Learn Tagalog

Tagalog is spoken in the Philippines and is the official language, along with English. Tagalog is a local language in the Manila area, and has become a lingua franca for the Philippines. It is the most important language in a country of dozens of native languages.

Related to Indonesian and Malay, Tagalog borrows from Spanish (due to hundreds of years as a Spanish colony), Chinese and English. It is spoken in pockets around the world and is one of the most commonly spoken foreign languages in the US.

The only major obstacle to learn Tagalog comes from the lack of learning materials. Few publishers make anything available. There are some choices, and the internet provides a few extra free resources, so all is not lost!

Internet/Free Seasite Tagalog
This is a supersite for leaners of languages of south-east Asia and tagalog is no exception. There are tutorials, phrases and idioms, a dictionary, readings, culture, games and music. Lots of free resources for learning Tagalog.

Internet/Free The Pinoy Podcast
The Pinoy Podcast is a short but good quality podcast. There are dozens of episodes which equals a few hours of free audio with phrases and vocabulary to learn Tagalog for free.

Internet/Free Tagalog 1
This is another site for learning Tagalog with basic tutorials with audio, and tests to gauge your progress.

Internet/Free Transparent Language offers a free vocabulary trainer to get started learning Tagalog. Get your Free BYKI™ Lite download by Transparent Language

Software
Rosetta Stone Tagalog
Rosetta Stone Tagalog Level 1 is one of the most comprehensive beginning language methods for Tagalog. Native audio, text and images immerse the learner into an enriching environment. The flexibility of the software allows the user to build a strong foundation to further learn Tagalog. See for yourself how well Rosetta Stone Tagalog works for you and try out the free demo -

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