Tagalog Lesson 1: Tagalog Fundamentals

[@212MAY]

My mom did not force me to learn Tagalog because she wanted me to be fluent in English like a native, but now I have to take care of my grandma and she barely speaks and understands English, so here I am!

[@Maria_kurdapya38]

how about bisaya?

[@arthurmoran4951]

@@Maria_kurdapya38 her or his grandma speaks tagalog i suppose but she/he maybe later learn it

[@HussainZilaal-vl9tm]

Did your mom force you to smile ?

[@RLB2779]

I pray that your grandma is in good health for you.

[@thefrontgamer]

21:33

[@virineto9272]

Long time ago I had friends from Philippines, now I have a new friend from there and I thought why not give it another chance? She'd surely appreciate it.

[@josephb1884]

I am an American who is married to a Filipina. She only yells at me in Tagalog, so I want to understand what she's saying. :)

[@iamR92]

Xd, probably nothing encouraging. Xd

[@discoveringthetruthagain]

It's better to not know

[@Redbird1504]

My girl is Filipino American. I'm relatively smart but she speaks like 5 damn languages.

[@professorgreen1215]

You hit one of the drama Queen crazy one. No need to understand, just go for the next one

[@Just_gleeo]

Lucky for u cuz Some of us don't know how to say that language

[@DeductiveTea]

I hope you continue to do this podcast and video series! I’m half Filipino and I’m trying to learn the language to connect better with my family and to continue the language to my future children. It is so hard to find consistent online video content for Tagalog. Keep it up!!!!

[@ajlecs7932]

me too bro i’m going to ilagan to see my family in a year and i wanna be able to communicate with them better

[@ALIVEE123]

same! I really wanna visit the Philippines one day and travel to my Lola's hometown!

[@mkjs88]

Me to I had a hard time Learning from my dad

[@ChrisChris-yr2mq]

The less you know Tagalog the less they can ask you for money.

[@ChrisPerkins-i7h]

You're so cute

[@Nag-aaralakongPilipino]

I'm learning Filipino because I wanted to learn it many years ago but I gave up on it because I didn't feel supported by the people around me. Recently I started thinking about those times and how interesting the language is, I even met a Filipina exchange student, I felt so excited to meet someone from Philippines after all these years... I take it as a sign I should give it another try.

[@AnaTheresaBaranda]

Yess! I support you to try learning it again! Filipino is a beautiful language and meeting the exchange student is definetly a sign!

[@oishii276]

i think it'll be easier to learn tagalog if u personally know a filipino so u can practice having a conversation with them

[@joekerns5045]

I want to learn Tagalog, because my daughter is Filipino, and I want to communicate with her. Mahal kita!!!!!!

[@erickoavenada969]

Sorry to say that the word/ phrase "Mahal Kita" is very informal unlike the english that can be formal or informal. You could say this to your Families, Close friends, to Country.

[@juanpeace3y2d]

​@@erickoavenada969what would thr formal be

[@priscillaserrano7441]

Filipino phrases once it was written in English might be different but for as long as it cpuld be easily understood it is good.As she speak her accent literally as Filipino by using Suprasrgmental. proferp

[@InsaneHAz3]

I've just started working in a hospital in the UK and most of the staff on my ward speak tagalog so I want to learn it and surprise them lol they are the nicest people u could ever meet

[@HiHi-tc9rc]

What is it with our mothers not teaching us tagalog

[@noeminoemi1350]

even if your mother didn't teach it to you , you should naturally just pick it up by hearing it spoken around you.

[@Geli_Roll]

​@@noeminoemi1350 Not everyone is able to pick it up like that as children. Especially when the native speaker uses English more often than Tagalog. It's different in each household. My own mother who is from the Philippines said she never taught me because she didn't want me to get bullied by my peers growing up in American schools like my older siblings did. She was discouraged because of how ignorant the community was.

[@noeminoemi1350]

@@Geli_Roll I understand perfectly well the reason why they didn't teach their children Filipino . It is a mistake since one can be fluent in both languages especially if it's taught to you at a young age. There are some that are just ashamed of their culture and heritage though and that's a different story.

[@HiHi-tc9rc]

@@noeminoemi1350 I understand Tagalog, I can’t speak it though

[@FKZFY2025]

@@HiHi-tc9rc👍

[@suxpect2565]

I am from nepal and my gf is from Philippines and she is learning my nepali language and I am learning Tagalog to communicate better with her family 😊😊

[@SaradaKhadka-vj7mh]

Daam bro me too

[@malayangamihan7237]

Good job mylove😊❤

[@oishii276]

are you still together 😂, that's sweet tho

[@Nimesh-yt8jt1mr2t]

🎉Same here bro, are u already fluent in tagalog bro? Please help me , I am jst a beginner...

[@steviecoopermusic]

Lived in Manila for a year. Bangkok for 7 years. Almost fluent in Thai but I struggle with Tagalog, even with a Filipina wife of 23 years

[@mangeurdepâtes]

I'm a 15-year-old french student and I don't speak english very well. But with you, I understand almost everything. So It makes me want to learn tagalog and I hope you will keep doing videos. Thank you so much!

[@ciocomacchiatto9029]

Wow Nice to know you are learning Tagalog. May I ask, why do you learn Tagalog? Is it because of music, you have Filipino friends?

[@mangeurdepâtes]

@@ciocomacchiatto9029 it's because I play to a video game where people speak tagalog

[@XenuLover98]

Je suis chaud

[@GUITARTIME2024]

You should prioritize English. It's the global language. Forget the video games.

[@mangeurdepâtes]

@@GUITARTIME2024 ok.....

[@wd9ufo]

I used to speak some Tagalog in the 80’s. I spent time in Olongapo during my Navy days. I run across your channel by accident.

[@RoseAnnMarienau.]

I am half Filipino and half American and I never learned Taglog growing up just now I moved into the Philippines so I want to learn Tagalog this is really helpful

[@TheAlmightyClipse]

Ayo same. I'm half Pinoy - half Australian. My mum always spoke tagalog with her Pilipino friends but we never get taught it which is sad. A lot of half Pilipino's in Australia are so far removed from our language and culture it's not even funny. Chinese who come to Australia put their language and culture first. Filipina's rather completely disregard their history and culture and let their mixed kids adopt this garbage white man's culture. Anglo Australian culture is so trash. Just a bunch of ppl who love making fun of others cause they descended from convicts and don't have any real culture of their own.

[@shasharuiz]

My native language is spanish I learned english 2 years ago now I want to learn tagalog because I love it.since I heard it

[@jacelpobre]

I’m learning spanish😊 I’m a filipino

[@origenjerome8031]

You will be surprised to learn that many Filipinos don't know that many Tagalog words they use in everyday life are actually Spanish words, like kotse (coche), medyas, pantalon, bruha. Filipinos even curse in Spanish like leche or puta.

[@GUITARTIME2024]

English is more complex than you think. Study more.

[@BrownBatman6969]

​@@GUITARTIME2024 Believe me, I speak 4 languages ​​and English is the third language I learned. English has tons of loan words, but aside from weird pronunciations, it's one of the easiest languages ​​to learn.

[@ImNotMia-I_Think]

My father discouraged my mother from teaching me and my brother Tagalog. I’ve always been quite proud of my Filipino roots, and upset that they didn’t teach me as a kid. Hoping I stay motivated!

[@Sunshine-rq1ow]

Commenting to bring ya back to keep you motivated. 💪

[@gemthepolyglot3258]

I’m learning Tagalog because I live in Taiwan and interact with many people in the Filipino community here, especially at church.

[@fairyetoiles]

literally have been trying to find an actual good video series on how to learn tagalog for years 😭😭yours is the best i can find, pls don't stop making them!!!

[@journeman77]

I am learning Tagalog so I can be a better recruiter. My company is currently offshoring work to the Philippines. I want to be able to make my candidates feel at ease when we first speak and these kinds of videos can help me break the ice when speaking with candidates.

[@chelan2884]

Hai From Malaysia and I love Tagalog language since I love to watch Filipino telenovelas aired in my country..we have many similar word and meaning since we share the same root of Austranesian languages...

[@jowilson5581]

I work in IT at a hospital where basically our entire laundry staff is Filipino, quite a lot of whom dont speak English. I realized after helping some of them with password resets that it must be difficult to work here only speaking Filipino and related languages like Tagalog, it makes it harder for them to get help. so I'm going to learn the language. I wanted to say thank you, your teaching style is exactly what I prefer. Talking about the history, culture, grammar, the fundamentals. That's what makes a language really stick in the mind. Thank you!

[@silverchairsg]

I'm Singaporean. It's so funny, because though I don't know any Tagalog I feel like I've heard all these phrases before and they sound VERY familiar. I guess it's because there are many Pinoy working in Singapore and I've overheard them chatting in Tagalog many times.

[@samaval9920]

Tagalog, Bahasa Indonésie & Bahasa Melayu are members of Malay o Polynesia. language family. so they share a few words, more pronunciation.

[@fazasaeed6528]

I am Mexican American my boyfriend is Filipino and we are gonna go to the Philippines❤ Thank you for your video ❤

[@07derka]

I’m learning Tagalog because my Filipina wife was forced to only speak english when she was adopted from the Philippines over to the States when she was in her early teens. She can understand Tagalog when it’s spoken to her, but she can’t speak it too well. Now that we have our first daughter, i’m hoping we can learn it together and hopefully pass some on to her

[@oishii276]

it will be nice for her to be bilingual at early age

[@jamiesantos8513]

Thank you so much for doing this series! I’m Filipino but I’m the daughter of OFWs and grew up on the Middle East. I spoke some Filipino at home and went back to the Philippines every other year to visit family, but after going to international school I wasn’t very fluent. I can understand and have simple conversations, but I struggled with a lot of shame from not being fluent. This is exactly the type of resource I’ve been looking for. Thanks again for sharing these videos!

[@charyzah]

I grew up in the states and moved to the Philippines just a few years ago. I teach english and was literally JUST looking for someone that teaches tagalog in the way you do. Keep this series up! It’s amazing 💗💗💗

[@oahuguy3918]

I'm so glad I found this channel! I am currently spending the majority of my time in the Philippines and seeking a SRRVisa to take some college classes here. These lessons will keep me busy for now. My goal is to master all of Pat's lessons. Tara na!

[@olami012]

Me being different and learning it because I loved Filipino dramas as a kid😂😊

[@raylt7]

Thanks!

[@PRINCESS-zz3wq]

Im not Filipino and honestly I've never even met any (to my knowledge) but i am drawn in by this language. It has such a beautiful sound, i get why some people call it melodic. And learning more about the Filipinos and how many seem to have a good vibe makes me want to learn and go to my local Filipino resturaunt to talk to people.

[@АлексейК-678]

My brother in law is Filipino! And I love learning more about his culture and I’m starting to learn his language! His mother only speaks Tagalog and I am learning to communicate better with her to help her feel included into our culture and take that step!

[@livinginleela]

I'm learning Tagalog because I'm married to my beautiful wife from Manila and will be visiting the Philippines for the first time soon 😊 I want to be able to communicate when I am there ❤

[@yvettemaldonado3725]

I know no one who speaks this language. I want to learn this beautiful language because Philipino music is so beautiful I wish to learn to speak it. I love EZ Mil, Morriesstte and 4th Impact. I also follow voice kids 😍

[@gaufrid1956]

Maraming salamat po Pat! Ang importante na nga mag Taglish kung di alam ka na ang salita sa Tagalog. Ang aking asawa ay taga Higaonon sa Bukidnon sa Mindanao, at syempre mag Bisaya kami, o Bislish din, o Higaonon Binukid. Mag Tagalog ako kung alam ko ng salita sa Tagalog ngunit di alam ko ng salita sa Bisaya.

[@TheTravellingCritic-ke8kh]

Impressive lesson! Salamat! Although I have heard from many Filipinos living here in Greece that Tagalog is nowhere near Indonesian or Malay, as I am currently also learning those two languages, I have to admit that some words are very similar. Ako in Tagalog / Aku in Malay / Indonesian. Taon in Tagalog. / Tahun in Malay and Indonesian. Apat in Tagalog / Empat in Malay and Indonesian. Lima = five in all three languages. Anak = child in all three languages. So knowing Malay and Indonesian is very helpful to understand Tagalog better. But, even if I didn't speak those languages, you have been doing an exceptional job here! Looking forward to your next lesson!

[@UncleIroh-i6j]

Why am I learning Tagalog? Well there is a few reasons. 1) I have many Filipino friends and I thought if I knew Tagalog I would impress them even more haha 2) my best friend is Filipina and I really like her a lot 3) I like learning and I thought learning a language would be fun and giving I had a lot of Filipino friends I chose to learn Tagalog

[@donrobinson4185]

I'm 77 and I just joined your site.Not so sure I can learn at this age but I'm going to give it a try.Every year I go to the Philippines for 4 weeks and I would sure love to surprise my friends over their.By the way your a great teacher.

[@lennyclark1998]

She is a great teacher. Im just learning for the first time. Im learning alot from her.

[@SamuelAnt]

Maraming Salamat, I'm moving to Bohol in the next 6 months to a year. Arranging things now. Soon I'll be with my beautiful Daughter.

[@tachiane]

I want to learn tagalog, because I think it's a diferent an interesting language. I like to watch Filipino movies and dramas and I like some songs because of that I'm a little bit curious about the cuture and language. I'm brazilian and I really don't like to learn english, I don't know why, but during your lessons I can improve my english and also learn a new language I will really like to learn :)

[@sixtofigueroa499]

I’ve been married for over 23 years to my Filipina wife and now we’re living in PI. So I feel this is essential for me to grow and adapt my new permanent environment 😊

[@cjtorres5917]

Late to the party but this is marvelous. Thank you and well done!

[@warcrimesarefun]

im filipino so want to learn to go back to my roots

[@thomasdahl2232]

The best instructions on KZbin. Relevant and explanation of each word! :)

[@keenwood571]

My wife is Filipina and our 4 children are living there in our house in Laguna. I am due to retire soon and move there with them! If I can learn to speak the language I will gain more trust with the locals and and not get cheated as much as I have in the past. Additionally, my wife has 7 brothers and 3 sisters who are very poor in English and I would like to communicate with them more effectively.

[@Reviewer._.]

Thank you so much, I'm learning Tagalog because my grandma speaks it and I also want to carry on my heritage!

[@bluebluueejayy]

I just came across your videos while seeking out more options for practice and knowledge! I work in the medical field and work with a lot of lovely, lovely Filipina ladies- many of who speak more than one language! One of my coworkers speaks Tagalog, English, and Japanese. If she, and many others, can learn more than one language, I can make the effort to make communication and conversation more fluid and equal. My ladies absolutely light up when I work on my conversational and on words we use often at work. Thank you for the help!

[@hirayamanawari3583]

I like your podcast. I like to add some knowledge about the influences of other languages on Tagalog. Sanskrit also has an influence on Tagalog and some other Philippine languages, let's say we were once part of the Indosphere (via Malaysia, Borneo, and Indonesia through indirect contact from India) for some areas in the Philippines. That's why we have terms like Maharani, Maharaja, Rajah, Rani, etc. for nobilities, Sanskrit loan words such as: Tagalog -Sanskrit guro - guru (means teacher), mukha - mukha, mukham, mukh (face), naga - nāga (serpent or serpentine), simba - semba (In the Philippines means going to church, in Sanskrit means “pray.”)? saksi - sakshi (witness) asa, pag-asa - asha (hope) and many more. Lastly, languages and dialects coexist. As far as I know based on my research, a dialect is a variant of a language, while a language, as you said, is broader. It has its own phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. So, if it's intelligible, it's a dialect; if it's not, it's a language. Tagalog and Bisaya can't understand each other, so they're both different languages. Tagalogs have different variants throughout the Tagalog region. The best examples of this are the Manileñong Tagalog and Batangueñong Tagalog. You can notice their differences right away (since you are familiar with and can speak Tagalog) and they can still understand each other. Other dialects include Bulaqueño, Marinduqueño, Mindoreño, Nueva Ecijano, Tagalog of Tanay and Paete (Rizal and Laguna), Tayabasin (Quezon), Caviteño, etc. Thank you.

[@samaval9920]

There are videos on Tagalog loan words from Sanskrit, etc.

[@abelardonavarro2096]

I was born in Manila too. I think. Then my mom and I move to the USA when I was 14 years old. I don't why my mom stopped speaking tagalog to me. Eventually I wasn't fluent in tagalog anymore, but I still understand it. So, I want to be able to communicate with my cousins back in the Philippines. I live in Louisiana. Thanks for what you are doing. I really appreciate it. God bless you always!!!

[@rali103]

I love Philippino people so I want to learn to communicate

[@StarfireAngel]

Beautiful language, thank you for teaching us❤

[@nicholascherry5962]

I'm learning Tagalog so I can communicate with the beautiful Pinays during my trip. It's amazing these smart girls talk in English to me, I forget it's not their first language

[@Ashandlana-x9x]

My friends always talks Tagalog that why I wanna learn

[@brotherjimlewis38]

I want to learn Tagalog, so that I can serve as a missionary to the Philippines. I love the people and language of the Philippines

[@christiandelacruz8815]

Wow😱 nice sir 😊 welcome to the Philippines 🇵🇭 language

[@asterioduran7733]

BTW, the Philippines is in the Bible on Isaiah 24:14~16 also it took three years to travel back and forth from Eilat or Eziongeber in Jordan to Ophir to obtain gold for Solomon's building of GOD'S temple

[@AllanBaduel]

I like how you introduce Pilipino. The concept you use is unique maybe because you use a creative approach and you a very spontaneos on coveying your ideas. I feel very comfortable listening to you ad you continue teaching. Great.

[@jimelliott9486]

Great starter lesson!

[@shihdach6936]

When you learn to speak Filipino/Tagalog, you'll be surprised to experience a whole new openness from Filipinos. It's because it's rare that we, Filipinos, encounter foreigners who can speak Tagalog fluently like a native speaker. So when we encounter one who can speak it, we're flabbergasted. Good luck on your learning Tagalog.

[@mansfieldhouston420]

Pat, I think your presentation was extremely good. You provided valuable information about the Filipino/Tagalog language that most novices (like me) want to learn. I will add to your presentation regarding the difference between Filipino (language) and Tagalog (language). Filipino (language) is an expansion of the Tagalog (language). The Philippine government thought that the Tagalog (language) needed to be more expansive in order to express a wider range of thought. They added eight new letters to the Tagalog alphabet in 1987 to create the Filipino alphabet (language). They added the letters : C , F , J , N , Q , V , X , Z ...Lone words were probably added into the Filipino language but it was actually the alphabet change that distinguishes Filipino (language) from Tagalog (language). People can say and write with more comprehension in Filipino since those changes have been made. I'm looking forward to your next video. You are very good...

[@giovannavasconcelos7171]

I've recently watched a series from Philippines and just loved the sound of the language! That would be great to know more about culture and travel there someday!

[@tadarino8594]

I'd like to travel the Philippines someday😊 Thanks for let us know about Philippino culture and languages🎉 I'm enjoying your youtube channel. Love from Japan❤

[@christiandelacruz8815]

かんばってください🙇‍♂️フィリピンへよこそう🇵🇭🤝🇯🇵

[@LesterVillafane]

Konnichiwa, Instagram ga arimasuka? Oshiete kudasai. Ima nihon de hataraite imasu. Firipinjin desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu

[@CaramelMachiato912]

Maraming salamat po for this video ! I am from Malaysia, eager to learn Tagalog phrases since i really love to manood Filipinos movie / teleserye rather than those Kdramas 😅. Tapos, lots of interviews videos of Artista / celebrities from any movies that i love, actually didnt have subtitles, so, I have to learn it by my own 😂 Plus, we here in Malaysia also, have Filipino priest. So, when i meet them, I can speak Tagalog with them too.

[@ChiekoGamers]

A dialect is a form of a language. Cebuano is a language of its own. Native tagalog speakers couldn't understand Cebuano at all.

[@northernavenue6426]

You're correct!

[@hippopotatomoose]

Going on that, Cebuano has regional dialects like replacing "y" with "j". For instance, "maayo" and "maajo", "Siya" and "sija", "luyo" and "lujo".

[@grantloy3300]

Hi I'm new! I have alot of teachers at my school that speak Tagalog everyday. So I want to understand them!

[@viajaycay]

I’m from Brunei and prior to the Spanish ruling Philippines in the 16th century Brunei played a big part in the language of what is now Tagalog. Many loan words such as anak, apat, panganalan, antok, Lima, and sooo many more come from the Brunei version of the Malay language, which is also used in Indonesia and Malaysia. It also explains why so many Filipinos in Brunei learn the brunei Malay language super easily due to the many common words

[@alexandercyrus9927]

Thanks for the info. I like Philippine cultures and history. ( panganalan), is it not pangalan? Thank you.

[@xxx-fv8jt]

Thast not rtue. Brunei did not play a big part in the phillipine language

[@Daybr3ak1991]

No its not a loan words. Brunei malaysia indonesia Philippines have the same language family

[@xxx-fv8jt]

Similar but not the same and no contributions whatsoever

[@vizcondeification]

Ang TAMANG kasagutan ay ang wikang Tagalog ng katagalugan ay "pinsang buo" ng wikang Malay, Indonesia. May lugar sa Brunei na ang sinasalitang wika ay "Brunei Bisaya" na malapit naman sa wikang Bisaya.

[@darz3829]

Yes - what the world needs are more different languages to help all people communicate and get along.

[@yuvenmmvi]

The reason I'm learning tagalog is because my girlfriend (eventually my wife) is from Philippines and i want to speak with her in tagalog.

[@abbagaylekitchen7815]

Learning to help teach my daughter who is half Filipino 💖 her dad only speaks ifugao/Tuwali and not Tagalog. So I want to help teach my daughter her culture.

[@saintluke2nd]

Thank you for offering your talents to the world!

[@uservdhdunxinfstinf]

please keep these going and read books in tagalog instead of english books with some sprinkled in filipino. thank you thank you 🤟🏼

[@michaelbeldowski42]

Pat been married to a filipina for 34 years and been to the Philippines many times. I have been listening to Tagalog for years and I guess it is time I learned some. Your teaching skill as and process are excellent. i love the history and cultural information you share as well. Please keep it up I love the lessons

[@MiedzyPunktami]

Thank you very much, I'm Europen living in Manila, I wish to learn Tagalog for better communication with Filipinos people which ones one of the kindest nations on eart! ❤

[@ebonydaise9403]

I love learning nrw languages , when I sae a picture of my great grandfather❤ I was curious to find out my ancestry .I have philippino blood and am very proud to know this . This give me more courage to want to speak Tagalog .

[@joycehomuo3797]

I am learning Tagalog because I went to Manila for my short vacation and fell in love with the people and food. On my next visit, I'm planning to speak Tagalog there

[@johnniehooks6737]

Pat. You are doing a great job, I’m learning from you And I don’t learn easily 🤦🏼 I’m going to the Philippines in January 2024. I feel more comfortable learning and speaking Tagalog all because of you. Salmat

[@ryanjdigiorgio]

Pat, I absolutely love your smile and what you bring to this community. Thanks for this content! Very well put together!

[@neovxr]

Congrats to the many listeners! I hope it is appropriate, let me mention "The Filipino Mind", a little book by Father Leonardo Mercado. It focuses on the connection between the nature of the country, the geography and historical economy, and the way language is being built and used. Also, which is most important today, he explains the basic idea of "geometric" versus "linear" grammar in language, and accordingly, ways of reasoning. See the chapter about "being vs. becoming". Similar principles are relevant also when someone wants to learn other Asian languages, like Japanese and Chinese. This is explicitly mentioned. There is also a chapter that explains old cultural habits and their connection to local mentality, like "sabong". Take into account, that this is partially from the 80ies, things may have changed, but understanding roots is still important. Thanks from a European fan of the Philippines, and have a lot of success everyone! Mabuhay.

[@nish2284]

I've been wanting to learn Tagalog and I found this channel. Great content. Thank You so much

[@bxpress6507]

Hindi Filipino ako pero Filipino sa puso ko❤️🇵🇭

[@LeslieCabuling]

“Ako’y hindi Filipino, ngu-nit, ang puso ko’y Filipino.”

[@bxpress6507]

@@LeslieCabuling 😋

[@GLSearch]

Let me correct that!! Hindi ako Filipino, Filipino puso ako

[@LeslieCabuling]

And… let me correct that!! …., Filipino puso ‘ako’. - Your grammar is incorrect! ✍️✍️✍️🇵🇭👀 At mag-ka-iba ang Tagalog Composition(Filipino Balarila) ‘o’ pangungusap, kung gagamitin ang English Grammar ay salungat sa pangungusap nang Tagalog.👅👅👅🇵🇭✅

[@GLSearch]

@@LeslieCabuling toxic Pinoy Leslie Cabuling

[@throwmilly]

My mom spoke it with her friends. Sne was born in a province, but moved to Manilla until my dad went and met her. She never taught my sister and I, but her friends and her were always laughing. It would have been nice to know what they were lasting about. As long as it wasn't my dad and I.

[@skully5473]

Suggestion - place a marker at 14:00 and break the video into at least 2 segments. Where one is the introduction and at 14 minutes you start with the language lesson.

[@fhilbo1701]

I am learning Tagalog because so many of my coworkers are Filipinos (nurse😊) and I want to honor them and show them gratitude by learning and speaking to them in their language.

[@sanjaya9196]

Kumusta ka? I recently watch some Philippine's walking vlog and suddenly wanted to learn Tagalog, then I found this channel. I really like your videos about Tagalog because for me (personally) it's understandable. Also that little dip about the history of Tagalog and Philippines itself is good fundamental knowledge for foreigners like me. Would love to see more content like this, because I still want to learn Tagalog from your channel. Thank you! Love from your neighbour, Indonesia. 🇮🇩❤️🇵🇭

[@vincentnin1]

Nice! we use a lot of indonesian words I think!

[@markomarkic9725]

Hello from Western Australia 🇦🇺... bravo every language is wealth 🇵🇭❤️

[@TheCynthias100]

Thank you so much for helping us all learn! My parents stopped speaking to me in Tagalog, kapampangan and illocano when I moved to the states at the age of 6 😢

[@M.Johani]

I have a lot of Filipino friends, and I love their spirit and kindness.One day I will be able to speak with them in Tagalog. Thanks a lot for helping me in this goal. All love and respect from Saudi Arabia.🌹

[@mkatblahblahblah]

My (hopefully) soon to be fiancé is Filipino and I love learning about his culture. I’m trying to be semi-fluent in tagalog by the time we have kids so they can’t gossip with their daddy without me 😂 awesome content!

[@zachzoldyck1796]

Unless they know another language 😂😂😂. You know, Philippines have lots of languages existed from region to region and even dialect like tagalog may varies depending from what part of tagalog region like how british english varies from regions. Most people outside the tagalog speaking region are bilingual, trilingual or even polyglot. In addition, some languages in the Philippines have also it's variety or dialects. So yeah enjoy learning and it's fun actually.

[@tin_of_memes2301]

I'm irish and I'm learning tagalog for my girlfriend, thank you very much for this helpful video!

[@megadeath666666]

I love your channel and this podcast Pat. It is already helping me with Tagalog. It is really difficult for me, but I just started few weeks ago. Let’s see in a year. Greetings from Poland 😊

[@jamesvainikolo6313]

Shout out to you for taking the time to do this. I’m a fellow Polynesian intrigued by the culture and language of the Filipino people. Looking forward to watching more!!

[@melaniecruz4129]

Salamat po Ate Pat! I hope you continue to do more in-depth videos teaching the language and culture! You're such a good teacher ❤I really want to speak Tagalog, so I can connect with my family and culture. I want to feel confident going into Filipino stores and restaurants. I always felt shy whenever I enter these places because I know the people who work there would automatically talk to me in Tagalog 🥺 Also, I'm planning to go into a healthcare profession, and we know that there's so many Filipinos in healthcare. So there's plenty of reasons why I want to learn.

[@GENODEBIANCO]

you are the most talented teacher I have ever seen in my life , you cover all the aspects of the language and the culture ,your presentation ,your smile at your student it seems all perfect ,thank you so much

[@Patient0404]

SALAMAT PO ATE PATTT

[@JustineEllushon]

Learning Tagalog because I'm moving to Saipan 💚 My mom's father is from the Philippines as well 😊

[@toddcooper2563]

I just now discovered this channel and it is very informative. Having many different languages there is no different than having many different languages amongst the Native American tribes. I'm not sure if this is fact based, but although they each had their own languages, I'd imagine they had some sort of common language to communicate with each other. I have been to the Philippines and I am speaking to a Filipina that I met on Christian Filipina from the Cebu area. Her English is nearly flawless, but knowing the language(s) there would be beneficial for me. This is a superb channel!

[@amadeushenrique623]

I just really love the music from the Phillipines. I love Regine Velasquez and a lot of singers. Someday I'll go to the Philippines so i have to learn the language. Thank u for the video. Sending a bunch of love from Brazil ❤

[@Servant_of_Christ]

Oh, the Lord will provide when in need! I'm sailing my yacht to the Philippines next year and I'm retiring there so I was thinking to learn a little Tagalog so the girls think I'm cute trying to speak! 🤭 And here God provided me this video! Hallelujah!

[@priscillaserrano7441]

this content is really helpful learning such imfo.

[@Kurt54321]

I have a special someone and want to learn for her.

[@rubberduck8867]

Same here :)

[@MG77740]

To me it’s funny that so many are dating Filipinos all of a sudden. We have two marriages in our family to Filipinas so it’s about time to learn more language.

[@DMF716]

Well if you like her, say maganda ka. It means Beautiful you. If you love her. It's Mahal na mahal kita I love you

[@Kurt54321]

@DMF716 yes, it's definitely mahal na mahal kita. She always calls me mahal ko.

[@tendashou]

I want to learn Tagalog because I wasn’t raised learning it, and many of my family members still converse in Tagalog. I especially want to learn for my grandmother, I’d like to speak with her in Tagalog someday.

[@muji2909]

So many people here trying to learn Filipino language

[@JeremySmith-dr6or]

Easy for English and Spanish speakers 😉 I can assimilate many Spanish words in Tagalog

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

Anong we dont use. Ginagamit natin yung guro, nars at abogado.

[@muji2909]

@@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT I formal writing na filipino oo pero mas ginagamit natin in conversation yung teacher, nurse, lawyer.

[@breadish69]

My mum moved to Australia and never learnt Tagalog so she could fit in so now I want to learn so I can talk to my grandma