This week hasn't been the greatest. For one, I'm trying to find more Tagalog materials to pick up word/phrases/sentences to examine, understand, and digest. It's more difficult to find materials in Tagalog than it is with something like Mandarin or Spanish. I found one site that looks like it may have some good material.
The other thing is that I feel like I'm sliding backward. I feel like I have to concentrate more on what I'm hearing just to pick out things, let alone understand. Granted, I downloaded new songs. And I'm encountering new verb forms. So I feel like perhaps I'm being overwhelmed.
None of this is bad in actuality. It sure feels bad. But it's not.
One of the things I set out to do in learning Filipino is to stretch myself. Stretch myself until I'm comfortable with the material. And then stretch myself while I'm comfortable so that I'm truly comfortable with it. I guess I'm doing a good job with that!
So while I should receive an A+ for effort, I know this effort will eventually be rewarded in understanding Tagalog at native level, and then catching up on my speaking. Even if I feel like I'm sliding backwards, the truth is you can slide forward while sliding backward. Yep, sliding forward just turned around but sliding forward nonetheless.
As I was typing this "Ganyan Tagalog" by Janella Salvador was playing. I enjoy that song a lot.
The other thing is that I feel like I'm sliding backward. I feel like I have to concentrate more on what I'm hearing just to pick out things, let alone understand. Granted, I downloaded new songs. And I'm encountering new verb forms. So I feel like perhaps I'm being overwhelmed.
None of this is bad in actuality. It sure feels bad. But it's not.
One of the things I set out to do in learning Filipino is to stretch myself. Stretch myself until I'm comfortable with the material. And then stretch myself while I'm comfortable so that I'm truly comfortable with it. I guess I'm doing a good job with that!
So while I should receive an A+ for effort, I know this effort will eventually be rewarded in understanding Tagalog at native level, and then catching up on my speaking. Even if I feel like I'm sliding backwards, the truth is you can slide forward while sliding backward. Yep, sliding forward just turned around but sliding forward nonetheless.
As I was typing this "Ganyan Tagalog" by Janella Salvador was playing. I enjoy that song a lot.
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