TY - BOOK AU - Apillera, Paraluman S.; Hernandez, Yolanda Canseco AU - Foreword by Llagas, Karen TI - Basic Tagalog: : learn to speak modern Filipino/Tagalog the national language of the Philippines SN - 9780804851954 AV - 499.211 Ap64b 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Malaysia PB - Tuttle Publishing KW - Tagalog language KW - Self-instruction KW - English KW - Filipino language N1 - This textbook includes: Over 2,500 Tagalog words and phrases Online audio recorded by native speakers to help with pronunciation Bidirectional dictionary Updated cultural notes and sentence patterns Dialogues with manga illustrations Practical exercises at the end of each lesson Downloadable flashcards Clear and concise grammar explanations N2 - Basic Tagalog is a friendly and accessible resource, providing beginning language learners with support, structure and thorough explanations. This is the most complete language course available for Tagalog-in one easy volume! This new edition has free online native-speaker audio recordings and dialogues in the contemporary Manila dialect spoken throughout the Philippines today. All materials have been thoroughly updated with current vocabulary, phrases and real-life expressions used by younger Filipinos ER -