For the celebration of the American holiday of Thanksgiving, learn a few Tagalog words and phrases to impress your Filipino and Filipino-American friends.
]]>There are skilled Tagalog native speakers in the Philippines with whom you can converse on Skype! Your teacher gets compensated fairly via your lesson payment, and you get to listen to a native resident tell you first-hand stories about her country in English, in addition to the foremost goal of practicing your Tagalog.
The Tagalog Complete software course is designed to have students learn enough in two months to manage well with native speakers of Tagalog.
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]]>Mga Tula!!! (Poems!) Tulang Pilipino:Recently started a new section on Tagalog Lang for students interested in learning Tagalog poems. Now working on a list of famous Filipino poets and a glossary of poetry terms with English-Tagalog translations.
]]>Media Noche is the midnight meal that Filipinos have as part of the celebrations welcoming the New Year. Do give your Filipino friends a New Year's greeting in Tagalog!
]]>One of the hazards in the Philippines on New Year's Eve is stray bullets. That's because of a certain Filipino tradition during the year-end holiday festivities to welcome the new year. Clue: It's somehow related to the American celebration of Independence Day on the Fourth of July.
Filipino Customs on New Year's Eve
By the way, have you already learned how to say 'Happy New Year' in Tagalog? You have just a few days left before 2009!
]]>The New Year of 2009 is just a few days away. I'm on a mission is to get everyone to learn how to say "Happy New Year" in Tagalog.
How to Say Happy New Year in Tagalog
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MALIGAYANG PASKO! That's 'Merry Christmas' in Tagalog http://tinyurl.com/HowtoSay
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Wouldn't it be a thoughtful gesture to add some Tagalog words and phrases on the greeting cards and gifts you've prepared for Filipino friends? Here are a few Tagalog greetings you can use: https://tinyurl.com/TagGreet
Gotta order today to ensure your gifts arrive by Christmas Eve.
Tagalog terms:
Christmas Eve = Bisperas ng Pasko
Gift = Regalo
Christmas Gift = Pamasko
Maligayang Pasko! = Merry Christmas!
]]>December 16 is when "Simbang Gabi" starts in the Philippines. It is a series of nine Catholic masses, one everyday before sunrise until Christmas Eve. Filipinos go to church at four o’clock in the morning and afterward have breakfast together.
]]>Christmas is the perfect time to give to people that matter. The Tagalog word for ‘gift’ is regalo but Filipinos have a special word for ‘ Christmas gift’ — pamasko (from Pasko = Christmas).
Disyembre Na! It's December!
The Tagalog word Disyembre comes from the Spanish word diciembre. ]]>Here's a list of books with the best collection of pictures of the Philippines. They'd make stylish gifts this Christmas!
1. Tropical Living: Contemporary Dream Houses in the Philippines features a generation of young Filipino designers exploring stylish, sophisticated ways to keep spaces cool and airy.
2. Tropical Interiors contains 250 color photographs taken in more than 30 private homes showcasing indigenous Philippines materials -- pina, abaca, capiz shell, bamboo and rattan. 3. Exciting Philippines: A Visual Journey has with over 100 full-color photographs of its people, festivals and architecture. 4. 25 Tropical Houses in the Philippines by Filipino architects and designers with ideas that show 21st-century savvy. Works by 20 designers beyond traditional conventions toward Asian fusion trends from pavilion-houses in Manila to elegant vacation homes of Batangas and Mindoro. 5. Burning Heart: A Portrait of the Philippines is a beautiful collection of photographs about the lives of real Filipinos -- poor, desperate faces that contrast with the natural beauty of the country.Get them from an independent bookseller online at Alibris or buy from your local bookstore. We've got to support independent booksellers!!!
]]>Kamusta... Para sa mga gustong matutong mag-Tagalog...
Bumisita sa TagalogLang.com!
Hihintayin namin ang iyong pagbisita!
~ Tagalog Lang
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