Tagalog With Albine

By Aralin World LLC

This is mostly about General Tagalog Practice. Albine helps Non-Filipinos learn a new language: Tagalog. She tutors individuals or groups since 2019. She's a program designer, content creator, and coa... more

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August 01, 2023Advanced Learner In Tagalog Describes Her Vacation In SF || Part 2
This episode is for your Tagalog listening skill as an advanced learner. To continue with last week's episode, Kelly describes her recent visit in San Francisco, California.

Tagalog To English Interpretation
Sumakay kamí sa double decked bus. (We rode the double decked bus)

Sobrang malamíg at mahangin sa Bay Area. (It's so cold and windy in Bay Area)

Patáy ang phone ko kayâ walâ akóng masyadong pictures. (My phone was dead that's why I don't have much pictures)

Maaksayâ sa battery ang GPS. (GPS consumes too much energy)

Masyadong mahál ang pagbabakasyón sa San Francisco. (Vacation in San Francisco is very expensive)

Buóng maghapon ay nasa labás kamí para mamasyál. (We're outside for the entire day to tour around)

Nagsisilbí ng pagkaing Kapampangan iyóng restaurant. (The restaurant serves Kapampagan dishes)
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31min
July 25, 2023Advanced Learner In Tagalog Describes Her Vacation In San Francisco
This episode is for your Tagalog listening skill as an advanced learner. Your fellow student in Tagalog shares with us her recent visit to San Francisco, California.
Tagalog To English Interpretation
Nagbakasyón akó sa San Francisco kasama ang buóng pamilya. (I went on a vacation in San Francisco together with my whole family)

Sinundô akó ng mga magulang ko sa airport. (My parents picked me up at the airport)

May pinakámasarap na kapé sa San Francisco, chromatic coffee iyón. (There's tastiest coffee in San Francisco, it's chromatic coffee)

Pumuntá kamí sa Japan Town sa San Jose. (We went to Japan Town in San Jose)

Ika-90 na kaarawán ng great aunt ko. (It's my great aunt's 90th birthday)

Unang beses na pagkikita ng marami sa pamilya namin. (It's first time for many of our family to meet)

Halos magkakaedád kamíng magpipinsán. (Me and my cousins are almost of the same ages)

Masayá ang party pero overwhelming kasí introverted akó. Mahiyain akó. (It was a happy party but it's overwhelming because I'm introverted. I'm shy.)

Masaráp ang mga pagkain. May isdâ, manók, gulay, kanin, panghimagas. (The food was delicious. There was fish, chicken, vegetable, rice, dessert.)

May sumayáw sa party. May band na tumugtóg sa umpisa. Nag-DJ ang isáng pinsan ko sa bandáng hulî ng party. (There was dance in the party. There was band in the beginning. A cousin became the DJ towards the end of the party.)

Sumayáw si Lola ko, performance ang datíng. Kasama niyáng sumayáw ang mga anák niyá. (My Great Aunt danced like a performance. She danced with here children.)

Mango flavor iyóng sarsa ng salmon. (The sauce of the salmon was mango flavored.)
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28min
July 18, 2023 Advanced Level In Tagalog: Selected Scenes From A Filipino TV Drama
This episode features a scene from the TV Drama entitled "Mga Lihim Ni Urduja", episode 1. Refer to this YouTube link https://youtu.be/PqC22qyo3vE if you wish to see the whole drama episode.
Vocabulary
Digmâ (noun): War
Giyera (noun): War
Mandirigmâ (noun): Warrior
Lutò (verb): Cook)
Tagalutò (noun): The person who cooks
Bayani: Hero
Panaginip (noun): Dream
Mapanaginipan (verb, infinitive): To possibly dream
Napanaginipan (verb: past tense): Have dream of
Napapanaginipan (verb, present tense): Having a dream
Mapapanaginipan (verb, future tense): Eventually dream
Pangarap (noun): Dream, ambition
Bangungot (noun): Nightmare
Dagat (noun): Sea or ocean
Tambáy (noun, colloquial): A person who stay outside to kill time
Nayon (noun): Village or barrio or barangay
Baranggáy (noun): A sub-section of a town
Dayuhan (noun): Stranger, outsider
Salakay (noun): attack, control
Manalakay (verb, infinitive): To possibly attack or take control
Nanalakay (verb, past tense): Took control of
Nananalakay (verb, present tense): Taking control of
Mananalakay (vern, future tense): Will possibly take control of
Pahintulot (noun): Approval
Paalala (noun): Reminder
Paanyaya (noun): Invitation
Pakiusap (noun): Please, Compromise
Kamahalan (noun): Honor
Tagalog To English Interpretation
Minsan, may dalawáng batang babae mulâ sa magkáibáng mga tahanan na hindî alám kung gaano silá ka espesyál. Ni hindî nilá alám na pareho silá ng napapanaginipan. (Once, there are 2 young girls from different households that they don't know how special they are... that they don't know that they have the same dream.)

Sa may tabíng-dagat ng nayon ng Kaylukari may mga dayuhang nananalakay. (There are strangers attacking the community close to the shoreline of the village of Kaylukari.)

Sa may TV (next to the TV)
Sa may kusina (next to the kitchen)

Kakikita ko pa lang sa aking pangitain ang kaniláng pagdatíng. (From my vision I just seen them coming.)

Sa pahintulot ng inyong kamahalan... (Your honor, may I ask of your approval to...)
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41min
July 11, 2023Body Parts In Tagalog, Part 2 || Beginners Level
This Tagalog tutorial is suited for total beginners in Tagalog. At
the end of this podcast, you'll be able to say the following parts of
the human body:
Ulo (head)

Pisngí (cheek)

Taingá or "tenga" (ear)

leég (neck)

tuhod (knee)

hità (thigh)

bintî (leg, lower leg)

paá (foot)

noó (forehead)

kilay (eyebrow)

matá (eye)

labí (lip)

ngipin (tooth)

braso (arm)

balikat (shoulder)

dibdíb (breast)

siko (elbow)

baywáng or "bewang" (waist)

buhók (hair)

ilóng (nose)

babà (chin)

pusò (heart)

likód (back)

dilà (tongue)

In this episode, you'll also learn how to say "no" in Tagalog. There are 2 ways to say "no":
Hindî means "no" or the opposite of "yes".

Walâ means "not existing" or "nothing" or "zero" or "none" or "have no". The opposite of "walâ" is "mayroón" or "meron" which means "there is/are" or "there exist" or "have".
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16min
July 04, 2023Say Your Body Parts In Tagalog: Tutorial For Beginners In Tagalog
This Tagalog tutorial is suited for total beginners in Tagalog. At the end of this podcast, you'll be able to say the following parts of the human body:
Dalirì (finger); mga dalirì (fingers)

Kukó (finger nail); mga kukó (nails)

palad (palm)

kamáy (hand); mga kamáy (hands)

bukó (Engl: knuckle; Span: nudillo)

ulo (head)

pisngí (cheek)

taingá (ear)

tenga (ear)

Other related words & phrases:
limáng mga dalirì (five fingers)

dalawáng mga dalirí (two fingers)

kagát (bite)

tangá (stupid)

bangko (bank)

This tutorial uses a decent chart to help you visualize the subject. Email Albine should wish to get a copy for yourself.
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26min
June 27, 2023Tagalog Borrowed Words: Food Ingredients, Equipments, Gadgets and Vehicles
This Tagalog tutorial is suited for total beginners in Tagalog. At the end of this podcast, you'll be able to:
Recall a few Tagalog words that was learned in the past: bahay (house), daán (road/street, hundred), ibon (bird), ulap (cloud), kabuté (mushrooms), baka (cow), kabayo (horse), punó (tree).

Know how to say a few food ingredients in Tagalog and these are abokado (avocado), kakáw (cocoa), sayote (chayote), sili (chili pepper), singkamás (jicama), tsokolate (chocolate), tilapyà (tilapia).

Name your equipments or gadgets in Tagalog and these are: telepono (telephone), telebisyón (television), radyo (radio), kompyuter (computer), makina (machine).

Say the types of public transportations in the Philippines: traysikel (tricycle), bus, dyip (jeepney).

And other more words that may also sound Spanish: sopas (soup), sopá (sofa), trapik (traffic), biktimá (victim), addict (adik), estudyante (student), bisita (visitor), demokrasya (democracy), presyo (price), Henerál (General).

Albine pointed out that:
Average Filipino families own at least 1 TV.

Low-level income households are either farmers or fishermen or jeepney/tricycle drivers.

Consumer electronics in the Philippines are most likely to be repaired as much as possible.

Malls are great in the Philippines especially if you're in the major cities and you can pretty much get anything you need very easily.

Amazon online shopping does not exist in the Philippines but online shopping is possible through Lazada or Shopee.

Foreigners are allowed to own a business in the Philippines but with a Filipino partner: 60% Filipino, 40% Foreign.
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37min
June 13, 2023Beginner's Tagalog: Telling Time And Identifying Parts Of The Day
This episode is suited for total beginners in Tagalog. At the end of this tutorial, the student was able to practice the following:
Anó'ng oras na? (What time is it)

Oo (casual yes); Opo (Yes Sir/Ma'am)

Mga bahagi ng araw (Parts of the day)

Umaga (Morning)

Tanghalì (Noon)

Hapon (Afternoon)

Gabí (Evening/night)

Madalíng araw (Early morning)

Hating gabí (Mindnight)

There are just 2 seasons in the Philippines: wet season & dry season

Locals consider summer time from March until May
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31min
June 06, 2023Advanced Learner In Tagalog Talks About Miss Universe Philippines 2023 || Part 2
This is part 2 of the conversation between Albine (the Tagalog Language Teacher) and Kelly (the Student). In order to practice Tagalog, the conversation revolves around the recent Miss Universe Philippines Pageant. If you're a beginner in Tagalog, simply listen to this episode and try to catch some words so that you're able to grow your Tagalog vocabulary. You may also catch some phrases that are frequently used but I appreciate you being steadfast in your Tagalog practice.
As we talk about Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH) 2023, consider the following highlights:
Tungkól sa gown ni Michelle Dee. (About Michelle Dee's gown)

Tinanggál na ng MUPH Organization ang criterion para sa Runway Walk. (The MUPH Organization removed the criterion on Runway Walk)

Nagkaroón ng kalituhán ang mga taong nagpapatakbó ng palatuntunan. (The people facilitating the pageant were confused)

Mas mahirap sa taóng itó ang mga tanóng para sa mga kandidata. (The questions to the candidates are more difficult this year)

Gaanó kahalagá ang pagdaló ni R'Bonney Gabriel, ang kasalukuyang Miss Universe 2023? (How important is R'Bonney Gabriel's, the current Miss Universe 2023, attendance)
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23min
May 30, 2023Advanced Learner In Tagalog Talks About Miss Universe Philippines 2023 || Part 1
This episode is about a conversation between Albine (the Tagalog Language Teacher) and Kelly (the Student). Albine encourages her student to practice her Tagalog by talking about something of great interest to the student.

To put you into perspective, Kelly's primary language is English-US. Albine works with Kelly since 2020. In this episode, Kelly talks about:
Ang mga paborito niyáng kandidata sa Miss Universe Philippines 2023. (Her favorite candidates in Miss Universe 2023)

Ang pagkakaroón ng mas mataás na pamantayan ng kasalukuyang Miss Universe Organization at ang mga bagay na binago nilá. (The setting of higher standards of the current Miss Universe Organization and the things that they've changed)

Ang kontrobersyal na sagót ni Miss Bohol sa puntong Question & Answer. (The controversial answer of Miss Bohol during the Question & Answer part)

Ang pagkakaroón ng diversity sa Miss Universe Philippines 2023 at ang pagtanggál sa height requirement nilá. (The diversity inclusion in the Miss Universe Philippines 2023 and the removal of their height requirement)

Ang tungkol sa pamilyang pinágmulán ni Miss Baguio at ang tagláy niyáng kakayaháng manalo. (The family background of Miss Baguio and her competency)
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25min
May 23, 2023Tagalog For Beginners: Words And Phrases For Things You See In The Countryside
This episode it suited for Total Beginners in Tagalog. The students are presented a poster full of images that are about the things you see in the countryside. Some images have Tagalog words next to them. As a student in Tagalog, you're encouraged to build up your Tagalog vocabulary. A poster is a good tool to help you recall some words and phrases that you already know but new words will surely be learned (or taught) including phrases and simple sentence construction.

Should you wish to get a free copy of the poster used in this Tagalog tutorial, feel free to email us at [email protected]

Tagalog Sentence Examples
Lumakad akó sa daán. (I walked on the road)

Nakakita akó ng bahay at bundók sa kaliwâ. (I unexpectedly saw a house and a mountain on the left)

Tumulóy akóng lumakad at nakita ko ang kabuté sa lupà. (I continued walking and I saw a mushroom on the ground)

Tapos dumiretso akó at nakita ko ang kambíng. (Then I walked even more and I unexpectedly saw the goat)

May kabayong umiinom sa ilog. (There's a horse drinking at the river)

Tapos may punò sa kanan. (Then there's a tree on the right)

Tagalog Phrases
Pinakámataás na bundók (highest mountain)

Berdeng dahon (green leaf)

Asul na ilog (blue river)
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33min

FAQs about Tagalog With Albine:

How many episodes does Tagalog With Albine have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.