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Tagalog Materials

Postby sfuqua » Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:53 pm

Does anybody know of a good course with audio for Tagalog.

There are several "books with recordings" listed on amazon, but I really don't know what quality they are.

My spoken Tagalog is atrophying, even though I listen to Tagalog TV every day. My daughter is worried that she has lost her Tagalog also. Since she started school, her Tagalog seems to have disappeared.

I know we should be able to use my native speaker wife as a resource, but we always seem to drift back into English within a few hours of agreeing that we would "only speak Tagalog."
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Re: Tagalog Materials

Postby sfuqua » Fri Oct 23, 2015 3:28 am

No bites, huh? :D
I guess I can make up something from native materials.
If anybody has any bright ideas, let me know.
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Re: Tagalog Materials

Postby aokoye » Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:43 am

sfuqua wrote:I know we should be able to use my native speaker wife as a resource, but we always seem to drift back into English within a few hours of agreeing that we would "only speak Tagalog."


I would try very hard to realize when you're drifting back into English and make a marked effort to stop that and drift back into Tagalog. I realize this is easier said than done, but it seems like the logical thing to do.
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Re: Tagalog Materials

Postby iguanamon » Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:47 am

Stelle is the resident Tagalog learner. Until she responds, here's a link to her Taga-log on HTLAL. I'm reluctant to recommend resources I haven't used but For free there's the memrise course Stelle mentioned and also the FSI/DLI Headstart Tagalog (Pilipino) course which has audio. There are some of the usual suspects too- Living Language and Pimsleur has a 30 unit 1 volume course for $99. The one volume courses are more intense than the full 3 volume course. I found their Haitian Creole 30 lesson course to be quite useful. I had a look at the free DLI GLOSS (GlobalOnline Language Support System) and they have 121 Tagalog lessons starting at level 1. Good luck, let's hope Stelle drops by soon to help you, or you can send her a pm.
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Re: Tagalog Materials

Postby sfuqua » Fri Oct 23, 2015 3:20 pm

Thanks; I'm familiar with some of those resources, but I hadn't noticed Living Language or DLI GLOSS.
It is dumb, of course, what we really need to do is to get my wife to insist that we speak Tagalog...
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Re: Tagalog Materials

Postby Stelle » Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:35 pm

I quite like the GLOSS activities! I made my MIL laugh out loud when I tried out some of the sentences I learned (something along the lines of "He drinks too much wine and he's always gambling"). Highly recommended, especially as a free resource!

My main (purchased) resource is from Tuttle publishing. It's called Elementary Tagalog (Tara Mag-Tagalog Tayo). I bought the textbook (with CD) and workbook. It has good grammar explanations, readable texts and decent audio - although it's aimed at beginners, so I don't know if it will meet your needs. The audio doesn't have transcripts, which makes it a bit frustrating. It's definitely aimed at classroom learning rather than self-learning. But I find transcribing the audio myself and then having my husband correct my work is very useful. Overall, I think it's a good resource.

Good luck!

(Personally, I'm not sure how strong my Tagalog will ever be, because nobody here watches Filipino TV or reads Filipino books. Even my 80-year-old father-in-law would much rather watch The Walking Dead with English subtitles. Ha! Without a lot of native media, I'm not sure that I'll ever get past the beginner/early intermediate stage, but the truth is that I'm really not drawn to Filipino media. I tried a few talk shows and telenovela-style TV shows, and they really didn't grab me at all - in fact, they were rather painful to watch. I've decided not to worry too much about my eventual level, and keep learning as long as it's fun!

Can you recommend any TV shows or books that I should check out?)
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Re: Tagalog Materials

Postby leosmith » Mon Jul 31, 2017 11:50 pm

sfuqua wrote:Does anybody know of a good course with audio for Tagalog.

Thanks for starting this thread sfuqua. I'm thinking of doing a sort of a 90 day challenge from mid Oct to mid Jan, while I'm in Thailand, because I be in the Philippines for about 6 weeks starting in mid Feb. This will be my 3rd trip there, and I think I've finally convinced myself that learning the language would be worthwhile.

So I'm looking for resources. Here's what I'm thinking so far:
*Pimsleur (2 X 30 = 60 lessons)
*Either Basic Tagalog for Foreigners (can’t see format on amazon, but it appears to have the best pronunciation guide, and pretty good ratings) or Elementary Tagalog (best format I've seen; ok pronunciation guide, pretty good ratings)...I need to decide
*Filipinopod101 (I'll pull my old join for $1, drain the site, then quit routine)
*tfc.tv
*italki
*readlang or some similar reading tool that works for Filipino

Any suggestions? For example, I have no reading material listed here.
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Re: Tagalog Materials

Postby Speakeasy » Tue Aug 01, 2017 2:32 am

In addition to the suggestions already listed above:

Living Language Spoken World Tagalog
The approach is identical to that employed in the Living Language "Ultimate" Series. Amazon Customer Reviews are fairly positive. It would appear that the 6 CDs are sold separately.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=living+language+spoken+world+tagalog

Tagalog for Beginners & Intermediate Tagalog - Joi Barrios
Both courses are up-to-date. The Intermediate course is a continuation of the Beginners' course. Amazon Customer Reviews are fairly positive. The accompanying audio recordings are in mp3 format, which suggests that they might be more extensive than those in many competing courses.
https://www.amazon.com/Tagalog-Beginners-Introduction-Filipino-Philippines/dp/0804841268/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
https://www.amazon.com/Intermediate-Tagalog-Filipino-National-Philippines/dp/0804842620

Routledge Colloquial Filipino
I am mentioning this Beginners' course merely to record that it exists. It is likely that many forum members are familiar with the approach. Surprisingly, the "free audio" for this course does not appear on Routledge's website. So, you will have to purchase the CDs.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Routledge+Colloquial+Filipino&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3ARoutledge+Colloquial+Filipino

Teach Yourself Tagalog (Filipino)
Again, I am mentioning this Beginners' course merely to record that it exists. It is likely that many forum members are familiar with the approach.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Teach+Yourself+Tagalog

Loyal Books (Free Audio Books)
http://www.loyalbooks.com/language/Tagalog

Tagalog Language Guide, U.S.A. War Department
Liberate the Philippines with John Wayne as your guide!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tagalog-Language-Guide-War-Department-1944-WWII-CDROM-/200691186598?hash=item2eba207ba6:m:m0Te-LUFeBQ0dmQy8HXpoGg
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Re: Tagalog Materials

Postby Whodathunkitz » Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:24 am

I'm waiting for the Cebuano / Bisaya one. Never used, just listing.

https://glossika.com/courses/fluency123/tagalog
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Re: Tagalog Materials

Postby sfuqua » Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:58 am

I'm working through glossika Tagalog right now, and while I find it pretty easy, but I am learning things.
One of the surprises is how much my wife loves me studying Tagalog. If I did Cebuano, her L1, I bet she would be over the moon.
A happy wife is a good thing :-)
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