
Essential Tagalog Phrasebook & Dictionary
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If you only want to purchase one Tagalog language book--Essential Tagalog is the way to go. Part of Tuttle Publishing's Essential Series, it is a great first introduction and beginner guide to the language of the Philippines and is also designed as a Tagalog phrasebook, making it the most versatile Tagalog language learning tool on the market.
Perfect for business people or tourist traveling to the Philippines who want to supplement their learning, this book's easy indexing feature allows it to act as a Tagalog phrase book or as an English-Tagalog Dictionary. A clever "point to" feature allows you to simply point to a phrase translated in Tagalog without the need to say a single word. You will soon find yourself turning to Essential Tagalog again and again when visiting the Philippines and working or interacting with Filipinos.
In this book you will find:
- Over 1500 practical sentences for everyday use.
- A glossary of over 200 terms and expressions.
- Terms and phrases covering essential aspects of traveling and living in the Philippines.
- Extensive information about Chinese grammar and pronunciation.
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Jan Tristan Arroyo Gaspi grew up in Quezon City, Philippines. He earned two B.A. degrees from the University of California Berkeley, where he served as editor-in-chief of the university's annual Filipino.
Content
- Frontcover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Pronunciation guide
- Basic grammar
- 1 The Basics
- 1.1 Personal details
- 1.2 Today or tomorrow?
- 1.3 What time is it?
- 1.4 One, two, three...
- 1.5 The weather
- 1.6 Here, there...
- 1.7 What does that sign say?
- 1.8 Legal holidays
- 1.9 Telephone alphabet
- 2 Meet and Greet
- 2.1 Greetings
- 2.2 Asking a question
- 2.3 How to reply
- 2.4 Thank you
- 2.5 I'm sorry
- 2.6 What do you think?
- 3 Small Talk
- 3.1 Introductions
- 3.2 I beg your pardon?
- 3.3 Starting/ending a conversation
- 3.4 A chat about the weather
- 3.5 Hobbies
- 3.6 Invitations
- 3.7 Paying a compliment
- 3.8 Intimate comments/questions
- 3.9 Congratulations and condolences
- 3.10 Arrangements
- 3.11 Being the host(ess)
- 3.12 Saying good-bye
- 4 Eating Out
- 4.1 At the restaurant
- 4.2 Ordering
- 4.3 The bill
- 4.4 Complaints
- 4.5 Paying a compliment
- 4.6 The menu
- 4.7 Alphabetical list of drinks and dishes
- 5 Getting Around
- The parts of a car
- 5.5 Breakdowns and repairs
- 5.6 Motorcycles and bicycles
- The parts of a motorcycle/bicycle
- 5.7 Renting a vehicle
- 5.8 Hitchhiking
- 5.1 Asking directions
- 5.2 Traffic signs
- 5.3 The car
- 5.4 The gas station
- 6 Arrival and Departure
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Immigration/customs
- 6.3 Luggage
- 6.4 Questions to passengers
- 6.5 Tickets
- 6.6 Information
- 6.7 Airports
- 6.8 Trains
- 6.9 Taxis
- 7 A Place to Stay
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Hotels/B&Bs/apartments/hostels
- 7.3 Complaints
- 7.4 Departure
- 7.5 Camping/backpacking
- Camping/backpacking equipment
- 8 Money Matters
- 8.1 Banks
- 8.2 Settling the bill
- 9 Mail, Phone and Internet
- 9.1 Mail
- 9.2 Phone
- 9.3 Internet/email
- 10 Shopping
- 10.1 Shopping conversations
- 10.2 Food
- 10.3 Clothing and shoes
- 10.4 Electronics and video games
- 10.5 At the hairdresser
- 11 Tourist Activities
- 11.1 Places of interest
- 11.2 Going out
- 11.3 Booking tickets
- 12 Sports Activities
- 12.1 Sporting questions
- 12.2 By the waterfront
- 13 Health Matters
- 13.1 Calling a doctor
- 13.2 What's wrong?
- 13.3 The consultation
- 13.4 Medications and prescriptions
- 13.5 At the dentist
- 14 Emergencies
- 14. 1 Asking for help
- 14.2 Lost items
- 14.3 Accidents
- 14.4 Theft
- 14.5 Missing person
- 14.6 The police
- 15 English-Tagalog Word List
- 15.1 Word list
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- Backcover
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