Talk Tagalog
Free long-form articles on the Tagalog grammar points that confuse English speakers.
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Difficulty Level: Maralita (Absolute Beginner) "How are you?" is the cornerstone of every human conversation. Isn't a good conversation after all about discovering something about the person you're talking with. Native Tagalog Speakers: Jet & Dash Transcript and Notes: Section I - Kamusta? Kamusta? - How are you? Kamusta ka? - How are you? - (used to address one person.) Kamusta ka na? - How are you (already)? The word "na" is used as "already," as in "How is your situation already?" or "since the last time?") Kamusta po? - Adding the word "po" is indicates politeness. The explanation of how to properly use the word "po" can be found in one of the opening chapters the free book (no email…
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Difficulty Level: Maralita (Absolute Beginner) It starts with a "Good morning!" and ends with a "Bye." Learn the most basic Tagalog greetings and then at the end learn to say goodbye in this absolutely beginner-friendly lesson. Native Tagalog Speakers: Jet & Dash Transcript & Notes: Magandang umaga. Good morning. Magandang tanghali. Good afternoon. (used at noontime) Magandang hapon. Good afternoon. Magandang gabi. Good evening. Magandang umaga po. Good morning. (polite) Magandang tanghali po. Good afternoon. (polite, used at noontime or lunch) Magandang hapon po. Good afternoon. (polite) Magandang gabi po. Good evening. (polite) Paalam. Goodbye. Paalam po. Goodbye. (polite)
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Difficulty Level: Maralita (Absolute Beginner) This is a continuation of Animals – List 03. We've featured creatures of the sea and baby animals as well in this list. Native Tagalog Speakers: Jet & Dash Transcript: Alimango - Crab Balyena - Whale Pating - Shark Hipon - Shrimp or Prawn Pusit - Squid Talaba - Oyster Tuta - Puppy Kuting - Kitten Sisiw - Chick Biik - Piglet
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Difficulty Level: Maralita (Absolute Beginner) This is a continuation of Animals - List 02. Find a number of our feathered friends on this list, both domestic and wild. Once you are done with this list, hop on over the Animals - List 04. Native Tagalog Speakers: Jet & Dash Transcript: Usa - Deer Tupa - Sheep Lobo - Wolf Agila - Eagle Loro - Parrot Kalapati - Pigeon or Dove Kuwago - Owl Gansa - Goose Pugo - Quail Pabo - Turkey
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Difficulty Level: Maralita (Absolute Beginner) This is a continuation of Animals - List 01. Find the King of the Jungle and other iconic forest favorites in this list. Once you've mastered the animals here, feel free to move up to Animals - List 03. Native Tagalog Speakers: Jet & Dash Transcript: Unggoy - Monkey Leon - Lion Kambing - Goat Pato - Duck Elepante - Elephant Palaka - Frog or Toad Kuneho - Rabbit or Hare Pagong - Turtle or Tortoise Tigre - Tiger Paniki - Bat
What it is
A free blog that explains the hard parts of Tagalog properly — verb focus and affixes, the ang/ng distinction, ligatures, aspect — at more length and with better examples than most video lessons manage. It is a useful second opinion when one explanation has not clicked. The accompanying podcast stopped after ten episodes in 2020 and new articles are infrequent, so treat the site as a reference archive.
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