How To: Play the "bahay, baboy, bagyo" game to learn Tagalog
Here's a group dynamics game to learn Tagalog. The "It" chants Bahay, Baboy, Bagyo (House, Pig, Storm) and sends game participants on a mad scramble of musical chair proportions.
How To: Say "I am about to..." in Vietnamese
In this video, Bud Brown explains that it's useful to learn to say "I am about to (do something)" or "I just finished (doing something)" in another language. The Vietnamese word for "about to" is "sap" pronounced "sup". To say "I'm about to go out" in Vietnamese is "Toi sap di choi." "I'm about to eat" is "Toi sap di an com." To indicate that you just finished doing something, use the Vietnamese word "vua" pronounced "vuh". "I just finished eating" is "Toi vua an com." "I just finished workin...
How To: Understand Tagalog grammar terms
This how to video describes how to understand and use Tagalog grammar terms properly. The author suggests reading the book "Conversational Tagalog" to help increase your basic understanding of the language. He then covers the use of verbs and other grammatical devices in the Tagalog language. This video is perfect for those who are studying the Tagalog language or for those who need a quick refresher. The video lasts about eight and a half minuets and leaves you with a better understanding of...
How To: Learn tagalog "My and Your"
Linguist, Bud Brown shares his insights into the personal possessive forms "my" and "your". You gotta know these words and how to use them for everyday conversation for tagalog.
How To: Say basic Tagalog phrases
Tagalog is widely spoken all over Philippines. This is a great video for people who just want to learn the basics or impress your significant other's family. Basic introductions and greetings is covered in this video.
How To: Say "happy birthday" in Tagalog easily
This episode helps you learn to speak Tagalog. "Happy Birthday" in Tagalog is "Maligayang bati sa iyong kaarawan."
How To: Say terms of endearment phrases in Tagalog
This episode brings you these "Tagalog" terms of endearment: Ni, Wish-heart, and Luuuuub. It's not really Tagalog, but when you use these terms, there's no denying you're in the Philippines.
How To: Speak Tagalog using the words "chaos" and "anger"
In this episode you learn to use the word nakagulo and nakagalit in Tagalog which means chaos and anger respectively.
How To: Learn a few basic words and phrases in Tagalog
Planning a trip to the Philippines? You'll want to pick up a little Tagalog before you go! This tutorial is perfect for a beginner to the language. Learn how to say a few basic words, greetings and phrases in Tagalog. Learn a few basic words and phrases in Tagalog.
How To: Say a little poem/joke in Tagalog
In this video, we learn how to say a little poem/joke in Tagalog. When you first want to learn how to say these different poems or jokes, you will want to make sure you understand how to say these words correctly. The vowels are the most important part of the words, so make sure you are pronouncing correctly. Listen to audio to learn how to say the joke correctly, then when you have it down you will get a lot of laughs! This is a great joke to use with friends or family and can be used in Tag...
How To: Say "I just ate" in Tagalog
In this video, linguist Bud Brown provides a short lesson on speaking Tagalog. He teaches his viewers how to say that they have just something, such as saying that they have just eaten. There is a conjugation that should be remembered when you want to make a sentence of this form. You have to take the root of the word and double the first syllable of the verb. You then have to add the article "ka" before this verb. For instance, for the Tagalog verb "sabi" which means "to say", you would say ...
How To: Properly use "how much" & "how many" in Tagalog
As the Philippines is becoming more and more well known, so is the main dialect of this beautiful island country: Tagalog! Bud Brown, also known as MagicMaximo, takes you through the nuances of this not (yet) well-known language. In this video Bud explains the difference between "Magkano" (how much) and "Ilan" (how many), breaking down not only the Tagalog words themselves, but their English counterparts, what they mean, how they can be used in a sentence effectively, and in what instances it...
How To: Say essential words in Tagalog
This video is a language lesson in Tagalog. You will learn how to say that you like something or don't like something, that you know or don't know something, and to ask questions beginning with "Do you like", "Do you know" and "Do you understand". The way to ask someone if they like something is, "Gusto mo ba?" To answer positively, say, "Gusto ko!" To answer negatively, say, "Hindi ko gusto." To ask "Do you know?", say "Alam mo ba?" To answer positively, say, "Alam ko." To answer negatively,...
How To: Say the different colors in Tagalog
In this episode learn how to say the different colors in Tagalog.
How To: Say the time in Tagalog
This video goes over how to say phrases regarding time in Tagalog. Tagalog is one of many dialects in the Philippines, and is the national language.