The Tagalog language is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines and is the most spoken Philippine language in terms of the number of speakers. Tagalog is widely used as a lingua franca throughout the country, and in overseas Filipino communities. It is the sixth most-spoken language in the United States with over a million speakers. However, outside the Philippines, the Tagalog language is usually limited to communication within ethnic Filipino groups. The Tagalog language is the first language of 24 million people and the second language of more than 65 million.

Filipino, the national language of the Philippines, sometimes written as Pilipino, Philipino, or even Phillippino, is the de facto standardized variant of the Tagalog language. Taglish and Englog are names given to a mix of English and Tagalog. The amount of English vs.Tagalog varies from the occasional use of English loan words to outright code-switching where the language changes in mid-sentence. Such code-switching is prevalent throughout the Philippines and in various of the languages of the Philippines other than Tagalog.

Although it is generally looked down upon, code-switching is prevalent in all levels of society, though urban-dwellers, those with high education, and those born around and after World War II are more likely to do it. It is common in television, radio, and print media as well. In the US, advertisements from companies such as Wells Fargo, Wal-Mart, Albertsons, McDonald's, and Western Union have contained Taglish.

[source: Tagalog Language at Wilipedia

Many Philipinos living outside of the Philippines desire to learn Tagalog or teach their children how to speak Tagalog.  Learning Tagalog can be fun for children and adults alike if they use a good language learning program.  The Rosetta Stone Tagalog language learning program offers an excellent  teach yourself Tagalog method by which you  can learn to speak, read, write, and understand the Tagalog language fairly quickly and easily.  While complete fluency cannot be obtained by this program alone, it provides an solld foundation upon which to build with further study for the serious student.

Rosetta Stone Tagalog Level 1

With over 3500 real-life images and phrases in 92 lessons, Tagalog Level 1, Personal Edition provides up to 250 hours of mastery instruction in Listening Comprehension, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. Systematic structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. Previews, exercises and tests accompany every lesson with automated tutorials throughout the program. Level 1, Personal Edition provides instruction in such categories as People and Talking; Directions; Food, Eating and Drinking; Family Relationships; Telling Time; Numbers to One Hundred; Clothing and Dress; Vehicles, Furniture and Instruments; Shapes, Colors and Location; And Much More. Tagalog Level 1, Personal Edition comes complete with an illustrated User's Guide and a Curriculum Text book. Rosetta Stone Tagalog Level 1

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