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Question: How would one say "How good are you...?"

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Jan 04 2021, 10:53pm CST ~ 2 weeks, 3 days ago.

Question: How would one say "How good are you...?"
I know it's Gaano ka..., but I don't know if it's "kagaling" or "magaling". For example, if I were to ask someone in Tagalog about how good their English is, how would I ask that? Is it "Gaano ka kagaling mag-english?" Would "Magaling ka ba mag-english?" also work? This is one of those situations where I get the mechanics, but can't seem to get it exactly right.

Jan 05 2021, 7:42pm CST ~ 2 weeks, 2 days ago.

If I'm remembering right, you always use the ka- form with a gaano question. Your first sentence sounds right to me. Your second question is also grammatically correct, but is only asking IF they are good at speaking English, not HOW good they are.

Jan 06 2021, 12:06pm CST ~ 2 weeks, 1 day ago.

Gaano ka kagaling mag-english
How good are you at English? "

"Are you good at English?
"Magaling ka ba mag-english

as explained to me by my Pinoy friends

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