How A Tagalog Learn To Speak English

By Lisa Bennett


English is one of the major languages in the world. In business, it is necessary to acquire proficiency in the language in order to deal with clients in the United States, Oceania, portions of Europe and even Asia. It has now become necessary for a Tagalog learn to speak English. This should not be difficult since Filipinos have been known to combine the language with their native tongue. Follow these tips to improve your language proficiency.

Since Filipinos are taught the language as early as in grade school, you can start with reviewing the basic parts of speech. You can start with nouns and pronouns since these are necessary to construct a sentence. Likewise, study verbs and adjectives for these will complete a sentence. Remember to differentiate between singular and plural forms.

Once you have learned nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives, begin constructing your own sentences. You can start with simple three to five word sentences that convey a complete idea. There are basic sentence patterns that you can follow. All you need to do is to just change the subject and the predicate. You also have to make sure that the singularity or plurality matches.

Continue to practice your skills by looking for quizzes that test your sentence construction. Almost every bookstore in the country has a book on the topic. If you are tech savvy, you can also look for websites with quizzes. Many of these also provide discussions for you to better understand the subject. There are also mobile phone games and apps that introduce fun into learning the language.

Read newspaper articles and fiction books on any topic. Prioritize those that were published by reputable companies since you should be assured that the material has been proofread and edited by experts. Test your comprehension by writing a short summary after reading the materials.

Familiarize yourself with how the language sounds by listening to native or fluent speakers. If you do not know anyone who speaks the language fluently, look for online videos of newscasters, businessmen and political figures who use the language in a formal setting. For familiarizing yourself with casual language use, look for movies whose characters speak a neutral accent.

Study pronunciation by using a dictionary for learning the correct accentuation of each word. If you have access to the internet, online dictionaries provide the option for you to listen to the pronunciation. Repeat each word several times and use each in a sentence until the correct way of saying it comes out naturally.

As you continuously study the language, find avenues for you to practice your skills. You can join language clubs so that you can meet like-minded people. You may also look for a learning buddy, with whom you can practice your speaking skills. Find conversational questions that may be asked during daily discourse. Pick a question from a bowl and try to answer it extemporaneously.

It may take some time to acquire fluency, yet this is not impossible with continuous study and practice. In the Philippines, this will not be difficult to do with the abundance of learning materials and movies.




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