Tagalog Pronunciation: How to pronounce Tagalog words!: Recent Episodes
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The prefix paki- is used to denote a request for a favor. It is the easiest way to say ‘please’ in Tagalog. Just put it in front of verbs. sulat to write Pakisulat mo dito. Please write it here. pasa to pass Pakipasa mo ang plato. Please pass the plate. abot to reach Pakiabot ang kahon. … Continue "PAKI-"
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Unique in Tagalog is ng which as a letter of the alphabet is pronounced ‘nga.’ The nga sound may seem difficult at first, but if you can say ‘sing along’ in English and slur those two words together, you’ll have no problem with nga in Tagalog after some practice chopping off ‘si’ from the beginning … Continue "Pronunciation ‘Ng’ and ‘Nga’"
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The Tagalog word for ‘consonant’ is katinig. There are 23 consonants in the official Filipino alphabet. Here are the 15 basic consonants in the Tagalog abakada: b k d g h l m n ng p r s t w y ba ka da ga ha la ma na nga pa ra sa ta wa … Continue "Tagalog Consonants"
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Tagalog words with the same spelling can have two different meanings depending on the pronunciation. Notice the difference between bása (a verb meaning ‘to read’) and basâ (an adjective meaning ‘wet’). bása read (verb) basâ wet (adjective) basa read (verb) Basahin mo ito. Read this. basâ wet (adjective) Basâ … Continue "Practice Bása (Read) and Basâ (Wet)"
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Tagalog words may be spelled the same but can have two different meanings depending on the pronunciation. For example, notice the difference between bukas (an adverb meaning ‘tomorrow’) and bukás (an adjective meaning ‘open’). The accent is placed on a different syllable. bukas tomorrow (adverb) bukás open (adjective) bukas tomorrow … Continue "Bukas (Tomorrow) and Bukás (Open)"
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Notice the difference between buhay (a noun meaning ‘life’) and buháy (an adjective meaning ‘alive’). The accent is placed on a different syllable. buhay life (noun) buháy alive (adjective) buhay life (noun) Mahirap ang buhay. Life is hard. buháy alive (adjective) Buháy pa ba siya? Is he/she still alive?
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