Basic Tagalog for Foreigners and Non-Tagalogs

Aspillera, Paraluman S.

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ISBN 10: 0804819106 ISBN 13: 9780804819107

Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1993

Language: English

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Tokyo / Rutland, VT: Charle E. Tuttle Company, 1993. 1st paperback edition, 4th printing. First Tuttle edition published in 1969 . ; Tuttle Language Library; 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; 256 pages First Paperback Edition; Fourth Printing.

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Title: Basic Tagalog for Foreigners and Non-Tagalogs
Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Company
Publication Date: 1993
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0804819106
ISBN 13: 9780804819107
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine+
Weight: 1.08 pounds

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Tagalog, the language of the Philippines, is spoken by millions of people. Learn how to communicate with them in fifty carefully planned, eminently practical lessons in this self-study guide. Basic Tagalog intends to teach Tagalog to English speakers with a minimum of time and effort. It includes a structured introduction of eight hundred words of vocabulary, sufficient to cover daily needs; common idioms; and offers hints and study methods suggested by previous students of this method. After a small investment of time, you'll find yourself prepared for everyday situations and have a glimpse of the lives and culture of Filipinos around the world.

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Paraluman Aspillera, author, teacher, and newspaper journalist, specialized in the teaching of English and Tagalog. She was director of the Institute of Filipino Language and Culture at Philippine Women's University and a professor of Pilipino and Philippine Literature at the Institute of Asian Studies, University of the Philippines. She wrote the popular daily column �Your Tagalog Column,� which appeared in the Manila Times, and authored many books and articles in both English and Tagalog. Mrs. Aspillera dedicated herself to promoting the national language and culture of her country through extensive travel in North America, Europe, and Asia, and served as executive secretary and director of the UNESCO-sponsored Akademya ng Wikang Pilipino.

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