I don't speak much tagalog, but I'm learning. Last year I recorded "Buong Buhay Ko" by learning it phonetically... my filipino friends said I did pretty well. Now I'd like to learn another especially for my gf, so I can sing it to her when I visit the philz this Fall.. Does anyone have a suggestion for a song that expresses my appreciation of her? I don't want anything too deep (we're in a new relationship.. I don't want to scare her by saying anything too emo.. lolz). I'd also hope to find printed lyrics and a translation, so any help is appreciated!

I find this strange because almost all asian cultures pass down their language to their kids
They don't. I dont know American born filipino under the age of 25 that speaks tagalog and I have many filipino friends.
Im sorry I didnt make it more clear, this question applies to AMERICAN-FILIPINOS only
Meera - It doesnt matter. I see Mexicans, Chinese, Japanese people all speaking their native languages in the US.

I'm Filipino, but don't know Tagalog. Most of my Filipino friends know Tagalog, but sometimes I have no idea what they're talking about. They try to teach me verbally, but it is tough for me to learn that way. I'm much better at learning when it comes to reading information.
Do you happen to know any websites where you can learn this language for FREE? Websites that just have the word and the English translation? I already know 2 websites, Tagaloglang.com (so far my favorite ) and 101languages.net.

I have a few Filipino friends, and I always see them writing to eachother on facebook, and half of it is in english, and the other half isnt?

why is this? I understand in some cultures they don't have certain words for certain things.. but this stuff is like...
"awroigh awoir jenvmar spaghetti for dinner tuesday sqw2riohan awuirngk ?"

I know seem just like an ignorant american, but I'm genuinely curious.

I already speak English and Spanish (Mexican dialect) fluently, and I want to learn another language. I have a lot of Filipino friends, and have been told that filipinos are basically asian mexicans. So, is it a difficult language to learn?

Are there places where I could learn it?
ok, so, in no way did that answer my question. i know they are not mexican. its just a joke, since my mom is mexican, and the girl i was talking to is filipino.

My momma dint teach me. Im soo mad. My whole family speaks tagolog
i dont have any filipino friends at school because they are mosltly white or chinese

Well, I'm half Filipino (on my mom's side, of course) and my dad is an American. And every time her and one of her sisters or one of her Filipino friends talk on the phone, she talks so loud! And while we're at Wal mart, she talks so loud in her native language, people keep staring at her in the store. I just wonder why Filipinos talk so loud on the phone.

im filipino born and raised in the U.S. of A and proud of it. but for some reason i know how to speak my native language very fluently and even write it. i dont understand why some of my other filipino friends that wer born in the philippines but raised here understands it very well but cant speak it. and they wer born there and i was born and raised here.