Hi key.gingiee, Thanks for having an interest learning our language (Tagalog). As Anne pointed out, there are indeed lots of dialect here in the Philippines but Tagalog is widely spoken acroos the country. As not to get confused, you may start learning the tagalog pronouns first, the common greetings and phrases then constructing basic sentence structure (I'm not saying though that these are the steps. It's just my personal way of learning other languages). sample pronouns: Ako (I) Ikaw (you) siya (he/she) sila (they) basic greetings: magandang UMAGA / HAPON / GABI (good morning / afternoon / evening). salamat (thank you) maraming salamat (thank you very much) kumain ka na (have you eaten?) adverbs: saan (where) sino (who) bakit (why) kailan (when) ano (what) paano (how) lots to learn. I'm willing to help you. goo luck... :)

Hello! Im a filipina. Uhm, Filipino language has many dialects. But, im pretty sure, you're pointing the TAGALOG. ^^, its easy to learn filipino (tagalog) :) I can teach you if you want... I am a native filipina and could speak up 3 or more dialects from Filipino language, :D you're very intrested in Philippines huh. ^^

Yes its so important to learn the language here and I suggest you come here to learn. Most of the classes are given in English or Taglish (English mixed with Tagalog) But you'll never know what the student next to you is saying. LOL I have been studying on my own for a long time and yes I can say things but not eloquently. Filipino is the name of the language according to the declaration of the official language in 1937. It is also referred to as Tagalog but in reality pure tagalog is slightly different and Filipino is tagalog but not "deep Tagalog" It was the language of the Tagalogs (People that came from the river) Taga means where you are from and ilog means river so for short its tagalog. This is why you must experience the culture and language to completely understand it.