Students should also learn how to write the following foreign words in Tagalog that are very common in everyday conversation. Needless to say, correct pronunciation is very important. Learn to pronounce these words as true Tagalog words by taking particular notice of the accent marks and stresses (these will be discussed in Lesson Two). Repeat the words aloud and take note of the vowels.
| alkohól | alcohol | klub | club | silyá | chair |
| piyáno | piano | sinehán | movie house | kompyúter | computer |
| rádyo | radio | pelíkula | movie | pasapórte | passport |
| kótse | car | bentiladór | electric fan | tiangge | bazaar |
| telépono | telephone | otél | hotel | tindáhan | store |
| bangkô | bench | tabáko | tobacco | papél | paper |
| kapé | coffee | tenis | tennis | plástik | plastic |
| restawrán | restaurant | sigarílyo | cigarette | telebísyon | television |
DAYS OF THE WEEK
| Lúnes | Monday | Biyérnes | Friday |
| Martés | Tuesday | Sábado | Saturday |
| Miyérkules | Wednesday | Linggó | Sunday |
| Huwébes | Thursday |
MONTHS OF THE YEAR
| Enéro | January | Húlyo | July |
| Pebréro | February | Agósto | August |
| Márso | March | Setyémbre | September |
| Abríl | April | Oktúbre | October |
| Máyo | May | Nobyémbre | November |
| Húnyo | June | Disyémbre | December |
LESSON TWO
Syllables and Stress in Tagalog
I. SYLLABLES IN TAGALOG
A knowledge of the different kinds of syllables (word divisions) in Tagalog will help the learner to articulate the words correctly. There are four kinds of syllables in Tagalog, namely:
1. The simple syllable consisting of only one vowel (V)
| as | o | in | tá-o | person |
| as | a | in | pa-á | foot |
| as | i | in | i-yák | cry |
| as | u | in | ú-lo | head |
2. The consonant + vowel syllable (CV)
| as | ba or sa | in | ba-sa | read |
| as | ta | in | tá-o | person |
| as | na | in | i-ná | mother |
| as | lo | in | ú-lo | head |
3. The vowel + consonant syllable (VC)
| as | an | in | an-táy | wait |
| as | am | in | am-bón | shower / drizzle |
| as | ak | in | ak-yát | climb |
| as | it | in | ma-pa-ít | bitter |
4. The consonant + vowel + consonant syllable (CVC)
| as | tak | in | tak-bó | run |
| as | lak | in | bu-lak-lák | flower |
| as | lon | in | ta-lón | jump |
| as | law |