As what Language Teachers always said, you may begin with your favorite activity or hobby: like for example, you like listening to music, then start from there: filipino songs and they're lyrics and how they're composed like that, then we can discuss little by little: construction, tenses, etc. By doing so, you'll enjoy practicing filipino or tagalog language with your hobby. You can also begin with translating to tagalog your daily activities: taking a bath, [paliligo] eating breakfast [pagkain ng agahan], going to work [pagpasok sa trabaho].. then little by little do the details: soap [sabon] towel [tuwalya], egg [itlog], rice [kanin], and so on. If you have other idea on what to start with, it's still ok as long as you have a CONSTANT interaction with filipino speakers: having someone to talk with will helpp you understand more the language. And, whenever you have a certain word to ask, always use it in a sentence, because there are times where filipino words have different usage and meaning depending on how you use it in a sentence. Lastly, have fun in studying. This will make the task easier. :)

Hey Ann, I just responded to your message (sumagot ako sa mensahe mo). Hope it helps (sana makatulong). I know it's frustrating to learn a different language (alam ko mahirap pag-aralan ang ibang "language" -- technically you can say "language" in conversational tagalog) . So if you need help with tagalog, girl just let me know and I'll help ya (kaya kung kailangan mo ng tulong, sabihan mo lang ako). :-)

me too, what should I do?