Atlast,awaytoimproveyourTagalog!WrittenbyJoiBarriosasthecontinuationofherbest-sellingTagalogforBeginnersbook,IntermediateTagalogisthefirstintermediate-levelbookdesignedspecificallyforpeoplewhoalreadyspeakorunderstandsomebasicTagalogandnowwishtoachievegreaterfluencyinspeaking,readingandwritingstandardFilipino--thenationallanguageofthePhilippines.Thecarefully-constructedlessonsinthisbookpointoutcommongrammaticalerrorsthatEnglishspeakersmakewhenspeakingTagalog,andpresent“real-life“conversationsdemonstratinghowthelanguageisspokeninManilatoday.Extensiveculturalnotesareprovided,alongwithexercisesandactivitiesthatintroducetheuseoftheTagaloglanguageinawiderangeofeverydaysituations.Nativespeakercompanionaudioandprintableflashcardsareavailableforfreedownloadonline.The20lessonsgiveyouallthebasicskillsneededtospeakTagalogfluently:paglalarawan(theabilitytodescribepeople,placesandfeelings);pagsasalaysay(theabilitytotellastory--whetheranewsstory,afolktale,orananecdote);paglalahad(howtoexplainsomething--forexample,acustomortradition,orhowtocookadish);andpangangatuwiran(reasoningandabstractthinking).Eachlessoniscarefullystructuredinsixkeyparts:A“real-life“dialogueprovidingvaluableconversationalskills.Avocabularylisttoexpandyourfamiliaritywithcommon,everydayTagalogwordsandexpressions.Agrammarreviewsection(forexample,onthecorrectusesofaffixesinvarioussentenceconstructions).InsightfulculturalnotespresentingaspectsofthePhilippinesthatmayseem“odd“tooutsiders,toexplainhowFilipinocultureshapesthewaypeoplespeak.Areadingpassagefromastoryornewspaperarticle,withcomprehensionquestions.Awritingexercisedesignedtoteachaspecificwritingskill.UsingIntermediateTagalog,you’llbeabletotalkaboutyourself,yourfamilyandyourdailyexperiencesusinggrammaticallycorrectsentencesandanative-speakerlevelvocabulary.AllmediacontentisalternativelyaccessibleontheTuttlePublishingwebsite.
