Elementary Tagalog: Tara, Mag-Tagalog Tayo! Come On, Let's Speak Tagalog! (Online Audio Download Included)
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Elementary Tagalog's comprehensive approach will help students master Tagalog, the language of the Philippines, also known as Filipino or Pilipino. From learning to read Tagalog words and pronounce Tagalog sounds to using correct Tagalog grammar, communicating in Tagalog dialogues and building Tagalog vocabulary, learners will be surprised at how quickly their skills develop. The expert guidance in Elementary Tagalog is ideal both for true beginners and heritage learners who grew up in Filipino-speaking communities or families. The accompanying online audio improves listening comprehension and ensures correct pronunciation.
Covering a range of topics, the lessons center on themes of the family, the home, and the community to food, travel, health, leisure time, festivals and popular culture. There are plenty of exercises, activities and practice drills to help learners acquire and master the language fundamentals, while culture notes explore the diversity, heritage and history of the Philippines. This is a complete language system and no prior knowledge of Tagalog is needed to begin and is the most comprehensive way to learn Tagalog.
Elementary Tagalog is composed of twenty-four lessons in eight units. Each Lesson contains:
- Cultural Notes at the beginning of each unit offering explanations of social, economic and historical aspects of Filipino society.
- A Vocabulary List in each lesson ties into the theme of the unit and both the Tagalog reading text and the aural activities presented in the specific lesson.
- Reading and Reading Comprehension which are presented mostly in the form of Tagalog language dialogues, are designed to expose the students to real-life conversations as might be had by native Filipino speakers.
- Three Active Learning Activities follow the dialogue and dialogue comprehension in each lesson and ask students to employ the lesson's new Tagalog vocabulary.
- The Grammar Section is divided into four parts: definitions of terms, examining form, grammar presentation and grammar notes.
- Practice exercises or activities target student's speaking Tagalog, reading Tagalog, writing Tagalog and Tagalog listening skills.
- An accompanying online audio for listening activities to reinforce Tagalog learning is also included with the book.
Available separately is the companion Elementary Tagalog Workbook. This helpful workbook will assist you in practicing and polishing your Filipino language skills. Each lesson supplements the corresponding lesson in the textbook. There are ten activities per lesson, offering a range of exercises and practice opportunities to enable you to achieve proficiency in everyday, conversational Tagalog.
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ISBN-13: 9780804845144
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication Date: 06-16-2015
Pages: 416
Product Dimensions: 10.10(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.20(d)
Jiedson Domigpe is a lecturer in the Department of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington, where he is also on the faculty of the Southeast Asian Center at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. He has taught at the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of California at Irvine, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and the Defense Language Institute and Foreign Service Institute, where he was nominated for the prestigious Cox Award for best teacher. He lives in Seattle, Washington. Nenita Pambid Domingo is the head of the Filipino Program in the South and Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures Program at the University of California at Los Angeles and a lecturer in the Asian Languages and Cultures Department there. She has been a Government Exchange Professor at Peking University, teaching all levels of Filipino language, and has taught Filipino language, literature, and culture at University of the Philippines UP (Quezon City and Manila), Loyola Marymount University, California State Universityat Long Beach, and the University of Southern California. She lives in Los Angeles.
Acknowledgments viii Introduction ix Pronunciation Guide xii The Tagalong Language 1 Mga Pagbati Greetings 3 Overview 3 Vocabulary 4 Dialogue: Magandang Umaga Po! Good Morning! 5 Activities 7 Unit 1 Tungkol sa Sarilo About Self 9 Culture Note 9 Lessons 1 Unang Araw ng Klase The First Day of Class 11 Overview 11 Vocabulary 12 Dialogue: Kumasta Ka? How Are You? 13 Activities 14 Grammar 15 Definition of Terms: Sentence, Subject, Predicate, Markersm Ang Marker in an Ang Phrase, Ang Pronouns, Ang Form, Interrogative Pronouns, Identificational Sentence, Predicational Sentence, Proper Noun, and Common Noun 15 Examining Form 17 I Interrogative Pronoun Sino (Who) 18 Grammar Presentation: The Interrogative Pronoun Sino and the Identificational Sentence 19 Grammar Notes 20 II Interrogative Pronoun Ano (What) 20 Grammar Presentation: The Interrogative Pronoun Ano and the Predicational Sentence 21 Grammar Notes 22 Practice 22 Lesson 2 Pagpapakilala Introductions 25 Overview 25 Vocabulary 26 Dialogue: Pagpapakilala Introductions 27 Activities 28 Grammar 30 Definition of Terms: Enclitics and Question Marker Ba 30 Examining Form 31 I Interrogative Pronoun: Taga Saan (From Where) 31 Grammar Presentation: Taga Saan and Types of Predicational Sentences: Information Questions; Short Answers; Affirmative Statements; Negative Statements; Interrogative Statements; Affirmative Responses; Negative Responses 32 Grammar Notes 34 II Interrogative Pronoun Nasaan (Where) 35 Grammar Presentation: The Interrogative Pronoun Nasaan and Types of Predicational Sentences 36 Grammar Notes 38 III Interrogative Pronoun Saan (Where) 38 Grammar Presentative: The Interrogative Pronoun Saan and Response Patterns 38 Grammar Notes 40 Practice 41 Lesson 3 Mga Gusto at Ayaw Likes and Dislikes 45 Overview 45 Vocabulary 46 Dialogue: Ano Ang Gusto Mo? What Do You Want? 47 Activities 48 Grammar 50 Definition of Terms: Aspect, Inflection, Pseudo-Verbs, Experiencer, Object 50 Examining Form 50 I Pseudo-Verbs and Ng Markets and Pronouns 50 Grammar Presentation: Pseudo-Verbs with Ng Markers Marking the Object 51 Grammar Notes 52 Grammar Presentation: Pseudo-Verbs with Ang Phrases or Ang Pronouns as Object 52 Grammar Notes 53 Practice 53 Unit 2 Pamilya Family 56 Culture Note 56 Lessons 4 Ang Pamilya Ko My Family 58 Overview 58 Vocabulary 59 Dialogue: Pagbisita sa Bahay ni Mark Visiting Mark at his Home 60 Activities 61 Grammar 64 Definition of terms: Ng Phrase, Ng Pronouns, Affix, Prefix, Suffix 64 Examining Form 64 I Possesive Noun Markers and Possessive Pronouns 64 Grammar Presentation: Possessive Markers and Pronouns and Demonstrative Pronouns 65 Grammar Notes 67 II Numbers Grammar Presentation: Numbers in Context 68 Grammar Notes 69 Practice 70 Lesson 5 Paglalarawan ng mga Miyembro ng Pamilya Describing Members of the Family 73 Overview 73 Vocabulary 74 Reading Text: Ang Pamilya Ko My Family 75 Activities 76 Grammar 77 Definition of Terms: Adjectives, Adjectival Phrase, Inflection, Linkers, Reduplication Examining Form 78 Examining Form 78 I Adjectives and Linkers 78 Grammar Presentation: Adjectives and Linkers 79 Grammar Notes 81 II Naka-Modifiers 81 Grammar Presentation 82 Grammar Notes 82 Practice 82 Lessons 6 Pag-uusap Tungkol sa Pamilya Talking about Family 86 Overview 86 Vocabulary 87 Reading Text: Ang Pamilya ni Josie Josie's Family 88 Activities 88 Grammar 90 Definition of Terms: Existential Particles 90 Examining Form 90 I The Existential Particles May, Mayroon, and Wala 90 Grammar Presentation: Sentence Structures with May 91 Grammar Notes 92 Grammar Presentation: Sentence Structures with Mayroon and Wala 93 Grammar Notes 94 II The Prefix Ika- 95 Grammar Notes 96 Practice 96 Unit 3 Mga Gawain Activities 100 Culutral Note 100 Lessons 7 Mga Gawain sa Araw-araw Daily Activities 102 Overview 102 Vocabulary 103 Dialogue: Ang Buhay May-asawa Married Life 104 Activities 105 Grammar 108 Definition of Terms: Actor, Focus of the Verb, Direct Object, Transitive Verb, Intransitive Verb, and Inflect 108 Examining Form 108 I Mag- Verbs 109 Grammar Presentation: Sentence Structures with Mag- 110 Grammar Notes 114 II Telling Time (Formal) 115 Grammar Notes 116 Practice 116 Lesson 8 Mga Libangan Hobbies 122 Overview 122 Vocabulary 123 Dialogue: Magsayaw Tayo! Let's Dance! 124 Activities 125 Grammar 127 Definition of Terms: Ditransitive Verbs, Indirect Object, Benefactive Complement, Directional Complement, First-Person Plural Inclusive, and First-Person Plural Exclusive 127 Examining Form 128 I Sa Markers and Sa Pronouns 128 Grammar Presentation: Sa Markers and Sa Pronouns 129 II Usage of Sa Markers and Sa Pronouns 130 Grammar Presentation: Word Order of Sa Markers and Pronouns in a Sentence 131 Grammar Notes 133 Practice 134 Lesson 9 Pamimili Shopping 137 Overview 137 Vocabulary 138 Dialogue: Magkano Ito? How Much Is This? 139 Activities 140 Grammar 144 Definition of Terms: Aspect, Verb Focus, Actor-Focus Verbs, Infix, Prefix, Intransitive Verb, Transitive Verb, Ditransitive Verb, and -Um-Verbs 144 Examining Form 144 I -Um- Verbs 144 Grammar Presentation 146 II Numbers: Daan at Libo (Hundred and Thousand 149 Grammar Notes 150 Practice 150 Unit 4 Tahanan Home 154 Culture Note 154 Lessons 10 Ang Aking Bahay My House 156 Overview 156 Vocabulary 157 Dialogue: Ito ang Bahay Ko This Is My House 158 Activities 159 Grammar 161 Definition of Terms: Preposition and Prepositional Phrase 161 Examining Form 161 I Spatial Location Words 162 Grammar Presentation: A Nasa and Spatial Location Words 163 B Sa and Spatial Location Words 164 Grammar Notes 166 Practice 167 Lesson 11 Ang Paborito Long Lugar My Favourite Place 170 Overview 170 Vocabulary 171 Reading Text: Ang mga Paborito Kong Lugar My Favorite Places 172 Activities 173 Grammar 176 Definition of Terms: Root Word, Ma-, Adjective, Comparative, Superlative, Intensifier 176 Examining Form 176 I Positive, Comparatives, and Superlatives 177 Grammar Presentation 178 Grammar Notes 180 I Intensifier 181 Grammar Presentation 181 Grammar Notes 183 Practice 183 Lesson 12 Aug Bayan Ko My Hometown 187 Overview 187 Vocabulary 188 Reading Text: Imbitasyon sa Aking Bahay An Invitation to My House 189 Activities 190 Grammar 192 Examining Form 192 I Imperatives 193 Grammar Presentation 194 Grammar Notes 195 II -Um- Verbs 195 Grammar Presentation 196 Practice 198 Unit 5 Kalusugan Health 201 Culture Note 201 Lesson 13 Mga Iba't ibang Sakit Various Illnesses 203 Overview 203 Vocabulary 204 Reading Text: Isang Paalala A Reminder 205 Activities 206 Grammar 208 Definition of Terms: Helping Verbs, Main Verbs 208 Examining Form 209 I Helping Verbs and Negative Markers 210 Grammar Presentation 211 Grammar Notes 212 Practice 213 Lesson 14 Pagbisita sa Doktor Going to a Doctor 216 Overview 216 Vocabulary 217 Dialogue: Pagbisita sa Doktor Visiting the Doctor 218 Activities 219 Grammar 221 Definition of Terms: Magka- Verbs, Magkaroon Verbs, Experience, Object Phrase, and Adverb 221 Examining Form 222 I Magka- and Magkaroon 222 Grammar Presentation: The Completed, Incompleted, and Contemplated Aspect of Magka- and Magkaroon 223 Grammar Notes 226 II Telling Time (Informal) 226 Grammar Notes 227 Practice 228 Lesson 15 Mga Iba't ibang Lunas Various Remedies 231 Overview 231 Vocabulary 232 Dialogue: Pagbisita sa May Sakit Visiting the Sick 233 Activities 234 Grammar 236 Definition of Terms 236 Examining Form 236 I The Helping Verbs Gusto, Ayaw, and Kailangan 236 Grammar Presentation: Helping Verbs 237 Grammar Notes 238 II Experiencer-Focus Ma- Verbs Grammar Presentation 238 Practice 241 Unit 6 Pagkain Food 244 Culture Note 244 Lesson 16 Sa Palengke At the Market 246 Overview 246 Vocabulary 247 Dialogue: Isang A raw sa Palengke One Day at the Market 248 Activities 249 Grammar 250 Definition of Terms: Full Reduplication, Partial Reduplication 250 Examining Form 251 I Moderative Adjective Forms and Exclamatory Sentences 251 Grammar Presentation 254 Grammar Notes 255 Practice 255 Lesson 17 Pagkain sa Labas Eating Out 258 Overview 258 Vocabulary 259 Dialogue: Pagkain sa Isang Restawran Eating at a Restaurant 261 Activities 262 Grammar 265 Definition of Terms: Focus; Object-Focus Verbs, -In- Verbs, I- Verbs, Paki-, and Enclitics 265 Examining Form 265 I Different Ways to Say "Please" 266 Grammar Presentation 267 Grammar Notes 268 Practice 269 Lesson 18 Pagluluto Cooking 272 Overview 272 Vocabulary 273 Reading Text: Binagoongan Pork with Shrimp Paste 275 Activities 276 Grammar 278 Definition of Terms: Object-Focus Verbs, Glottal Stop or Glottal Catch 278 Examining Form 278 I Looking Back and Looking Forward 278 II Object-Focus Verbs (-In-/I-/-An Verbs) 280 Grammar Presentation: Imperative Sentence with -In, I-, and -An Affixes 282 Grammar Notes 283 III Interrogative Pronoun Gaano (How Much, How Many) 283 Grammar Presentation 284 Grammar Notes 284 Practice 284 Unit 7 Paglalakbay Travel 288 Cultural Note 288 Lesson 19 BakaNyon Vacation 291 Overview 291 Vocabulary 292 Reading Text: Ang Bakasyon Ko sa Boracay My Vacation in Boracay 294 Activities 295 Grammar 297 Definition of Terms: -In- and I- Verbal Affixes, -In Verbs, and I- Verbs 297 Examining Form 297 I Verbal Equivalence: Actor Focus and Object Focus 297 II Completed Aspect (-In- and I- Verbs) 299 Grammar Presentation 300 Grammar Notes 301 Practice 302 Lesson 20 Mga Pista Fiestas 305 Vocabulary 306 Reading Text: Mga Pista Festivals 307 Activities 309 Grammar 311 Examining Form 311 I Incompleted Aspect (In-/I- Verbs) 312 Grammar Presentation 313 Grammar Notes 314 II Saying Dates 314 Grammar Presentation 315 Grammar Notes 316 Practice 316 Lesson 21 Mga Iba't-ibang Lugar sa Pilipinas Places in the Philippines 319 Overview 319 Vocabulary 320 Dialogue: Paglalakbay sa Pilipinas Travel to the Philippines 321 Activities 322 Grammar 324 Examining Form 324 I Contemplated Aspect (-In/I- Verbs) 325 Grammar Presentation: Sino + Actor-Focus Verbs/Sino + Object-Focus Verbs 325 Grammar Notes 326 Practice 327 Unit 8 Kulturang Popular sa Pilipinas Culture in the Philippines 331 Cultural Note 331 Lesson 22 Mga Alamat Legends 334 Overview 334 Vocabulary 335 Reading Text: Ang Alamat niMariang Sinukuan The Legend of Mary Sinukuan 336 Activities 339 Grammar 340 Definition of Terms: Indirect Object, Directional-Focus Verbs, -An/-Han Verbal Suffix, Complement, Actor Complement, Object Complement, and Directional Complement 340 Examining Form 341 I -An/-Han Directional-Focus Verbs 341 Grammar Presentation 343 Grammar Notes 344 II Basic Sentence Structure Using Transitive Verbs as Verbal Predicates 345 Grammar Presentation 347 Grammar Notes 350 Practice 351 Lesson 23 Sine at Telebisyon Cinema and Television 356 Overview 356 Vocabulary 357 Reading Text: Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo Once a Moth 358 Activities 359 Grammar 360 Definition of Terms: Causative Verbs, Direct Actor, Indirect Actor, Clause, Main Clause, Subordinate Clause, Time Clause, Pagka-, and Verbal Root Word 360 Examining Form 361 I Pagka- (Time-Clause Verbal Prefix) 362 Grammar Presentation 362 Grammar Notes 363 II The Causative Verb Magpa- (Indirect-Actor Focus) 364 Grammar Presentation 364 Grammar Notes 365 Practice 365 Lesson 24 Musika at Sayaw Music and Dance 368 Overview 368 Vocabulary 369 Dialogue: Turuan Mo Naman Akong Kumanta Do Teach Me How to Sing 370 Activities 374 Grammer 376 Definition of Terms: Abilitative Verbs 376 Examining Form 376 I Maka- and Makapag- Verbs (Abilitative Verbs) 376 Grammar Presentation 377 Practice 378 Glossary 381 Index 400 Audio CD Track ListTable of Contents