Friday 29 January 2016

Learning To Speak Conversational English To Tagalog Speakers

By Donald Stone


While traveling anywhere can be fun, it can often be quite exciting to visit the Philippines. One reason being the many historic tourist sites in the region. When planning on traveling to this area of the world, it is also important to understand how to speak conversational English to tagalog speakers.

It is often advised that individuals planning on visiting the country learn at least some aspect of tagalog. While it is an easy language to learn, it is important to learn the most crucial words, terms and phrases before arriving in the country. Otherwise, it can be quite difficult to speak with others, order food, obtain directions or get the best deals when shopping.

The best place to start when learning this new language is with regards to greeting others using the local language. Other important phrases to know are how to thank someone and how to ask for directions. Learning the basic pronouns is also an important part of learning. After which, it can be much easier to discern what or whom someone is talking about.

Everyone needs to eat, so learning how to place an order at a fast food restaurant or cafe is also a good idea. To understand menus and order food, it is important to understand not only the language but also the culture of the region one is visiting at the time. It is also important to understand the pricing based on the monetary system. Otherwise, a visitor may order a meal which can costs a great deal more than expected.

Bargains are another area in which knowing the language is beneficial. It can often be difficult to obtain the best bargains unless one can speak the tagalog. Whereas, when visitors know and understand how to speak to a butcher or shop keeper, it is often easier to get the best deals.

Courses can range from free e-books related to a language to those which contain pictures and videos. Some of the best courses are those which feature a local providing lessons in a video format. When it comes to video presentations, it can often be easier to learn the proper pronunciation of a word as well as the definition and use. Whereas, when learning from a book or picture based lesson, it can often be easy to grasp the meaning though not necessarily the pronunciation.

Online courses teach individuals how to correctly pronounce each word. When compared to books which teach conversational pieces in which the pronunciation is left to interpretation, videos actually show locals speaking the language. As such, it is often better to learn from an online speaker rather than a travel guide or dictionary of translation.

Whether traveling to the Philippines or other areas of the world, tourists can often be an easy target for criminals. By knowing the language, tourists who might otherwise be attacked might actually be able to appear as a local. As such, when visitors know, understand and can speak the local language, it can often be easier to avoid these problems.




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