Tagalog Thursdays Conversational Tagalog Level 1 Session 1 Exercises

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A E I O U

A BA KA DA E GA HA I LA MA NA NGA O PA RA SA TA U WA YA

PRONUNCIATION RULES

Tagalog vowels do not change pronunciation like French or English vowels. It is always AEIOU.

A as in Mahal
E as in Estero
I as in Itlog
O as in Opisina
U as in Ulan

Let’s go through the words that we have learned from session 1 relating to vowel pronunciation

Ulap
Puno
Anak
Nanay
Bukid
Salakot

How you say it is how you spell it, and how you spell it is how you say it.

Bebot
Adobo
Tilaok
Abril
Manood
Pagkain
Iyak

Every syllable is pronounced.

Oo
Alex Eala
Babae
Tao
Totoo
Maaari
Iipitin
Iaalay
Uuwi
Uuwian

Consonants are not aspirated especially the consonants p, k, t and d.

Kapatid
Pastillas
Puwit
Dahon
Tamad

The consonant NGA

Ngayon
Ngipin
Pangalan
Tanong
Kangkong
Linggo
Pinggan
Langgam

Mga – particle that pluralizes nouns

Mga pinggan – plates
Mga langgam – ants

Ng – can mean of, by or it can be a connector of adjectives and nouns.

Dahon ng kangkong
Balat ng mangga
Kumain siya ng lanzones