Eevie Learns Tagalog

(Audiodramas recommendations whcih main language is English but they also future heavily other languages)

Korean- Moonface

A fiction show about a Korean American son (Joel Kim Booster) who wants to come out to his mom (Esther Moon), but can't because they don't speak the same language

Tagalog- Hi Nay

Hi Nay, literally translated to “Hi Mom”, is a supernatural horror fictional podcast about Filipina immigrant Mari Datuin, whose babaylan (shaman) family background accidentally gets her involved in stopping dangerous supernatural events in Toronto.

Spanish- Celestial Blood

Celestial Blood is a bilingual radionovela about love and secrets in the family of twins Sol and Mundo Lucero.

for whether you’re learning tagalog or you just like foreign music in general. feel free to add your personal recs!

Up Dharma Down

Tadhana

Indak

Oo

Silent Sanctuary

Sa’yo

Kundiman

Ikaw Lamang

QUEST

Walang Hanggan

Ebe Dancel

Hanggang Wala Nang Bukas

Sam Concepcion & Tippy Dos Santos

Dati ft. Quest

Kamikazee

Unang Tikim

Narda

Rivermaya

Kisapmata

Ulan

Parokya Ni Edgar

Harana

Gitara

Shamrock

Alipin

Eraserheads

Ang Huling El Bimbo

If not - reblog this post so it gets more eyeballs!

If you do - how do you say the following words in your non-English language:

the verb “to ship”

the noun “fan”

the noun “fandom”

the noun “fanfic”

the verb “fangirling” (or “fanboying” or something similar)

if a link doesn’t work or if you’d like to suggest resources, message me. I use Tagalog / Filipino interchangeably. 

WEBSITES

Beginners guides PDF’s 

Tagalog.com dictionary - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!, flashcards and more included

HiNative - ask native speakers questions

PODCASTS

“Go Filipino: Let’s Learn Tagalog” by Kris Andres 

YOUTUBE 

talk to me in tagalog - helped with basic grammer. I love this!

tagalog made easy  - the short stories are beginner friendly and useful

The IdeaFirst company -  includes amazing romance/slice of life shows such as Gameboys and Pearl Next Door

PaoLUL (gaming/comedy)

Hello stranger - BL show (sfw, taglish) highly recommend!! 

Filipino fairy tales 

ABS-CBN entertainment (shows, movies etc)

Re.Create - similar to Jubilee, taglish, personal favourite 

PERSONAL TIPS

What helped me a lot was listening to my parents and using the dictionary above to search for unknown words. Learn the alphabet / sounds first so you can spell the words correctly. 

there’s a lot of pinoy twitter accounts that are helpful for learning slang. Most artists I follow are pinoy, and I like to read filo socmed au’s 

listening to children rhymes and songs can help with learning new words :))

You are perfectly fine w doing so on Filipino characters

Filipinos do it a lot!!

we have a term called “Taglish” which means “Tagalog + English”

and if you know the filipino community well enough?

u see a lot of posts like this where part of it is english but the rest of the post is tagalog —

It’s basically a meme to us at this point, but it’s a very, VERY common filipino way of speaking. most of Northern born Filipinos speak this way.

the only thing is that

NO, we don’t speak like this w monolingual english speakers. Just w those who share our native tongue.

And yes, we DO say words of endearment like “habibti”, “panga”, etc.

(ex. “I hope you had a good day, mahal [love].”)

Filipino Joke!

👇👇👇👇👇 … Okay, for all the people who don’t understand, let me explain.

Making this in three languages, so I can post it on my Dutch langblr too.

🇵🇭 - 🇳🇱 - 🇨🇦

Ano* - Wat - What

Saan** - Waar - Where

Sino - Wie - Who

Kailan - Wanneer - When

Bakit - Waarom - Why

Paano*** - Hoe - How

* When you don't hear someone you can say "ha?" (That's what I noticed at least)

** when you want to ask where something or someone is you use "nasaan"

*** there are multiple words for how, all used in a different situation:

Paano >> in what way

Gaano >> degree or quality (how long, how tasty, how many, etc.)

As you might have noticed, one verb can have multiple conjugations in Filipino. This is all because of a concept called focus. Pero ano 'yan? The part of a phrase that is in focus is the part you want to put emphasis on. It's basically the subject of the sentence (not to be confused with the subject in English grammar). There are six different focuses:

Actor

Object

Locative

Benefactive

Instrumental

Reason

Today I will discuss the first two.

!! Disclaimer: I'm not a native speaker, so I might make a mistake somewhere. Always feel free to correct me in a polite manner.

Actor Focus

The person or thing performing the action is in focus.

Which verb affixes are used for actor focus?

Um

Mag

Mang

Ma

Examples:

Umiinom ako ng tubig.

Verb = umiinom (drinking)

Subject = ako (I)

General linker = ng

Object = tubig (water)

I am drinking water.

Other conjugations: uminom (infinitive), uminom (past), iinom (future)

Naglalakad ako papunta sa park.

Verb = naglalakad (walking)

Subject = ako (I)

Preposition = papunta sa (towards)

Object = park

I am walking to the park.

Other conjugations: maglakad (infinitive), naglakad (past), maglalakad (future)

Nanganak siya ng kambal.

Verb = nanganak (gave birth)

Subject = siya (she)

General linker = ng

Object = kambal (twins)

She gave birth to twins.

Other conjugations: manganak (infinitive), nanganganak (present), manganganak (future)

Naligo ako sa bahay ko.

Verb = naligo (took bath)

Subject = ako (I)

Linker = sa (at)

Object = bahay ko (my house)

I took a bath at my house.

Other conjugations: maligo (infinitive), naliligo (present), maliligo (future)

Object focus

The object is in focus rather than the person/thing performing the action.

Which verb affixes are used for object focus?

In

An

I

Examples:

Kinain ko ang mansanas.

Verb = kinain (ate)

Actor = ko (I)

Non-general linker = ang (the)

Object = mansanas (apple)

I ate the apple. (The apple was eaten by me)

Other conjugations: kainin (infinitive), kinakain (present), kakainin (future)

Tatandaan ko ang pangalan mo.

Verb = tatandaan (will remember)

Actor = ko (I)

Non-general linker = ang (the)

Object = Pangalan mo (your name)

I will remember your name. (Your name I will remember)

Other conjugations: tandaan (infinitive), tinandaan (past), tinatandaan (present)

Itago mo ang kendi.

Verb = itago (hide/lock away)

Actor = mo (you)

Non-general marker = ang (the)

Object = kendi (candy)

Hide/lock away the candy. (The candy, lock it away)