.uk for 170.54 GBP. Masayadong mahal ( too expensive ) for me so far ! Does anyone have experience of using this ? Is it worth so much money ?
