Tagalog Flash Cards Kit (9780804858175)

Everything you need to learn the basic vocabulary of Tagalog (Filipino) in one handy language kit!

The cards in this volume contain the 1,000 most commonly used words and expressions in Tagalog — the national language of the Philippines. These cards are grouped thematically to enable easy memorization and review. A sample sentence is provided in Tagalog and English on each card to illustrate how the main word is used, which is often a well-known Tagalog saying or idiom. Four additional words are also provided that are related to the main word.

On The Front Of Each Card:

• The main word, plus 4 related words and phrases to help you use it

On The Back of Each Card:

• The English meanings of each of the 5 Tagalog words on the front
• Plus a sample sentence in Tagalog with English translation to illustrate how the main word is used

This kit includes:

• 200 hole-punched flash cards featuring the most commonly-used characters
• An organizing ring to hold the cards you are actively studying
• Audio recordings of over 1,200 words and phrases from a native speaker
• A 32-page study booklet with sorting indexes and practice tips

All media content is accessible on the Tuttle Publishing website.


About the Author:
Karen Llagas is a poet, translator and lecturer in Tagalog/Filipino at the University of California, Berkeley. She is recipient of the prestigious Filamore Tabios Sr. Memorial Poetry Prize and a Hedgebrook Residency. Her first collection of poetry, Archipelago Dust, was published in 2010 and her poems have appeared in anthologies such as Troubling Borders, The Place That Inhabits Us, and Field of Mirrors among others. She earned her BA at the Ateneo de Manila in the Philippines and an MFA in Creative Writing at Warren Wilson College. She is the author of Basic Tagalog.