5 Speaking Rules you need to know! (2) 1. DON'T STUDY GRAMMAR TOO MUCH 2. LEARN AND STUDY PHRASES Many students learn vocabulary and try to put many words together to create a proper sentence. It amazes me how many words some of my students know, but they cannot create a proper sentence. The reason is because they didn't study phrases. When children learn a language, they learn both words and phrases together. Likewise, you need to study and learn phrases. If you know 1000 words, you might not be able to say one correct sentence. But if you know 1 phrase, you can make hundreds of correct sentences. If you know 100 phrases, you will be surprised at how many correct sentences you will be able to say. Finally, when you know only a 1000 phrases, you will be almost a fluent English speaker. The English Speaking Basics section is a great example of making numerous sentences with a single phrase. So don't spend hours and hours learning many different words. Use that time to study phrases instead and you will be closer to English fluency. Don't translate When you want to create an English sentence, do not translate the words from your Mother tongue. The order of words is probably completely different and you will be both slow and incorrect by doing this. Instead, learn phrases and sentences so you don't have to think about the words you are saying. It should be automatic. Another problem with translating is that you will be trying to incorporate grammar rules that you have learned. Translating and thinking about the grammar to create English sentences is incorrect and should be avoided.

5 Speaking Rules you need to know! (1) 1. DON'T STUDY GRAMMAR TOO MUCH This rule might sound strange to many ESL students, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar. Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small fraction of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causative verb, or do you want to be able to speak English fluently? Rule #2 coming up.

Business English Lesson on Late or No Show (2) How to handle it? A boss or manager will not be too upset if you are late only once or very rarely. But if this is a constant habit, they might be a little more upset. "You have been late three times in the last two weeks. Is this going to be a continual problem?" "Your tardiness is getting out of hand. You had better start managing your morning time better." "I expect you to be at your desk at eight o'clock. Do you have a problem with this?" If you hear one of these statements, then you better say something that will calm the boss down. Also, you shouldn't let this happen again so tell him or her it won't happen again. "I am terribly sorry. It won't happen again." "I had a lot of recent changes at home, but it's all taken care of. I will not be late again." "I'm really sorry. It's been one of those weeks. It won't happen again."

Business English Lesson on Late or No Show (1) How to handle it? Five minutes late If you are going to be just a little late, then you don't need to call in. However, you will need to tell them why you are late when you get in the office. Here are some examples. "Sorry I'm late. Traffic was unusually bad today." "I apologize for being late. I had to drop off my wife at work. It took longer than I thought." "I had a dentist appointment this morning and it was longer than I expected." "I'm sorry for being late. I got stuck in every light this morning." If you are the boss, then you might want to ask why your employee is late. Let's see some of these sentences. "Running late this morning?" "What held you up this morning?" "Do you have a reason for being late?" "Why are you late?"

Here are 10 Lessons that will teach you the basics of Cebuano dialect. This aim to help you propagate the love for Cebuno/Bisaya dialect and make way to improved conversation skills in Cebuano. Lesson 1: Lesson 1 - Greetings and Frequently used lines Hello/Hi Hello/Hi ______________________ How are you? Kumusta ka?/ Musta? (S) ______________________ I am fine, thank you. Maayo man, salamat. ["man" is just an expression and does not independently mean anything] ______________________ Goodbye! Babay!/Bye ______________________ See you soon/See you later Magkita unya ta pohon/ Kita ta sa sunod/Kitakits (S) ______________________ Take care! Pag amping!/ Ayo-ayo! ______________________ Thank you! Salamat! ______________________ You are welcome! Walay sapayan!/ Wa'y sapayan! (S) [The English version is more often used] ______________________ Excuse me Excuse me/ Pasensya-i ______________________ I am sorry Pasaylo-a ko. [The English version is more often used] ______________________ Good morning! Maayong buntag! ______________________ Good afternoon! Maayong hapon! ______________________ Good evening! Maayong gabi-i! Good morning to you all! Maayong buntag kaninyo nga tanan!* ______________________ Good afternoon to you all! Maayong hapon kaninyo nga tanan!* ______________________ Good evening to you all! Maayong gabi-i kaninyo nga tanan!* *May be cut short to: Maayong buntag/hapon/gabi-i ninyong tanan! Part 1 coming up.

Ten Tagalog (Filipino) lessons that can teach you some of the most important Tagalog words and phrases. Today is for common food-related words. 2: Food Terminologies (part 1) gutom hungry Ang bata ay gutom. The kid is hungry ________________________________________ uhaw thirsty Nau-uhaw ako I am thirsty. ________________________________________ busog eaten enough Busog na si Baby. The baby is full. ________________________________________ almusal breakfast Anong gusto mong almusal? What do you want for breakfast ________________________________________ panang-halian lunch Kain tayo ng panang-halian Let’s eat lunch ________________________________________ Play hapunan dinner Ano ang hapunan? What is for dinner? ________________________________________ ang tinapay bread Matigas ang tinapay The bread is hard. ________________________________________ ang karne meat Maraming klase ng karne sa mercado There are many kids of meat in the market. ________________________________________ ang sopas soup Masarap ang sopas The soap is dilicious ________________________________________ ang prutas fruit Gusto ko ng prutas I want some fruits. ________________________________________ ang salad salad Ang salad ay presko. The salad is fresh. ________________________________________ ang tsaa tea Masarap ang tsaa ni Mommy Mommy’s tea is delicious. ________________________________________ Words and sentences about the numbers from one to ten coming up on lesson number 3:

Ten Tagalog (Filipino) lessons that can teach you some of the most important Tagalog words and phrases. We will try to make your learning Tagalog as easy as possible. 1: Introduction Lesson Hello Hello ________________________________________ Kamusta ka? How are you? Kumusta? How are you? or How is it going on? ________________________________________ Mabuti naman, salamat. I'm fine, thank you. Mabuti. Good / Fine ________________________________________ Ang pangalan ko ay si Mae. My name is Mae. Ako si Mae. I am Mae. ________________________________________ Kinagagalak kitang makilala. Nice to meet you. Happy to meet you ________________________________________ Paalam. Goodbye ________________________________________ Nakakapagsalita ka ba ng Inglis? Do you speak English? Marunong ka ba mag-Inglis? Do you know how to speak in English? ________________________________________ Oo, nakakapagsalita ako ng Inglis. Yes, I speak English. Oo, marunong ako mag-Inglish. Yes, I know how to speak in English. ________________________________________ Hindi,di ako nakakapagsalita ng Inglis. No, I don't speak English. Hindi ako marunong. I don't know how. 2: Terminologies about Food Lesson coming up

Is Tagalog easy to learn? Yes, anyone can do it. Basic Tagalog is rather easy to learn compared to other languages. However, it is quite different from English. It takes some time to get used to the language. Learning Tagalog is much like learning how to drive. It’s not difficult, it’s just a matter of getting used to it. And like driving, the more you do it, the better you become. Eventually, speaking Tagalog will become second nature to you. It’s important to use good materials when you learn. Not just to make learning easier and avoid guesswork, but also to learn what people really say in particular situations, and to make good use of your time. A quality course is worth its price several times over in terms of time savings.

Learning The Basics Of The Cebuano Language (part 1) The Visaya (or as we informally call Bisaya) language is widely used all over the country, most specially in the Central and Southern philippines. Bisaya is translated into many dialects and is spoken differently depending on the place. In Cebu, Bisaya is pronounced in a very distinct manner. The accent is strong and intense. Join us in learning the beautiful Cebuano dialect! Here are some basic Cebuano words, terms and phrases you can use (and not use) when in Cebu or other Cebuano/Bisaya-speaking regions: Maayong Buntag (Mayng Buntag)– Good Morning Maayong Udto (Mayng Udto)– Good Noon Maayong Hapon (Mayng Hapon)– Good Afternoon Maayong Gabii (Mayng Gabi-i)– Good Evening Bai– Bro Wala/Wala pa– None/Not yet Ambot– I don’t know. Ayo– We say this when we knock, or when calling out from the outside. Sentence: Ayo! Naa moy baligya nga halo-halo? *Ayo! Do you have halo-halo for sale? Gwapa– Pretty Sentence: Ka gwapa jud nako uy! Ku-an/Kanang– Kuan and Kanang are fillers used to fill in words you are unsure of (same as “uhm, uh”. Sentence: Naa na nimo ang ku-an gikan ni.. kanang.. kinsa to uy? Amin– The act of showing respect and honor to the elders by bowing one’s head, take the back of the elder’s hand against the forehead. Sentence: Lola, mu amin ko nimo. Libog– Confuse Sentence: Ka libog ba nimo uy. *You are so confusing Kwarta– Money Sentence: Naa ka’y kwarta? *Do you have money? Watch out for the part 2...