Pag-unlád ng Pilipino: mga Sagabal at mga Kailangan

Mga pananáw (perspective) na hadláng at sagabal sa pag-unlád nating mga Pilipino:
1. "Alám mo ba kung sino akó?"
2. "Akala mo kung sino siyá."
3. "Ikáw (kayó) na lang. Baká pa akó (kami) mapahamak."
4. "Kasalanan mo (ninyó), eh."
5. "Akin (amin) iyan. Hindî iyán sa iyó (inyó)."

Mga pananáw na makatutulong at kailangan sa pag-unlád nating mga Pilipino:
6. "Ayos lang, nakikinig akó."
7. "Baká malî akó, baká tama ka. Pakikingán kitá. Mag-usap tayo."
8. "Hindî ko alám, kaya tatahimik lang muna akó."
9. "Inaamin ko ang aking pagkakamalî."
10. "Anó ang aking maitutulong?"
11. "Ating lahát itó."

FEATURED MINI-LESSON

saán, nasaán

Use saán or nasaán to ask "Where?"

1. Use "saán " with a verb:
Saán ka pupuntá?
Where are you going?

2. Use "nasaán" if there is no verb:
Nasaán ang banyo?
Where is the bathroom?

What is "Learn Filipino: Book One"?

A program for learning the Tagalog-based
Filipino language:
- Take part in conversations from the start
- Learn and use language patterns
- Master the top 250 words, top 100 verbs
- Reach a progress milestone every 5 lessons

How can it help me?

Work with the book and sound files to learn to:
- pronounce Tagalog words intelligibly
- greet others and introduce yourself
- ask for help in Tagalog
- say what you like or don't like
- talk about coming and going, eating and drinking
- and more . . .

- participate in example everyday conversations
- talk about getting up in the morning,
- going to work or school, going home,
- having supper, going to bed
- and more . . .

Book One Table of Contents

Click here if you already purchased Learn Filipino.

What's in Learn Filipino: Book Two

Learn then use compound and complex sentences like a native speaker.
Combine simple sentences into compound sentences.
Combine simple sentences into complex sentences:
- to say what you know or think
- to relate two events in time
(when, while, whenever, before, after)
- to say something happens "because . . ."
- to say "if" something happens
- to say something happens "so that . . ."

How can it help me?

Work with the book and sound files to learn to:

Improve your mastery of verb focus: actor, object and beneficiary focus

Feel at home in the use of ba, daw / raw, din / rin, ho / pô, kasí, kayâ, lamang / lang, man, muna, na, namán, ngâ, pa, palá, sana, tulóy, yatà. Omit these words, and your sentences would be missing that distinctly Filipino style. Use them, and native speakers will think you are one of them.

Learn five hundred new words, grouped by topic or situation. At the end of this book, you can expect to have a vocabulary of the 1000 most frequently-used words in the language.

Book Two

Philippine Art Greeting Cards

Great Method; Very Helpful

By Arlene J. Stebbins, Seattle, WA, USA

January 4, 2009

I bought Book 2 after completing Book 1 to prepare for a trip to the Philippines. What great investment! I was looking for something that could give me a good foundation in grammar and good vocabulary for everyday family-type situations. These are the books. There were very helpful, as I was in rural Nueva Ecija, and many did not speak English. Everyone was surprised at how much I had learned without knowing anyone who speaks Tagalog. I made many friends in the Philippines with the help of these books. Many, many thanks to the author for his contribution to the success of my trip!!

I have studied other languages, using either conversational or grammar focuses. Both methods have their advantages and drawbacks, but the method used in this book is an excellent melding of the two methods so as to maximze the advantages of both. The books are accompanied by CDs and supported by an active website that reinforces the lessons and expands the cultural awareness. The exercises (with answers) were exactly to the point and helpful. I only wish there were about twice as many exercises as there are. The vocabulary sections in each chapter were especially helpful for the use of the each new vocabulary word in a sentence or two. They also turned out to be exactly the right set of words I needed to know. That's something I could not get out of a dictionary.

I purchased a couple of other recommended books before this set, but they were not as effective. These are the ones that taught me what I needed to know. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone who has a desire to learn Tagalog, as I know they work.

There are a few minor problems with book, such as answers to exercises in the places where answers should not be. And the CDs would be a little more efficient without all the music introductions (although I like the music). But these problems are minor, and don't get in the way of the learning. Maraming salamat po, Mr. Romero!!! I hope you are successful in publishing Book 3, as I will be sure to purchase it.

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Ang Pilipino

Maguló, masayáng kasama, mahilig kumantá, masaráp maglutò, mahilig kumain, usyoso, kung minsan mahiyain, kung minsan waláng-hiyâ, kadalasan mabaít at matulungín, kung minsan tamád at di-maáasahan, kadalasan magalang, mapágmahál, paladasál at palasimbá, matibay at makatítiís ng anumáng kahirapan.

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April 25, 2009

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