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Learning Ilocano, any suggestions?
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| posted by Killer Tomato 242 days ago |
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I want to pick up learning Ilocano, but dont seem to find the right book/course for self study, and was wondering maybe some of the guys married to filipina already started this.
if you have any experience or good suggestions on books, courses etc. pls let me know.
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| posted by Husky1960 242 days ago |
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what is Ilocano? Some food stuff?
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 242 days ago |
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Ilocano language exchange can be easily arranged in the Lockhart Road area.
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| posted by smog 242 days ago |
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I've been thinking about this, but Mrs smog and I have come to the conclusion that if I were going to learn a Filipino language it makes much more sense to learn Tagalog than Kapampangan (her local language). All Filipinos can speak Tagalog, but only about 5% can speak Kapampangan, and not much over 10% speak Ilokano. and it is much easier to find books and other teaching material for Tagalog.
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 242 days ago |
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I think there is a Pimsleur Tagalog mp3 series. You can probably download it for free via bittorrent.
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| posted by Load Toad 242 days ago |
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Will it help him with his Mac?
You used to speak the truth.
But now you're clever.
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| posted by hkJay 242 days ago |
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I'd have to agree that it's more useful to learn Tagalog - my kids speak it pretty well, I'm useless (except for the usual choice phrases) - and because of this, my Mac got broken!
to be, or not to be, what was the question?
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| posted by asiangirl 242 days ago |
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any reasons why you want to learn this specific language cheffie? surely, you just not want to learn it...
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| posted by Killer Tomato 242 days ago |
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thanks for all the tips, i will consider tagalog or ilocano.
AG , reasons: family, and property in the philippines (just as i learned Cantonese in HK....or well...ok enough to get around with at least)
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| posted by asiangirl 242 days ago |
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well there you go, can't you learn from your family- specifically your wife? can't she teach you?
everybody in that region speaks tagalog and its easier to learn
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| posted by Killer Tomato 242 days ago |
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quote:
Originally posted by asiangirl
specifically your wife? can't she teach you?
erh that would probably result in divorce! 
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| posted by Load Toad 242 days ago |
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Don't think speaking your wife's language will help with understanding her - it'll just mean arguments in two.
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| posted by asiangirl 242 days ago |
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oh, thats sad...i'll be happy to help you in any way i can with tagalog, but not ilocano though, sorry...
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| posted by Beer Boy 241 days ago |
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quote:
Originally posted by Load Toad
Don't think speaking your wife's language will help with understanding her - it'll just mean arguments in two.
I'm with LT on this.... why not spare yourself NICAM arguments
I take under performing to new lows...
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| posted by keymaker 241 days ago |
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Originally posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant
Ilocano language exchange can be easily arranged in the Lockhart Road area.
you are wrong, very few girls from Ilocos in Wan Chai.
I'm available to write reviews of bars as long as they are s**t holes.
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