Recent Posts by jkos

posted: Aug 30th, 2024 11:59am
"Some Tagalogle stats... As of Aug 30, 2024: Total Tagalogle Plays: 41,588 Total Solved: 33,206 Solve Rate: 79.8% Avg # guesses to win: 4.3..."

posted: Aug 26th, 2024 11:23am
"@justjulie69 Welcome! I'm also in the Houston area (Northeast side of town)..."

posted: Aug 15th, 2024 11:24am
"how can I learn Tagalog properly but quickly @Atef You have to be patient with yourself...Tagalog is a hard language for English speakers, it's not going to come quickly! Get a good grammar book and work through it, do the TagalogDecks.com 2k flash cards to learn the most common 2,000 Tagalog words (gives you the most bang for you buck), and if you have a little money, schedule 10-20 lessons with an online teacher to help quickly troubleshoot beginner grammar and pronunciation mistak..."

posted: Aug 15th, 2024 11:00am
"@Bennie329 https://www.taga log.com/message_board/for umimgs/TGL41481108568.jpg Also related to word order...enclitics have a natural ranking to them. You'll probably pick up most of this just by seeing the combinations while reading/listening, but attached is a word order chart. And then, you can actually drill enclitic word orders on Tagalog.com, here: https://www.tagalo g.com/flashcards/study.ph p?flash_card_set_id=352&b ack=FlashCards..."

posted: Aug 14th, 2024 10:26am
"@Bennie329 Pronouns are tricky in Tagalog. The "prideful pronoun" rule can be helpful, but is not always the case. Rather than try to memorize some generalized rule that covers all cases, it's sometimes best just to focus on patterns with particular sentences and word usage. In the case of "may" sentences, it's usually "May ." Another rule a teacher taught me is the idea of "magnet" words, which are words that "attract" pronouns and enclitics. I can't think of the full list of the top..."

posted: Aug 12th, 2024 8:34am
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posted: Aug 10th, 2024 7:30am
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posted: Aug 9th, 2024 10:40pm
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posted: Aug 6th, 2024 8:50pm
"@fili You're not a failure. This language is hard. Be kind to yourself, and be persistent in your studies. Take the anxiety/failure feelings and transform them into action. Persistence is key!..."

posted: Aug 6th, 2024 8:30pm
"You're misleading people , you literally said you've never heard the word before and now all the sudden you're an expert on the word. @PinoyTa j Let's try to keep it civil. @Juantutri is a native, lifelong speaker of the language, so his opinion here is legit. He's not "misleading" people if he has a revised opinion on the word after seeing your examples in context...."

posted: Aug 6th, 2024 2:02pm
"@mleong @Didi20 What specifically are you all looking for / would be ideal? There are a number of videos on Youtube with manually created Tagalog transcripts, but sometimes they're not perfect either (the text doesn't quite match what was said). Or are you looking for some kind of quiz / drill / practice thing? The TDC Youtube videos are transcribed using maybe the best AI model available to transcribe Tagalog text, and yes, it is often incorrect, but often close enough to help you understand the v..."

posted: Aug 4th, 2024 9:31am
"@Hunnybooboo Sister is “kapatid”, but for an older sister you can use “ate”. I just recently found out that I have a sister and she is Filipino Wow, that’s big news! Where does she live in the Philippines, do you know? The Philippines has many languages, so be aware that Tagalog may or may not be the one she speaks at home...."

posted: Jul 24th, 2024 10:02am
"@mrtagalogbeast Not at the moment...there is one for the TDC Reader and Tagalog Decks......"

posted: Jul 19th, 2024 1:48pm
"@brit These are the equivalence type of constructions in Tagalog grammar...to signify one thing is another thing. Some simpler versions... Matalino siya. "Smart = Her" (she is smart). Aso siya. "Dog = He" (he is a dog). Siya ang guro. "She = The Teacher" (she is the teacher). Ako ang may-ari. "I = the owner" (I am the owner). etc. Your lyrics are slightly more complicated, because they bring in a verb (nagbigay = gave) that acts like a noun... "Ikaw ang (nagbigay ng liwanag)" "You =..."

posted: Jul 19th, 2024 12:54pm
"@brit Welcome!..."