This episode is good for total beginners in Tagalog. At the end of this tutorial, the student will be able to introduce himself in Tagalog.

When introducing yourself in Tagalog, your script should follow this format:

In this episode, Albine explores the sentiments of two people who wish to speak Tagalog as their second language. The first guest, Koli, is more fluent in Tagalog while the second guest, Brandon, is just starting to learn a new language.

The first 10 minutes is spoken in Tagalog while the remaining 35 minutes is mostly English.

Consider the following parts:

This episode is about a conversation between Albine (the mentor) and Kelly (the mentee). On a random day of coaching session, Albine encourages her student to speak her mind and express it in Tagalog.

To put you into perspective, Kelly's primary language is English-US. She's learning and practicing Tagalog for more than 3 years now but only recently she's also studying Spanish language. In today's conversation, Kelly starts off by comparing her learning experiences between Tagalog and Spanish studies.

Continue listening to our conversation so we'll find the answers to these questions:

Let's practice Tagalog by role playing. This is a sample conversation between a tourist in the Philippines and the hotel's front desk clerk. The tourist is checking in while at the same time, he asks for a few information about an interesting place to see.

This episode will help you engage in a conversation with a Filipino local.

Tagalog To English

A: Kumusta! Magkano ang rate ng kwarto sa hotel ninyó? (How are you? How much is the rate of a room in your hotel?)

B: Mabuti namán akó Sir. Depende po sa kwarto na kukunin ninyó. Single? Solo po ba kayo o may kasama? (I'm okay sir. It depends on the room that you'll get. Single? Solo or with company?)

A: Single bed lang sa kwarto, paki. (Single bed in the room, please.)

B: Single bed... gustó ninyó po ba may aircon o waláng aircon? (Single bed... do you want a room with aircon, or no aircon?)

A: Iyóng may aircon. (With aricon.)

B: Kung may aircon, ang rate pò ay 2,500 pesos. (With aricon, the rate is 2,500 pesos.)

A: Okay lang. Titigil akó dito ng dalawáng gabí. (That's okay. I'll stay here for two nights.)

B: Sigé pò Sir, bibigyán kitá ng standard room para sa dalawáng gabí. May credit card ka pò? (Okay Sir, I'll give you a standard room for two nights. Do you have a credit card?)

A: Oo... Heto ang credit card ko... Tumatanggáp ba kayó ng Visa? (Yes... Here's my credit card... Do you acceot Visa?)

B: Opò Sir, tumatanggáp kamí ng Visa... Teka lang pò at kukunin ko ang pangalan ninyó. (Yes Sir, we accept Visa... Wait and I'll get your name.)

A: Akó ay English, turistá akó. Saán ba magandáng pumasyál dito? (I'm English, I'm a tourist. Where is the good place to stroll?)

B: A... magandá pò dito sa Tagaytáy Sir. Marami ninyóng mapupuntahán. Una sa lahát dapat makita mo ang Taal Volcano. Pupuntá ka sa Picnic Grove. Magandá ang view ng Taal doón. Isáng park po iyón. (Well... Tagaytay is a beautiful place. There are lots of places to go. First of all, you should see Taal Volcano. You'll go to Picnic Grove. It's where the view of Taal is great. It's a park.)

A: Paanó pumuntá doón? (How to get there?)

B: Pwede kang sumakáy ng public transportation pero bakâ mahirapan ka Sir. Ang rekomendasyón ko po sa iyó ay magpa-reserve kayó ng sasakyán dito sa front desk para mai-schedule ko ang pagpasyál mo doón. (You may take the public transportation but it can be difficult for you Sir. My recommendation for you is to reserve for a car from us, here at the front desk so I may schedule your trip there.)

A: Sigé pò. Paki-book akó, isáng oras mulâ ngayón. Gustó ko apat na oras lang. (Sure. Please book me, in an hour. I want a four hour service.)

B: Waláng problema Sir. Susunduín ka ng driver namin dito sa lobby. (No problem Sir. The driver will pick you up here at the lobby.)

A: Magkano ang ibabayad ko? (How much will I pay?)

B: 1,500 pesos lang pò Sir kapág apat na oras. (1,500 pesos only Sir for four hours.)

A: Ayos lang. Charge mo sa account ko at magbabayad akó sa oras ng checkout. (That's alright. Charge it to my account and I'll pay upon checkout.)

This episode features a short story written by Efren Abueg, Ang Bagong Paraiso. The reading material is taken from https://www.panitikan.com.ph/maikling-kwento/pag-ibig/sa-bagong-paraiso-buong-kwento 

This episode features a short story written by Efren Abueg, Ang Bagong Paraiso. The reading material is taken from https://www.panitikan.com.ph/maikling-kwento/pag-ibig/sa-bagong-paraiso-buong-kwento 

Vocabulary Building:

Magbinatâ (verb; to become a full grown man)

This is a lesson on Tagalog Grammar. Specifically, this episode will talk about Active Voice and Passive Voice of verbs.

Essential Question:

Notes:

Active Voice means the subject is the doer of the action while Passive Voice means the object is the doer of the action.

Example:

Kumuha akó ng tubig sa fridge. (active voice)

kumuha: verb

akó: subject

tubig: object

fridge: indirect object

Example:

Kinuha ko ang tubig sa fridge. (passive voice)

kinuha: verb

tubig: subject

ko: direct object

fridge: indirect object

With active voice, you may conjugate the verb using the following affixes: 

With active voice, the doer is marked by:

With passive voice, the doer is marked by:

With active voice, the doer can be a subjective personal pronoun:

With passive voice, the doer can be objective personal pronoun:

This episode features a short story written by Efren Abueg, Ang Bagong Paraiso. The reading material is taken from https://www.panitikan.com.ph/maikling-kwento/pag-ibig/sa-bagong-paraiso-buong-kwento 

Phrases (or Sentences):

Samahan bilang magkalarô: relationship as a playmate

Itinuring niláng kaniláng paraiso ang kaniláng lugár: they considered their place as their paradise

Ang kaniláng pagiging malapít: them being close to each other

Magbubunga ng isáng pagtitinginang magbubunga hanggáng sa kaniláng pagtandâ

Kapág palubóg na ang araw: when the sun is going down

Naririníg mo ba?: Can you hear it

May tumutunóg sa aking dibdib: There's a sound on my chest

Malalaman na noón pa man, batà pa lamang silá espesyál na ang pagtitinginan nilá: It can be known since then that they treat each other in a special way when they were still younger

Paglakí ng mga batang 'yan siláng dalawá ang magkakaasawahan: When they grow up, they'll be married to each other

This is a short lesson on Tagalog Grammar. Specifically, this episode will talk about Subject Markers, Object Markers, Subjective Pronouns, Object (to a verb) Pronouns, Location Marker, and Compound Sentence. 

Essential Question: 

What prior knowledge must a beginner learn before understanding Tagalog Verbs? 

Part #1: Subject Markers ang, si & sina.

Examples:

Part #2: Object Markers ng, ni, nina 

Examples:

Part #3: Subjective Pronouns akó, ikáw, siyá, kamí, tayo, kayó & silá. When used with actor-focused verbs, these are doer pronouns.

Part #4: Object-To-A-Verb Pronouns ko, mo, niyá, natin, ninyó, nilá. 

Part 5: Location Marker sa. This marker also marks an object of the statement. 

Part 6: Tagalog Compound Sentence. 

Part 7: Particle nang. This is an adverb which means "this time", "already" or "now".  

This is a free-format episode as we practice Tagalog. This is suited to Upper Beginner & Lower Intermediate students in Tagalog. 

Essential Questions

Tagalog To English:

Panáy (adverb): frequent;

Matuksó (verb): to be tempted, to be teased;

Halíp (adjective): except; 

Noón (adverb): a time in the past;

Hulí (adjective): last, late;

Kapág & Kung:

Both are used as conjunctions.

Consider 2 independent clauses:

Clause 1 (condition)

Clause 2 (effect or event or action to take place)

The clause after "kapág" is a condition that's to be satisfied in the future.

Clause 1: "nagtrabaho ka" (condition to be satisfied in the future)

Clause 2: "magkakapera ka" (effect)

Kapág nagtrabaho ka, magkakapera ka. 

The clause after "kung" is an in-case-of condition

Clause 1: "pupunta ka sa Pilipinas" (in-case-of-condition)

Clause 2: "magsalitâ ka ng Tagalog doón" (action-to-take-place)

Kung pupunta ka sa Pilipinas, magsalitâ ka ng Tagalog doón.