Pinoy in a foreign land with foreign language, how did you cope?  

That's is really hard for you, but don't worry..With practice and constant listening I know you can speak their dialect well with the correct tone.. I know you can do it.. Try also to find fellow-countrymen of yours, maybe they can help you with the language and how to learn them fast..
Good for you, you are in a progressive and nice country..just enjoy it and always have dedication in your work..

oh really? I know in time you will perfect that language. Just don't stop believing in yourself. I think you are really smart. For you to learn another language and for you to travel miles away from our country is really something. I never been in that kind of situation but if I will be, I will try my hardest to learn the language even more. Just set some goals, read and watch movies on the said language and practice everyday. I know it is easier said than done, but you are Pinoy you can definitely do it.

Happy Lotting! and God Bless!

Practice makes perfect.

hi tigerlily!! we are in the same dilemma. am also working overseas wherein english is not even considered as a second language not unlike in the Phllippines that most can speak fluent and some broken english. its really frustrating if i cannot express myself and when i cant understand what they are saying. so difficult for me since am in a hospital wherein communication is a very important factor in dealing with patients.

I know what you feel since I felt that also before when I visited Qatar, But what's good with the place is that, there are so many Filipinos and the natives there already knew how to speak our dialect, and most of them are struggling to speak in english to be understood.

Hi,

I am German and I live in Germany. Don't be sad - I guess you will go back home after your studies?
I have moved from Bavaria to Cologne just after school without my parents. That was also very confusing and frustrating.

Don't give up!

Hi tiger
I know exactly how it feels, I went to korea last 4 years ago.. at first I really find it hard to understand and to make them understand what im trying to say, they can't speak english.. what i did is I bought dictionary and later after 2 months the management enrolled us in korean language school..and after 5 months of studying their language, we could talk " hangul " really well
I was happy with that experience
try to learn a little by little so that You won't find it difficult talking with them.
God bless and Ingatz

i know how does it feel dude! its not really that easy, especially if you're talking to someone who couldn't speak with your native tongue. sometimes its annoying! specially if they don't get you and you couldn't discuss it thoroughly with them coz you were running out of words to use and they mean different from yours. hahay soooo difficult to restrain things like this! all i can say is just be positive and be polite so that if ever they don't get what you mean atleast they will stay calm and they will hold their tone towards you... this is how i handled things here dude... :)

I have never been out of my country here in the philippines and haven't been experiencing in living in a foreign country but i can relate with how you feel right now. It's very hard to live far from home,you have to adjust in everything, not only in language but to their traditions and attitudes, i just hope that you could cope up and adjust faster so your life will still be worth living there.

I am a British national living in Germany (currently in Frankfurt), and I have mastered the language.

My wife (a university graduate, so a very bright lady) comes from Thailand, has been here six years, and is still struggling to make any sense of the language, but she keeps trying. That said the Thai diaspora here is large, so she spends more time talking Thai than anything else. At work she manages with a mix of German and English, and they all like her.

Really the key to the language is just to keep practising. Read as much as you can, and listen, listen, listen. My friends have got used to my accent (I will never sound German - it comes across as Deutsch with a Northern English accent). Don't be embarrassed, and just keep smiling!