Hi!!

@juunewe Welcome! The key to learning a new language is persistence. Be patient with yourself, learning a new language is difficult and takes time. A good grammar book is useful. This site has the best (imo) online dictionary with audio. It’s sweet that you want to talk with your lola. How old is she now? It might be a fun exercise to ask her personal questions (what was it like growing up, tell me about your home town, tell me about your childhood) and record her Tagalog response…then as your language skills improve you can come back to them over time and hear them with progressively more clarity. Good luck!

@juunewe Hello! If you don't know or have very little understanding of the fundamentals, I suggest you start with grammar. Even if some understand Tagalog when they hear it, they find it hard to construct because the basic principles aren't that clear to them yet.
It doesn't have to be a formal class (but you can do that if you want to) and you can follow this order on Tagalog Lite [https://languagecrush.com/book/3]. I think it's good that it's a bit simplified so that learners can absorb and understand easier. Then you can expand your vocabulary with the dictionary here and from different media like songs or movies, vlogs, etc.

@jkos Thank you for the advice! She doesn't tell anyone her age, she says it's rude to ask a lady that, but I will be calling her more often now, thanksss