So I’ve been with the other half close to nearly 5 years. Now I can understand Tagalog when someone is speaking but I struggle with speaking it my self. (My bloody northern accent doesn’t help haha.) I want to learn to it properly to surprise her for our 5 year anniversary. Hence why I don’t want to ask her to teach me. I was thinking of getting Rosetta Stone to help, has any one used it before or other platforms to learn it?
Ah yeah, you need that so that you can fully understand all the lyrics of every song ever written in Tagalog.
I am not sure but I think Rosetta teaches you a formal version of Tagalog that hardly anyone will understand, it's not conversational Tagalog and from reviews on Amazon people seem to think there are better and cheaper alternatives.
I have the tagalog on Rosetta Stone on my tablet. Its quite good and has a listening mode which I struggle with
Pronunciation may well be a problem. When I order a "Cerveza Negra" in a Philippine bar, the bar staff are normally totally baffled. Then Julie repeats my order, exactly the same words, and they understand her straight away.
No, not a Guinness. It is a dark beer with a malty flavour, I find the standard SM and SML to be a bit harsh for me. Beer na Beer and Cerveza Negra seem far more drinkable. https://sanmiguelbrewery.com/index.php/cerveza-negra/
Ive noticed that I can go anywhere in the world and order a beer just like a local would.. If you like beer,learn how to ask for one properly..It`s very,very important. After that you can pick up and learn how to buy more trivial items such as bread or milk etc.
I've started seeing Heineken at reasonable prices in some shops like 7/11 but I still usually drink SML.
You are speaking in a foreign language to me now and one I will never understand.. SML was a huge mistake IMO.
There is something about the flavour of SM that just catches in my throat, I like real ale in the UK but will often drink the junk innocuous lagers that are marketed here, like Coors or even Budweiser. One thing that always disappoints is that it is nigh on impossible to get a good white wine anywhere near where we live, once again I took a chance on a vastly overpriced bottle of Sauvignon Blanc From SM Hypermarket and once again it was s**t. They had a Yellow Tail Shiraz Red that I recognised from the UK and I didn't like that one all that much in Britain either, nowhere near as good as the excellent Generic South African Reds you can get here in Morrisons for as little as £4. About 4 or 5 years back I had a truly gorgeous glass of Red at Colin McKay's Sala Bistro restaurant in Greenbelt and about 12 years ago we dined at his old Golden Sala restaurant in Malate and had a fantastic white wine with fish, only time I have ever experienced good wine in the Philippines. edit: drifting a bit from learning Tagalog
The big problem with white wine here is not so much quality labels or even it`s source of origin..Problem is with badly planned transportation and storage. I`m quite sure they leave it for many hours in hot sun before it hit`s the shelves. A mate here has a very successful bar with many locally brewed craft beer..He travels the country scouring local brewers on our behalf..The stuff he orders for the bar is bloody excellent. We are so lucky. Back on topic though.. Talagang masyadong masarap!!
Yes I would agree transportation and storage, the one I bought this time was from the Marlborough region of New Zealand and I would never expect a bad wine from there, at the worst it might be slightly sour or slightly acidic but they are almost always smooth and fruity when fresh, I reckon it was ruined through the way it was handled. "Really very tasty", yes back on topic
