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Essential Tagalog : speak Tagalog with confidence
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Start speaking Tagalog today with Essential Tagalog! This easy phrase book gives you all the words and phrases you need in the Philippines or Tagalog-speaking environments. Even with no prior exper...
Start speaking Tagalog today with Essential Tagalog! This easy phrase book gives you all the words and phrases you need in the Philippines or Tagalog-speaking environments. Even with no prior experience speaking Tagalog, you'll find everything you need in this simple guide:Easy to understand pronunciation notesOver 1,500 essential Tagalog sentences and phrases needed in everyday interactions in restaurants and shops, at work, in a doctor's office, or with friendsA glossary of 2,000 key words and phrases, including words for smart phones, the intern
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- First edition
- Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2012]
- ©2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (459 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781462910120, 1462910122, 080484240X
- OCLC
- ocn868964326
- "Previously published as Essential Filipino phrase book"--T.p. verso.
- English
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; Pronunciation guide; Basic grammar; 1 The Basics; 1. The Basics; 1.1 Personal details; 1.2 Today or tomorrow?; 1.3 What time is it?; 1.4 One, two, three...; 1.5 The weather; 1.6 Here, there...; 1.7 What does that sign say?; 1.8 Legal holidays; 1.9 Telephone alphabet; 2 Meet and Greet; 2. Meet and Greet; 2.1 Greetings; 2.2 Asking a question; 2.3 How to reply; 2.4 Thank you; 2.5 I'm sorry; 2.6 What do you think?; 3 Small Talk; 3. Small Talk; 3.1 Introductions; 3.2 I beg your pardon?; 3.3 Starting/ending a conversation; 3.4 A chat about the weather; 3.5 Hobbies
- 3.6 Invitations3.7 Paying a compliment; 3.8 Intimate comments/questions; 3.9 Congratulations and condolences; 3.10 Arrangements; 3.11 Being the host(ess); 3.12 Saying good-bye; 4 Eating Out; 4. Eating Out; 4.1 At the restaurant; 4.2 Ordering; 4.3 The bill; 4.4 Complaints; 4.5 Paying a compliment; 4.6 The menu; 4.7 Alphabetical list of drinks and dishes; 5 Getting Around; 5. Getting Around; 5.1 Asking directions; 5.2 Traffic signs; 5.3 The car; 5.4 The gas station; The parts of a car; 5.5 Breakdowns and repairs; 5.6 Motorcycles and bicycles; The parts of a motorcycle/bicycle
- 5.7 Renting a vehicle5.8 Hitchhiking; 6 Arrival and Departure; 6. Arrival and Departure; 6.1 General; 6.2 Immigration/customs; 6.3 Luggage; 6.4 Questions to passengers; 6.5 Tickets; 6.6 Information; 6.7 Airports; 6.8 Trains; 6.9 Taxis; 7 A Place to Stay; 7. A Place to Stay; 7.1 General; 7.2 Hotels/B&Bs/apartments/hostels; 7.3 Complaints; 7.4 Departure; 7.5 Camping/backpacking; Camping/backpacking equipment; 8 Money Matters; 8. Money Matters; 8.1 Banks; 8.2 Settling the bill; 9 Mail, Phone and Internet; 9. Mail, Phone and Internet; 9.1 Mail; 9.2 Phone; 9.3 Internet/email; 10 Shopping
- 10. Shopping10.1 Shopping conversations; 10.2 Food; 10.3 Clothing and shoes; 10.4 Electronics and video games; 10.5 At the hairdresser; 11 Tourist Activities; 11. Tourist Activities; 11.1 Places of interest; 11.2 Going out; 11.3 Booking tickets; 12 Sports Activities; 12. Sports Activities; 12.1 Sporting questions; 12.2 By the waterfront; 13 Health Matters; 13. Health Matters; 13.1 Calling a doctor; 13.2 What's wrong?; 13.3 The consultation; 13.4 Medications and prescriptions; 13.5 At the dentist; 14 Emergencies; 14. Emergencies; 14.1 Asking for help; 14.2 Lost items; 14.3 Accidents
- 14.4 Theft14.5 Missing person; 14.6 The police; 15 English-Tagalog; 15. English-Tagalog Word List Word list; Backcover