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 Continue reading Animals – List 03 | Vocabulary
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 Continue reading Animals – List 02 | Vocabulary
Difficulty Level: Maralita (Absolute Beginner)
There is a reason why when studying foreign languages one of the first vocabulary words studied are animals. Studies have shown that the human brain is hardwired to easily remember animals. A throwback from our evolutionary past, perhaps. Continue reading Animals – List 01 | Vocabulary
Difficulty Level: Maralita (Absolute Beginner)
Counting from 1 to 10 is a fundamental exercise for every language learner. By practicing your numbers, not only are you learning something you can use everyday, but you’re practicing pronunciation in the language as well. Continue reading Counting From 1 to 10 in Tagalog | Vocabulary – Numbers
There are a thousand and one ways to learn Tagalog on your own. Let me tell you the story of my sister and her husband. My brother-in-law is of Italian-French descent.
He is smart and charming, but tends to be an introverted kind of guy. My sister, a natural genius and embryologist, is a Filipina like me. They’re a beautiful, smart couple. Continue reading The Easiest Ways to Teach Yourself Tagalog
Adjectives, or Pang-uri in Tagalog, are words that modify the nouns or pronouns by giving some information about them.
Examples of this information could be somethings color, how many of them there are or how it looks like.
You probably already know what adjectives are.
If you say in English, “The apple is red.” the word “red” here is the adjective since this word describes the apple. Continue reading The Five Types of Tagalog Adjectives: Descriptive, Possessive, Demonstrative, Interrogative and Indefinite
Adobo is perhaps the most popular Filipino dish next to Lechon which is the national dish. If lechon is the “king” of Filipino foods, adobo is the “common Filipino.” Every true Filipino knows how to cook adobo. Abobo perhaps is as old as Filipino culture itself. Historians have recorded that even before the Spanish colonists arrived, indigenous Filipinos were well-versed with preparing their food with vinegar and salt. This won’t come as a surprise to you if you are familiar with how fast food can spoil in tropical climates. Continue reading How to Cook Adobo | Recipes in Tagalog
Let’s say you are learning Tagalog and you want to practice speaking this language with a native speaker, but you can’t make a trip to the Philippines just yet. Sure, there are over 108 million Filipinos spread across the 7 thousand plus islands of the Philippine archipelago and going to the Philippines would a great way to practice Tagalog, but the opportunities to meet and mingle with Filipinos off Philippine shores are many. Continue reading The Top 10 Destinations for Overseas Filipinos
Good question. I sometimes find myself googling which countries speak “X” language. For example, “Which countries speak Swahili?” (The answer is Kenya and Tanzania and then some, by the way.) or “Which countries speak Dhivehi?” (The answer is Maldives, so don’t leave my article just yet to google the answer.) Sometimes I even Google search bigger languages like “Which countries speak Russian?” or “Which countries speak German?”
The question is now… Which countries speak Tagalog? Continue reading Which Countries Speak Tagalog?
The family is central to Filipino culture. You probably have learned this if you’re dating a Filipino or Filipina, or if you have Filipino ancestry. That’s why we came up with this lesson all about Familial Relation words. By this I mean words like: father, mother, uncle, aunt, son and daughter. Continue reading Tagalog Familial Relation Words | Tito (Uncle), Tita (Aunt), and the Rest of the Gang