Description
| Product ID: | 9780804842624 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | MY |
| Title: | Intermediate Tagalog |
| Subtitle: | Learn to Speak Fluent Tagalog (Filipino), the National Language of the Philippines (Online Media Downloads Included) |
| Authors: | Author: Joi Barrios |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Language teaching and learning material and coursework, Language teaching & learning material & coursework, Tagalog (Filipino) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The carefully-constructed lessons in this book point out common grammaticalerrors that English speakers make when speaking Tagalog, and present "real-life"conversations demonstrating how the language is spoken in Manila today. At last, a way to improve your Tagalog! Written by Joi Barrios as the continuation of her best-selling Tagalog for Beginners book, Intermediate Tagalog is the first intermediate-level book designed specifically for people who already speak or understand some basic Tagalog and now wish to achieve greater fluency in speaking, reading and writing standard Filipino—the national language of the Philippines. The carefully-constructed lessons in this book point out common grammatical errors that English speakers make when speaking Tagalog, and present "real-life" conversations demonstrating how the language is spoken in Manila today. Extensive cultural notes are provided, along with exercises and activities that introduce the use of the Tagalog language in a wide range of everyday situations. The 20 lessons give you all the basic skills needed to speak Tagalog fluently: paglalarawan (the ability to describe people, places and feelings); pagsasalaysay (the ability to tell a story—whether a news story, a folktale, or an anecdote); paglalahad (how to explain something—for example, a custom or tradition, or how to cook a dish); and pangangatuwiran (reasoning and abstract thinking). Each lesson is carefully structured in six key parts:
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| Imprint Name: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-04-14 |
