Practice Your Tagalog By Introducing A Family Member

This episode is good for beginners in Tagalog. At the end of this tutorial, you'll learn something about a grandma. What's her name, her favorite color, and what she often does.

Vocabulary Building

1. Lola (grandma)
2. Hardin (garden)
3. Talóng (eggplant)
4. Bawang (garlic)
5. Aswáng (witch)
6. Okra 
7. Kamatis (tomato)
8. Sitaw (string beans)
9. Manók (Chicken)
10. Adobong manók 
11. Kalabasa (pumpkin, squash)
12. Bulaklák (flower)
13. Luya (ginger) 

Reading Exercise: Pagpapakilala Sa Isáng Kapamilya 

Gustó kong ipakilala sa inyó ang lola ko. (Want I to introduce sa-you the grandmother my)

Cora ang pangalan niyá. (Cora the name her)

Asúl ang paborito niyáng kulay. (Blue the favorite her color)

Madalás kong kasama si Lola Cora (Often I accompany is-Lola-Cora)

Kasí siyá ang nagbabantay sa akin sa mga araw na pumapasok sa trabaho sina nanay at tatay. (Because she the looking-after sa-me sa mga-days na going sa work sina-mother and father)