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" Basic Tagalog for foreigners and non-Tagalogs / "
by Paraluman S. Aspillera ; revised and updated by Yolanda Canseco Hernandez.
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BL
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1043131
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b797501
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| Main Entry
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Aspillera, Paraluman S.
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Basic Tagalog for foreigners and non-Tagalogs /\ by Paraluman S. Aspillera ; revised and updated by Yolanda Canseco Hernandez.
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Rutland, Vt. :: Tuttle Publishing,, [2007]
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| Series Statement
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Tuttle language library
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239 pages :: illustrations, 1 map ;; 26 cm ++ 1 CD (4 3/4 in.)
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| ISBN
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0804819106
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: 0804838372
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: 9780804819107
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: 9780804838375
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| Notes
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Completely updated and expanded with new materials.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Tagalog, a living language -- The Tagalog alphabet -- Syllables and stress in Tagalog -- Greetings and common expressions -- The articles si and ang -- Sentence formation -- Personal and demonstrative pronouns -- Words that link and describe -- Words that show possession -- Asking questions -- The question word ba -- Making comparisons -- Using may and mayroón -- Numbers -- -Um- and mag- verb forms -- -In- verb forms -- The articles ang and ng -- Pseudo verbs, dápat, gustó and others -- Ma- and maka- verb forms -- Maging, to be or to become -- Magkaroón, to have -- Expressing thoughts and actions -- Expressing emotions -- Who, which and that -- Saying please -- Saan and nasaan (where) -- The preposition sa -- The prepositions para sa and para kay -- Telling time -- The word when in Tagalog -- Verb roots -- Forming nouns -- I- verb forms -- -An verb forms -- Adverbs -- Conjunctions and interjections -- Magpa- and pa- + -in verb forms -- Expressing disagreement, agreement or doubt -- Forming nouns from verbs -- Forming participles using naka- -- Noun affixes -- Formation of adjectives -- Plural forms of verbs -- Contractions -- Colors.
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| Abstract
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Tagalog, the leading language of the Philippines, is spoken by millions of people. Learn how to communicate with them in fifty carefully planned, eminently practical lessons in this self-study guide. Basic Tagalog intends to teach Tagalog to English speakers with a minimum of time and effort. It includes a structured introduction of eight hundred words of vocabulary, sufficient to cover daily needs; common idioms; and offers hints and study methods suggested by previous students of this method. After a small investment of time, you'll find yourself prepared for everyday situations and have a glimpse of the lives and culture of Filipinos around the world. Teaches beginning students to speak, read, and write proficiently the language of the Philippines.
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Tagalog language, Textbooks for foreign speakers-- English.
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Tagalog language materials-- Bilingual.
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Tagalog language.
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| Dewey Classification
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499/.21182421
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PL6053.A78 2007
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Hernandez, Yolanda Canseco.
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