Tagalog Picture Dictionary
Learn 1,500 Tagalog Words and Expressions - The Perfect Resource for Visual Learners of All Ages (Includes Online Audio)
Published on 4. June 2019
96 pages
978-1-4629-2081-5 (ISBN)
Description
A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Tagalog—whether you're 5 or 100!
This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Tagalog words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given in Tagalog script—with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly—along with the English meaning.
The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics like meeting someone new and using public transportation to culture-specific topics like celebrating Filipino holidays and eating Filipino food.
This colorful picture dictionary includes:
- Hundreds of color photographs
- 1,500 Tagalog words and phrases
- 40 different topics—from social media and WiFi to paying and counting
- Example sentences showing how the words are used
- Companion online audio recordings by native Tagalog speakers of all the vocabulary and sentences
- An introduction to Tagalog pronunciation and grammar
- An index to allow you to quickly look up words
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
La Vergne
United States
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Online Companion Audio files with native speaker recordings and 600 color photos; Tagalog-English Index and English-Tagalog Index
ISBN-13
978-1-4629-2081-5 (9781462920815)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Jan Tristan Gaspi | Sining Maria Rosa Marfori
Tagalog Picture Dictionary
Learn 1500 Tagalog Words and Expressions - The Perfect Resource for Visual Learners of All Ages (Includes Online Audio)
Book
06/2019
Tuttle Publishing
€18.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
Jan Tristan Gaspi graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Berkeley and had experience as an assistant researcher in writing a Tagalog textbook with a professor. He was previously a consultant and Editor-in-Chief for UC Berkeley annual Filipino publications.
Sining Maria Rosa Marfori earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Philippine Studies from University of the Philippines. She taught Filipino language to foreign students in U.P. Diliman and Ateneo de Manila University. She co-wrote Instant Tagalog and Essential Tagalog. She is currently teaching basic to advanced Tagalog at a TV network's artist center.
Sining Maria Rosa Marfori earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Philippine Studies from University of the Philippines. She taught Filipino language to foreign students in U.P. Diliman and Ateneo de Manila University. She co-wrote Instant Tagalog and Essential Tagalog. She is currently teaching basic to advanced Tagalog at a TV network's artist center.
Content
- Cover
- Online Audio
- Title Page
- Contents
- A Basic Introduction to the Tagalog Language
- 1 So Nice to See You!
- 2 My Family
- 3 My House
- 4 The Human Body
- 5 Counting and Numbers
- 6 Daily Activities
- 7 Colors, Shapes, and Sizes
- 8 Opposites
- 9 Money Talk
- 10 Going Shopping
- 11 Life in the City
- 12 Getting Around
- 13 Asking and Giving Directions
- 14 Talking About the Weather
- 15 Telling Time
- 16 Years and Dates
- 17 The Seasons of the Year
- 18 Celebrating the Holidays
- 19 I Love to Learn
- 20 At School
- 21 Learning Tagalog
- 22 Filipino Accents-Same Spelling, Different Accents, Different Meanings
- 23 Computers and the Internet
- 24 I Love My Smartphone!
- 25 At Work
- 26 Music and Dance
- 27 Seeing a Doctor
- 28 Protecting our Environment
- 29 The Animal Kingdom
- 30 Let's Keep Fit!
- 31 Do You Like to Travel?
- 32 Countries of the World and the Government
- 33 Foreign Languages
- 34 Do You Like Filipino Food?
- 35 Street Foods and Desserts
- 36 Drinks, Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Drains
- 37 At the Market
- 38 Landforms and the Forest
- 39 The Water World and the Beach
- English-Tagalog Index/Photo Credits
- Copyright
- Photo Credits
