Pocket Tagalog Dictionary - (Periplus Pocket Dictionaries) by Renato Perdon (Paperback)

About the Book

Covers all the words needed for everyday situations and travel basics

Book Synopsis

It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great little Tagalog dictionary.

Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to The Philippines Pocket Tagalog Dictionary is an essential tool for communication and a great way to learn Tagalog. It features all the critical Tagalog vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It's handy pocket format, and easy-to-read type will make any future trip to The Philippines much easier. In addition to being an excellent English to Tagalog dictionary and Tagalog to English dictionary, Pocket Tagalog Dictionary contains essential notes on the Tagalog language, Tagalog grammar and Tagalog pronunciation. All Filipino words are written in English and Tagalog so that in the case of difficulties the book can directly be shown to a native Tagalog speaker.

This dictionary contains:

• The 3,000 most commonly used words in the Tagalog language.
• Tagalog-English and English-Tagalog sections.
• An introduction to and history of the Tagalog language.
• Information on Tagalog grammar.
• A guide to pronouncing Tagalog correctly.

Other books from this bestselling series you might enjoy are Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary, Pocket Cambodian Dictionary, Pocket Thai Dictionary, Pocket Indonesian Dictionary, and Pocket Malay Dictionary.

About the Author

Renato Perdon is a native Tagalog speaker now living in Sydney, Australia. He is an accredited translator both from and to Tagalog and also edits the Tagalog language section of the community newspaper Bayanihan News.