Go Filipino: Let's Learn Tagalog
Language Learning Podcasts
Tagalog, which is mainly spoken in the Philippines, is one of the most beautiful languages in Asia. Writer and self-confessed language nerd Kris Andres wants to share that beauty with you. Whether you are visiting the country for business or pleasure, married or dating someone from the Philippines, an English-speaking Filipino trying to find their ethnic identity, or just trying to learn something new, this podcast is for you. It features lessons and exercises that would help you understand the Tagalog language and (hopefully) speak like native Pinoys.
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Tagalog, which is mainly spoken in the Philippines, is one of the most beautiful languages in Asia. Writer and self-confessed language nerd Kris Andres wants to share that beauty with you. Whether you are visiting the country for business or pleasure, married or dating someone from the Philippines, an English-speaking Filipino trying to find their ethnic identity, or just trying to learn something new, this podcast is for you. It features lessons and exercises that would help you understand the Tagalog language and (hopefully) speak like native Pinoys.
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Episodes
Lesson 52: IPAG- Benefactive Verbal Aspects
11/15/2022
After the I- Benefactive Verbal Aspects, we now learn how the IPAG- Benefactive Focus Verbs are expressed if the action happened, is currently happening, and is anticipated to happen.
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Duration:00:36:08
Lesson 51: I- Benefactive Verbal Aspects
11/1/2022
The verbal aspects of I- Benefactive Focus Verbs are similar to that of I- Object Focus Verbs. They are, however, different when it comes to their respective sentence structures.
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Duration:00:35:24
Lesson 50: Tagalog Slang Words (Part 1)
10/15/2022
Let's spice up our Tagalog course with a special topic every 10 episodes, beginning with an introduction to Tagalog slang words.
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Duration:00:31:16
Lesson 49: -AN Locative Verbal Aspects
8/18/2021
While the verbal aspects of -AN Object Focus Verbs and -AN Locative Focus Verbs are similar, the difference lies in their functions and sentence structures. This lesson centers on the -AN Locative Verbal Aspects.
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Duration:00:57:01
Lesson 48: -AN Object Verbal Aspects
8/10/2021
The verbal aspects of -AN Object Focus Verbs and -AN Locative Focus Verbs share the same pattern. The difference lies in sentence structure. We will focus on the -AN Object Verbal Aspects first, while we will learn about the -AN Locative Verbal Aspects in the next lesson.
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Duration:00:56:08
Lesson 47: I- Object Verbal Aspects
6/30/2021
The verbal aspects of I- Object Focus Verbs are mostly similar to that of -IN Object Focus Verbs, but with an added twist.
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Duration:00:32:48
Lesson 46: -IN Verbal Aspects
6/25/2021
We now shift to learning the verbal aspects of object focus verbs, starting with action words that use the -IN suffix.
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Duration:00:48:42
Lesson 45: MANG- Verbal Aspects
4/30/2021
This lesson covers the verbal aspects of MANG- Actor Focus Verbs. The MANG- prefix has a unique feature: it morphs depending on the first letter of the root word.
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Duration:01:03:11
Lesson 44: MA- Verbal Aspects
4/15/2021
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This lesson covers the verbal aspects of both MA actor focus verbs and MA object focus verbs. While they share the same prefix and follow the same verbal aspect pattern, they are completely different from one another. Listen up and find out how. This episode also features a Patreon-exclusive lesson about the MA occasional verb aspects.
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Duration:00:34:16
Lesson 43: MAG- Verbal Aspects
3/9/2021
Now that we have learned how verbal aspects work, let's discuss how they are applied to MAG actor focus verbs.
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Duration:00:47:16
Lesson 42: UM Verbal Aspects
2/12/2021
We now move on to learning the Tagalog verbal aspects, which work like verb tenses in the English language but with slight differences. We will then learn about how to express the UM actor focus verbs if the action happened in the past, present, future, or recently.
A segment about the UM occasional verb aspects, which refers to actions that happen from time to time (but not habitually), is available on the Patreon version of this episode.
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Duration:00:45:03
Lesson 41: Benefactive, Instrumental, And Causative Focus Verbs
1/30/2021
This lesson talks about the last batch of verbal focus, namely: Benefactive (which uses the I- or IPAG- prefixes), Instrumental (which uses the IPANG-, IPAM- or IPAN- prefixes), and Causative/ Rational (which uses the IKA- prefix).
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Duration:00:50:53
Lesson 40: -IN And PAG-AN Locative Focus Verbs
1/12/2021
Apart from the -AN suffix, Locative Focus Verbs use the -IN suffix and the PAG-AN affix combination.
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Duration:00:40:29
Lesson 39: "-AN" Locative Focus Verbs
12/30/2020
(NOTE: This episode was originally published on Patreon on October 28, 2020.)
Another function of the -AN suffix is to create locative focus verbs. How can you tell it apart from the -AN object focus verbs? Listen to this lesson to find out.
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Duration:00:59:55
Lesson 38: "-AN" Object Focus Verbs
12/6/2020
(NOTE: This episode was originally published on Patreon on September 30, 2020.)
The -AN suffix has many functions, one of which is to turn root words into object focus verbs.
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Duration:00:35:09
Lesson 37: "MA-" Object Focus Verbs
8/28/2020
This batch of Tagalog Object Focus Verbs features the use of the MA- prefix, which we previously used to create adjectives and Actor Focus Verbs.
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Duration:00:31:21
Lesson 36: "I-" Object Focus Verbs
8/15/2020
We continue our lesson about Object Focus Verbs, this time concentrating on the I- prefix.
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Duration:00:37:40
Lesson 35: "-IN" Object Focus Verbs
7/13/2020
Everything in a Tagalog sentence shifts depending on where the focus marker is placed. This lesson is the first of our series about Object Focus Verbs, which are used if the focus of the sentence is at the direct object.
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Duration:00:45:52
Lesson 34: "-UM-", "MAG-", And "MA-" Actor Focus Verbs
6/23/2020
It is time to pay attention to the most difficult part of learning the Tagalog language: verbs. In this lesson, we learn about the Actor Focus Verbs or how to conjugate verb roots if the focus of the sentence is the doer of the action.
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Duration:00:41:41
Lesson 33: ILAN? (How Many?)
6/13/2020
This episode focuses on the Tagalog word for "how many." We will also focus on why Filipinos need to open a discussion about why Black lives matter.
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Duration:00:57:38