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Dec 11 2019, 2:22pm CST ~ 4 years ago. 
Hello! Im a beginner at Learning Tagalog. I've been self Learning Tagalog as an English native speaker. I've build a word bank for Myself but I really lack the practice and nobody to practice with. I'm interested in Learning Tagalog due it's sentence structure and grammar, it keeps me interested. I've created a sentence but I want to know wether its correct or not.
 
nagsasalita siya ng tagalog nasa pamilya at trabaho. mag prefer siya nagsasalita nang inglis sa akin.
 
(Not sure of the tagalog word for prefer)
 
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She speaks tagalog with family and at work. she prefers to speak in English with me.
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Dec 11 2019, 2:28pm CST ~ 4 years ago. 
nagsasalita siya ng tagalog nasa pamilya at trabaho. mag prefer siya nagsasalita nang inglis sa akin.
 
Well, I have a few pieces of advice.
 
Nagsasalita siya ng tagalog sa pamilya at trabaho. Mas gusto siyang magingles sakin.
 
This is sort of faithful. However you're using some English semantics and your grammar is all over the place.
 
There is a word for "prefer" but usually people say "mas gusto" or "more like".
 
If you're looking for native speakers to talk with, feel free to visit discord.gg/xN4Xxv the discord. If you're looking for native speaker corrections, I know of a place you can do that as well in a BBS style.
 
And as always, maligayang pagdating sa aming pahinarya. Tuloy po kayo at wag kayong mahiya.
 
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Author Photo MartinMusch
Dec 11 2019, 9:36pm CST ~ 4 years ago. 
@UrbanNights I am sorry but I can't help you. I am a real beginner to learn Tagalog words.
 
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Dec 13 2019, 9:25pm CST ~ 4 years ago. 
@UrbanNights
 
These are some of the possible ways to say your sentences in Tagalog/Filipino:
 
She speaks Tagalog with family and at work.
 
Nagsásalitâ siya ng Tagalog sa pamilya at (sa) trabaho. - The verb form used is “mágsalità” (actor-focus). Although you will be understood even if you omit the second “sa”, it is more correct to have it there since family and work are unrelated entities. Perhaps it’s for that same reason why you have that “at” before “work”.
 
Tagalog ang sinásalitâ niya sa pamilya at (sa) trabaho. - The verb form is “salitaín” (object-focus).
 
Nagta-Tagalog siya sa pamilya at sa trabaho. - This is the colloquial and more natural way we’d say it. “Tagalog” is used as a root word and made into a verb with the “mag” prefix (mag-Tagalog – nag-Tagalog, nagta-Tagalog, magta-Tagalog) to mean “to speak in Tagalog”. This can actually be done with other languages, e.g., mag-English, mag-Chinese, mag-Spanish, etc..
 
She prefers to speak in English with me.
 
Mas ginúgusto/pinipilì niyang mag-Inglés/mag-English sa akin. - The formal way to say it. [“Piliin” (to opt for/choose something ) is another way of saying “to prefer” in Filipino].
 
Mas gusto niyang mag-Inglés/mag-English sa akin. - The more natural way to say it.
 
Nag-i-Inglés/Nag-e-English siya sa akin. - This is how we’d more likely just say it. (She speaks English with me.)
 
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