Customer Reviews

Rosetta Stone V3: Filipino (Tagalog) Level 1-3 Set with Audio Companion [OLD VERSION]

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Outside of Spanish 1 & 2 in high school I've never attempted to learn another language before. My boyfriend is filipino and he and I have been using our Rosetta Stone Tagalog for over a month now and are super pleased with the results.

You are taught through imagery and association rather than translation back and forth through English. The audio companion cd for the car is also very essential. It's so great to be able to learn even while out and about. It really helps to keep on top of it and fresh in your mind. The lessons grow gradually in difficulty and the application itself is very intuitive.

Bottom line: I would recommend this to anyone trying to learn a new language. The price tag can be intimidating but once you begin learning you'll see it's well worth it.

I have tried of number of applications trying to learn additional foreign languages and using Rosetta Stone is by far the best. Even if I hadn't had the chance to practice Tagalog with some of my peers the tutorials when used correctly have excellent critiquing techniques for proper pronunciation of the Filipino dialect. I am very glad I purchased the complete Tagalog package since I am always within sharing distance with family and friends.

I used the Pimsleur Tagalog course, and loved it, but wanted to do more. I bought all three available levels of RS, thinking that my risk was low, since the product was so well known. Big mistake. The voice recognition does not work at all for about 20% of the utterances. The word "Hello" is used in Tagalog and I'm a native English speaker, but Rosetta Stone will not recognize it, however I say it, even to give partial credit. My Filipina wife has no trouble understanding my pronunciation of what Tagalog words I know.

The producers apparently know there is a problem, since there is an option to turn off voice recognition, but that takes away a big part of the course, including the entire "milestone" lesson at the end of each unit. I have over $500 invested in this product, and I am probably going to trash it, since I would feel guilty trying to sell it to some other victim.

Would I trust this firm enough to spend money on their new version? No way!