Learn Tagalog Lesson 1-1

Learn Tagalog online. Listen to native speakers. This is Lesson 1-1. More training materials are available at http://learn-tagalog.com.

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You may enjoy also enjoy my website about Tagalog at http://tagalogphrases.com I have recordings of 5,300 Tagalog phrases there. You can listen to a native speaker (from the Manila area) speak each of the sentences. I also have definitions for each word in each of the sentences.

UPDATE: It was brought up in the comments that "Ito si Ann, asawa ko" is not a nice way to introduce someone. "Ito" means "this" but refers to an inanimate object (not a person). Using "ito" is the way I learned it. But I can understand the point. I think it fits well with the polite culture of the Filipino people.

Therefore, it is suggested a better way may be to say "Ginang Cruz, asawa ko, si Ann". I like that. I would love to hear from Tagalog speakers about this. I'm always willing to learn.

Here is a link to a site where I found more examples of introducing someone. http://www.pinoydirectory.com/tagalog...

THE WORD "NAMAN"

Angel corrected me on the use of "naman". (Thanks Angel). In the video, I said it means "too" which is not exactly correct. Naman is hard to translate into English. A great place to learn more about "naman" is at learningtagalog.com. They have an EXCELLENT and EXHAUSTIVE coverage of Tagalog grammar. Here is a link to Fiona's coverage of several different meanings of "naman".

https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/e...

Another site that I like a lot is tagaloglang.com. They have a page about "naman" also. Check it out here: http://tagaloglang.com/Tagalog-Englis... (btw, they say it means "also, too, really". Again, it's not easy to translate to English.

Also, Angel brought up the term "enclitics". I think Fiona (from learningtagalog.com) does a great job in her videos introducint "enclitics".

Tagalog Enclitics by Fiona form learningtagalog.com

Lesson 14
   • Learn Tagalog 14 | Enclitic words in Tagalog  

Lesson 15
   • Learn Tagalog 15 | Enclitic words in Tagal...  

Lesson 16
   • Learn Tagalog 16 | Enclitic words: Special...  

When to use the -NG linker. If you are wondering when to use the -NG linker, you might want to check out Fiona's explanation in her Youtube video:

   • Learn Tagalog 06 | Tagalog linkers na/-ng  


To learn more about the interesting word 'naman' check out these video:
   • Learn Tagalog: Untranslatable Word - Naman  

You can also check out learningtagalog.com for a nice set of explanations of 'naman'.
http://learningtagalog.com/grammar/en...