Tagalog (Spoken World) [Audiobook, Large Print, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Living Language (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 13, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1400023491 | ISBN-13: 978-1400023493 | Edition: Com/Pap Bl

This simple and effective introduction to Tagalog will teach you everything you need to speak, understand, read, and write in Tagalog. This program assumes no background in the language, and it explains each new concept clearly with plenty of examples, making it ideal for beginners or anyone who wants a thorough review. Living Language Tagalog includes:

·A course book and six audio CDs
·Two unique sets of recordings, one for use with the book, and a second for use anywhere to review and reinforce
·Natural dialogues, clear grammar notes, vocabulary building, and key expressions
·Plenty of practice, both written and recorded
·Notes on culture, cuisine, history, geography, and more
·Real life “discovery” activities and internet resources
·An extensive two-way glossary

Product Details

• Audio CD: 272 pages
• Publisher: Living Language; Com/Pap Bl edition (November 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400023491
• ISBN-13: 978-1400023493
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Tagalog
  • #67 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Southeast Asian

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars far and away the best option for beginners, March 5, 2009

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perekladach (Carbondale, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tagalog (Spoken World) (Audio CD)

This is the best source for learning Tagalog that I have found. The structure of the language is difficult and counter-intuitive for English speaking learners, but this book manages to be grammatically thorough without becoming abstruse. The dialogues are interesting and the CDs are excellent quality. Books that teach more advanced Tagalog (Wolff's, for example) will be a quantum leap in difficulty, but a foundation course like this one is a confidence builder for going on to more difficult material.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool, November 7, 2011

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I love this book because, I have been trying to learn tagalog for some time and this book has been a great help. Every chapter has a conversation in the beggining and this are actually conversations that are use in the every day life. Plus it has exercises that help you think in tagalog not just try to translate everything. Also the CDs are great aid, I just play them over and over and after it just comes back to me :). Any way I will recomend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good learning material, July 22, 2011

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my daughter wanted this book so she can converse with me without other people understanding what we're talking about. it's a good book where it gives a small quiz @ the end of every chapter. i sure wish that on the audio version - the tagalog conversation will have the translation after each sentence. it would have been a lot better that way. in any case, for the $$$ - it's a pretty good material.