A good way to learn tagalog?

Question

Hi, I`m from Germany and I want to learn tagalog. Can you recommend me a good way to learn this language? Do you know some good websides or pdf-files or videos for tagalog learning Beginners? Or wants anybody to teach me???

Answer 1

The suggestions above are good, and some are what I was also about to suggest. Anyways, you can try these websites:

www.tagalog-dictionary.com

They have basic english-tagalog translations as well as brief descriptions of filipino idioms. Could be handy for confusing phrases.

www.crunchyroll.com

They have a large collection of asian series and movies including Filipino ones. Almost all of the filipino movies have english subs so you'll pick something along the way even if you can't really understand it at first, plus you could also get different perspectives of the Filipino culture.

I'd suggest these movies. They have good plots and they're actually award-winning films, but i'm not exactly saying you'd like them. But you could probably try them out.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSerie...

http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSerie...

http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSerie...

http://www.crunchyroll.com/media-191649/...

You could also try listening to tagalog songs and try picking something from the lyrics. I'm also trying to learn another language and i often easily forget the words or phrases that i've learned except those associated with music.

You can try this site, you can listen to the song while catching up with the lyrics. Here's a classic filipino/tagalog song to start up with:

http://videokeman.com/freddie-aguilar/an...

If you only wanna learn some basic tagalog stuff, i could probably help you with it or you can also post a specific question related to it and we'll (yahoo answers people) try to answer it for you.

Answer 2

try learning this:

English

Tagalog- informal, impolite

Tagalog- formal, polite

I am ______

____ ako

Ako po ay _____

I am (name of a person)

Si (name of a person) ako

Ako po ay si (name of a person)

He/She is _____

____ sya

Sya ay _____

You are ______

_____ ka

Ikaw ay _____

They are ____

____ sila

Sila y _____

I ___ you

____ kita

She/He ____ you

_____ ka nya

They ____ you

_____ ka nila

You ___ me

_____ mo ako

You ____him/her

_____ mo sya

You __ them

___ mo sila

She/He ___ me

___ nya ako

She/He ___ you

___ ka nya

She/He __ them

__ nya sila

They ___ me

___ nila ako

They ___ you

___ ka nila

They ___ him/her

___ nila sya

It's my ____

___ ko 'to

Ito po ang aking _____

You are my ____

___ kita

Ikaw ay aking ____

She/He is my ____

___ ko sya

Sya po ay aking ____

They are my ____

___ ko sila

Sila po ang aking ___

Where is the ____

Saan ang ___?

Saan po ba ang ___?

What is ___?

Anong yung ___?

Ano po ba ang ___?

Where is your ___?

Saan ang ___ mo?

Saan po ba ang inyong ___?

Where are your(plural) ___?

Saan ang ___ nyo?

Saan po ba ang inyong ___?

What are your(plural) ___?

Anong ___ nyo?

Ano po ba ang inyong ___?

What is your ___?

Anong ___ mo?

Ano po ba ang iyong ___?

Which way to ___?

Saan ang papuntang ___?

Saan po ba ang daan patungong ___?

How much is ___?

Magkano ang ___?

Magkano po ang ___?

How much is one piece of ___?

Magkano ang isang piraso ng ___?

Magkano po ang isang piraso ng ___?

Can I get ___?

Pwede kumuha ng ____?

Pwede po bang kumuha ng ___?

I have ___

May ____ ako

Meron po akong ____

I do not have ___

Wala akong ___

Wala po akong ___

My (noun) is (verb)

(verb) ang (noun) ko

Ang aking (noun) ay (verb) po

His/Her (noun) is (verb)

(verb) ang (noun) nya

Ang kanyang (noun) ay (verb) po

Your (noun) is (verb)

(verb) ang (noun) mo

Ang iyong (noun) ay (verb) po

Your(plural) (noun) is (verb)

(verb) ang (noun) nyo

Ang inyong (noun) ay (verb) po

Their (noun) is (verb)

(verb) ang (noun) nila

Ang kanilang (noun) ay (verb) po

Answer 3

for a start, you can get an english-tagalog dictionary. (i don't think there is a german-tagalog dictionary, but since you obviously speaks english, it will be helpful); manuals or pamphlets of essential words and phrases and pronounciations are also available in bookstores; you can also get tagalog movies with english sub-titles.

of course, the best way is to talk to a native speaker.

if you're in manila, there are many language schools that may also provide personal teaching.