This is a short lesson on Tagalog Grammar. Specifically, this episode will help you understand how to use the si, ang, ni, ng, sa & kay markers or linkers. 

Essential Questions:

Subject answers the question what or who. It is the thing or the person that you're talking about. For example, "Si Karen ay aking kaibigan". Sino ang kaibigan? Si Karen. 

Predicate is the detail or the additional information.

Subject & predicate are the 2 parts of the statement. The predicate can be broken down into 3: the verb, the direct object & the indirect object.

Notice that:

Let's practice Tagalog by telling the tale: "Si Kuneho At Si Pagóng". This tutorial will help you:

Consider scene 5...

Nang sumisikat na ang araw ay pinaghandâ na ng Alamíd ang maglalaban. Ang mabilís na pagbababâ ng kaniyáng kanang kamáy ang hudyát na simulâ na ang laban.

Sabáy na gumaláw paakyát ng bundók ang magkalaban. Mabilís na tumalún-talón ang mayabang na Kuneho paitaás na parang hangin sa bilís. Nang maratíng na niyá ang kalahatian ng bundók at lumingón paibabâ ay natanawán niyá ang umiisud-isod na kalaban.

Tagalog Verbs To English 

Sumisikat: shining; 

Pinaghandâ: have prepared;

Maglalaban: base of the mountain;

Sabáy: simultaneous, doing things together

Gumaláw: to move

Tumalún-talón: jumped repeatedly

Maratíng: to be able to arrive at

Lumingón: to look back

Natanawán: seen from afar 

Umiisud-isod: scooting slowly

Tagalog Adjectives/Adverbs To English 

Paakyát: upward 

Paitaás: upward

Paibabâ: downward

Kalahatian: midway, half-way

Mabilís: fast;

Mayabang: arrogant

Tagalog Nouns To English 

Bundók: mountain

Hangin: wind

Kamáy: various animals;

Hudyát: sign, signal

Simulâ: start

Laban: fight, competition

Kalaban: opponent, rival, contenders

Magkalaban: rivals, contenders

Pagbababâ: The act of bringing down

This is a free-format episode as we practice Tagalog. Specifically, let's practice how to use the An Group of verbs. 

Essential Questions:

Let's practice Tagalog by telling the tale: "Si Kuneho At Si Pagóng". This tutorial will help you:

Consider scene 4...

Maagang-maaga dumatíng sa paanán ng bundók ang maglalaban. Maaga ring dumatíng ang ibá’t ibáng hayop na tuwáng-tuwáng makasasaksí ng isáng tunggalián. Kapansín-pansíng kung maraming kamag-anak si Pagóng ay higít na maraming kamag-anak ni Kuneho ang dumatíng.

Tagalog To English

maagang-maaga: very early; 

dumatíng: arrived;

paanán ng bundók: base of the mountain;

maglalaban: to compete;

ibá’t ibáng hayop: various animals;

makasasaksí: to be able to witness;

tunggalián: competition;

higít na marami: more in number; 

This is a free-format episode as we practice Tagalog. Session 2 coaching is usually suited to Upper Beginner & Lower Intermediate students in Tagalog. When joined by a Spanish speaking student, Albine gets to learn a little bit of Spanish that makes the session interesting and fun.

Tagalog To English:

paksâ: topic; 

ibabâ: to bring something down;

talunin: to defeat;

itumbá: to put or bring something down with full force;

saging: banana

tumbá: fall

kalaban: opponent

suntukan: boxing

puntód: grave

armás: weapon

kargá: carry, lift, load

Let's practice Tagalog by telling the tale: "Si Kuneho At Si Pagóng". This tutorial will help you:

Consider scene 3...

Tuwáng-tuwâ ang Kuneho sa hamon ng Pagóng. Nakasisiguro siyáng sa bagal ng Pagóng ay tiyák na mananalo siyá. Upang mapahiyâ ang Pagóng ay pinágtatawág ng Kuneho ang lahát ng kamág-anak niyá.

Pinulong niyá ang mga itó at inutusang palákpakán siyá kapág matagumpáy na naakyát na niyá ang tuktók ng bundók. Iniutos din niyáng kantiyawán sa mabagal na pag-usad ang kalaban.

Tagalog To English

tuwáng-tuwâ: very happy; 

hamon: challenge;

bagal: slow;

tiyák: sure;

mananalo: will be able to win;

mapahiyâ: to be able to feel a great deal of shame;

pinágtatawág: asked a lot of people to gather around or to come together;

kamág-anak: extended family; 

pinulong: presided over the meeting;

inutusan: asked or requested others to do something;

kantiyawán: to tease, to make fun of;

pag-usad: progress, growth, scoot, move;

kalaban: opponent, contender;

This is a free-format General Tagalog Practice. When joined by a Spanish speaking student, Albine gets to learn a little bit of Spanish that makes the session interesting and fun...

This will help you grow your vocabulary, get a quick lesson on Tagalog verbs, introduce new Tagalog expressions, and get a quick practice on "bakâ", "kapág" & "kung".

Tagalog To English:

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.

Let's practice Tagalog by telling the tale: "Si Kuneho At Si Pagóng". This tutorial will help you:

Consider scene 2...

Hindî ipinahalatâ ng Pagóng na siyá ay nagdamdám. Upang patunayang may maipagmamalakí din namán ay sinagót niyá ang mayabang na kalaban.

“Abá, Kuneho, maaaring mabagal ngà akóng maglakád pero nakasisiguro akóng matatalo kitá sa palakasan. Bakâ gusto mong pabilisan tayong makaakyát sa tuktók ng bundók pagsikat ng araw bukas. Tinatanggáp mo ba ang hamon ko?”

Tagalog To English

halatâ: obvious; 

damdám/ramdám: feel;

patunay: proof;

ipagmalakí: something to be proud of;

sagót: answer;

kalaban: opponent;

akyát: climb up;

tuktók: peak; 

Let's practice Tagalog by telling the tale "Si Pagong At Si Kuneho". This tutorial will help you:

Consider scene 1...

Isáng araw ay nagkásalubóng sa daán ang Kuneho at ang Pagóng. Ngingisi-ngising inaglahì ng Kuneho ang Pagóng. “Hoy, Pagóng!” sigáw ng Kuneho, “pagkaiklî-iklî ng mga paá mo at pagkabagal-bagal mong lumakad.” 

Tagalog To English