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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
