I wonder how hard ~~Tagalog~~ Filipino is to learn from a grammatical perspective. I mean, if you think about it, our monosyllabic particles alone are very diverse in functions ("ba", "pa", "nga", "sa", "na").

Like these particles alone can change the entire meaning of a sentence:

• "Meron pa?" (surprised)
• "Meron na?" (not surprised)
• "Meron nga?" (don't lie to me)
• "Meron ba?" (legitimately inquiring)
• "Meron sa?" (finding)

A conversation:

• "Meron bang kalabasa sa palengke?"
• "Meron na."
• "Kailan pa?"
• "Kahapon pa."
• "Magkano ba?"
• "PHP30.00 na."
• "Ang mahal na, ah."
• "Oo nga."

EDIT: Changed "Tagalog" to "Filipino" because it's tantamount to saying langue d'oil is French, Castillian is Spanish, or Old English is Modern English.