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| CindytheKana Newbie Philippines NoneRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 3332 days ago 22 posts - 29 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 9 of 10 09 April 2015 at 12:49am | IP Logged |
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Hello Log!
Yesterday was an encouraging day. I heard back from a Tagalog tutor that will let me sit in on a tutor session today to get a feel as to how she tutors and if I would be interested in meeting with her. Also yesterday I finally asked a friend if she knew of anyone who might be willing and able to just meet with me regularly so that I can practice speaking Tagalog. She got back to me right away and told me she had two friends who were more than willing to help me practice! Then I was at a meeting and someone asked me if I knew Tagalog? I said I was trying to learn. And I got up the nerve to then say in Tagalog "Nagaaral ako ng Tagalog." They were instantly relieved that they didn't have to keep switching to English for me and were thankful they could keep speaking in Tagalog. These things encouraged me immensely! And it was motivating too to see that the locals, deep down, really do prefer to speak in Tagalog. Seeing that preference helps motivate me to keep studying. Oh and the same friend told me that she would try to coordinate cooking days (just an excuse to gather a few friends together) and tell them to only speak Tagalog with me during that time. These are so helpful for me. I have almost lived here in Manila for 1 full year. And it was about 7 months into my stay where I had the first person speak to me in Tagalog and not English. 7 months and I never encountered a situation where conversation with me was initiated in Tagalog. Realizing it is hard to get people to speak Tagalog with me, the events of yesterday was great encouragement. Edited by CindytheKana on 09 April 2015 at 12:53am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| turorudi Triglot Newbie Philippines Joined 3371 days ago 24 posts - 30 votes Speaks: English, Tagalog*, Japanese Studies: Hungarian, French | Message 10 of 10 13 April 2015 at 3:28am | IP Logged |
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Hi Cindy! Kumusta?
Ang init na ng panahon dito sa Pilipinas... No worries, don't apologize. It is perfectly understandable. :) Wow, you have an excellent selection of songs!! Noel Cabangon is a very respected musician. I really love Huwag Mo Nang Itanong -- it is an original by the band called "Eraserheads". Paborito ko ang Eraserheads mula nung bata pa ako (The Eraserheads are my favorite since I was young). They have great Tagalog songs too. I like Gloc9's Sirena. Pero kagaya mo, hindi ko rin masyadong gusto ang rap music (But like you, I am not really a big fan of rap music) :) Noel did songs from the Eraserheads, Rivermaya and Rizal Underground, all great bands that I grew up with in the 90s. I will send you a message about the movie in a bit. Locally, movies that are quite popular are usually rom- coms. Last year, "That Thing Called Tadhana" was a big hit. Tadhana means destiny. Another popular one was "English Only, Please". Despite the title, the movie is about 90% Tagalog :) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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