Lesson 13: Pre-colonial Systems Of Measurement
In this episode, we learn about the ancient Tagalog system of measurement. Although these units of measurement have become archaic and are used informally nowadays, we want to show how the ancestors ...
1 Sep 201926min
Lesson 12: Shapes
In this episode, we learn about the Tagalog words for different shapes and figures.Also, August is "Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa" (National Language Month) in the Philippines. We learn a quick history of ...
7 Aug 201934min
Lesson 11: Tagalized Spanish Numbers
In this lesson, we learn about Tagalog numbers based in Spanish. We also learn why the Spanish language is not prevalent in the Philippines nowadays despite being a former Spanish colony, as well as h...
24 Juli 201946min
Lesson 10: Tagalog Numbers
We are taking things slowly as we talk about how Tagalog speakers count numbers.Go Filipino Recommends: "Oro, Plata, Mata," a film by Peque Gallaga. Set in Negros Island during World War II, it tells ...
16 Juli 201935min
Lesson 9: Colors
Happy Pride, mga kapatid! Let's talk about colors in Tagalog and how they are used as adjectives.Go Filipino Recommends: "Moondogs" by Alexander Yates. Set in the Philippines, this debut novel pivots ...
26 Juni 201926min
Lesson 8: Root Words (The Bases Of Tagalog Nouns, Adjectives, And Verbs)
We previously learned about Markers, those tiny words that assign roles to nouns within a sentence. Naturally, we should be learning about nouns, but in the Tagalog language, nouns are part of a much ...
18 Maj 201921min
Bonus Lesson: Go Filipino Review, Chapter 1
It’s time to put your Tagalog knowledge to the test. You heard it right; we’re doing a pop quiz! Go Filipino Review has 10 multiple-choice questions covering Lessons 1 through 7. You have 10 seconds t...
10 Maj 201911min
Lesson 7: SA (As Beneficiary), KAY, And KINA Locative Markers
We are down to the final stretch of Markers, where we learn how SA indicates beneficiaries and future time, as well as the last two markers: KAY and KINA. We also scratch the surface of Tagalog pronou...
2 Maj 201929min
