Concise English-Tagalog Dictionary [Paperback]

Jose Villa Panganiban (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1989

Over ten million Filipinos speak Tagalog, a language more and more Westerners are studying -- with precious few learning materials. This dictionary changes the status quo, providing a reliable compendium of over 6,000 of the most common English words in Tagalog. Pronunciation guidelines created by the Institute of National Language allow the student to develop thorough familiarity with tricky stresses and glottal vowels. Inexpensive and expansive, the Concise English-Tagalog Dictionary will prove invaluable for teachers, students, travelers, and business people who are drawn into contact with this surging nation.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

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"[A]s a physically sturdy, easy to carry, easy to use, generally reliable dictionary, I can recommend this dictionary."—ATA Chronicle

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Charles Tuttle Company (December 15, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804801193
• ISBN-13: 978-0804801195
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,611,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #72 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Tagalog

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing in some respects, useful in others..., June 12, 2000

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Christopher Sundita - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concise English Tagalog Dictionary (Tuttle Language Library) (Paperback)

Mr. Panganiban is (was?) a respected Philippine linguist. So I am a bit disappointed that this dictionary is only one-way. But the content is useful. However some words have multiple meanings and it doesn't say how they should be used.

However, I did like the section with the affix charts and their meanings.. That was very useful.

I also feel that the dictionary should have been updated more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dated, but useful, April 24, 2002

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Linas Kondratas - See all my reviews

This review is from: Concise English Tagalog Dictionary (Tuttle Language Library) (Paperback)

This dictionary is specifically intended for beginning students, it contains a limited vocabulary(I guess about 7000-8000) English entries, each entry is given from 1 to 4-5 Tagalog equivalents, different meanings of English entry words are shown by synonyms, eg. english_entry - (english_synonym1) tagalog_meaning1, (english_synonym2) tagalog_meaning2, (english_synonym3) tagalog_meaning3 etc. Accent place and glottal stops - an important feature of Tagalog - is clearly shown. The list of affixes appears to be very useful.

In short introduction the author relates the troubled circumstances of the WWII in whgich this short dictionary was born.

Of course the dictionary is dated, however since it deals only with the very basics of the language which change but very little with the time, it can be quite useful for the contemporary student.

4.0 out of 5 stars Tagalog Dictionary, June 29, 2011

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WizardG - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Concise English Tagalog Dictionary (Tuttle Language Library) (Paperback)

I must say that the price was right for this one. I only wish that I had paid attention to the fact that it was English/Tagalog and not English/Tagalog-Tagalog/English. Meaning it only translated English to Tagalog and not both ways as I thought most books like this should. I had to buy another book but this book was so cheap to purchase and some of the words in it are not in my other books. I do appreciate it. Thanks for great service on all ends of this purchase. I was pleased for the most part. Thanks!