Read Me First
So you have decided to learn Tagalog?
For whatever reason, we don't want to know.
Tagalog depending on what language you already speak and how interested and determined you are, can be either an easy, intermediate or a hard language to learn.
Tagalog is spoken all over the Philippines and by millions of people in every nation on earth. It will not be hard to find someone to teach you a few pointers. Mastering it is another thing. Most Filipinos don't even know it that well.
The Bad
In the Philippines, no one really speaks fluent or straight Tagalog. What they speak is mostly Taglish or Tagalog and English, or Tagalog mixed with other Philippine languages.
Is is better and easier to learn Taglish. You don't even want to know or pronounce what the Tagalog words for some words are.
The Good
In Tagalog it is spell as you speak, and speak as you spell. There are no silent letters.
The Hard Part
Accent and stress are key. Plus there are words that have similar spelling but will mean totally different things depending on how it is spoken or used.
In Tagalog it is spell as you speak, and speak as you spell. There are no silent letters.
The Hard Part
Accent and stress are key. Plus there are words that have similar spelling but will mean totally different things depending on how it is spoken or used.
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