Newbie (A1)
Your very first Tagalog, from zero: tiny everyday exchanges with a few new words a day, from greetings, numbers and food to shopping, family, time and getting around.
- 320 lessons
- 10 with audio
- About 4 lines each
By the end of Newbie you will
- Understand greetings, introductions, numbers, prices, dates and times when people speak clearly.
- Follow short exchanges about family, ordering food, shopping at the market, directions, transport and the daily routine.
- Notice when people add po and opo, and recognize the set phrases of greetings and shops.
10 of these lessons have audio so far, marked ♪ audio below. The others show the dialogue and its translation, and their audio is coming soon.
All Newbie lessons
- Day 1 Good Morning, Lola Nena (has audio)
- Day 2 How Are You, Lolo? (has audio)
- Day 3 Running Into Marco (has audio)
- Day 4 Thank You, Mang Tonyo (has audio)
- Day 5 What's This, Lola? (has audio)
- Day 6 Just a Friend? (has audio)
- Day 7 Something to Drink (has audio)
- Day 8 No More Pandesal (has audio)
- Day 9 Off to the Market (has audio)
- Day 10 Out of Eggs (has audio)
- Day 11 Aling Rosing's Own Dress
- Day 12 Which Office, Jerome?
- Day 13 Stay Here Instead, Nita
- Day 14 Only Rice So Far
- Day 15 Kittens to Give Away
- Day 16 Help Yourself, Precious
- Day 17 Vegetables Only Tonight
- Day 18 Still the New Neighbor
- Day 19 Not Sir, a Student
- Day 20 One New Umbrella
- Day 21 Ma Says It's Only a Fever
- Day 22 Tita Gina at Twenty
- Day 23 Too Small, Then Too Big
- Day 24 Later, Then Tomorrow
- Day 25 Not Awake Yet, Pa
- Day 26 Already at the Door
- Day 27 The Church at the Corner
- Day 28 Three Jeeps to Work
- Day 29 One More Day, Ma
- Day 30 Too Far, Says Tatay
- Day 31 Kuya Is at Your House
- Day 32 Bananas for Lola Basyang
- Day 33 Cooler at the Mall
- Day 34 A Text from a New Number
- Day 35 A Day Early, Andres
- Day 36 Chilies at Three Hundred
- Day 37 Back on the Old Street
- Day 38 The Boss in Work Clothes
- Day 39 Medicine for the Wrong Ache
- Day 40 Pretty Until the Price Tag
- Day 41 Boy or Girl, Tito?
- Day 42 Mama's New Favorite
- Day 43 Lolo's Old Student
- Day 44 Who Else Is Still Up?
- Day 45 Coffee Outside the CR
- Day 46 No Tricycle on Sunday Morning
- Day 47 The Wrong House Party
- Day 48 Who Finished the Adobo?
- Day 49 You First, Robin
- Day 50 Sunday Includes Lolo
- Day 51 Rina's Basketball Team
- Day 52 Aldwin Is Still Single
- Day 53 Cough Medicine for Two
- Day 54 Noon Is Still Morning
- Day 55 Only Adobo for the Handa
- Day 56 The Butcher Has No Change
- Day 57 Whose Dirty Bed?
- Day 58 Too Windy for the Market
- Day 59 Room for Just One
- Day 60 The Price of One Book
- Day 61 Mama Called Earlier
- Day 62 Lolo's Lunch, Already Eaten
- Day 63 Everything for Twenty Pesos
- Day 64 Left, No, Right, Lola
- Day 65 White Polo, Adobo Party
- Day 66 Not Me, the Radio
- Day 67 The Chickens Will Come Home
- Day 68 The Question Ken Cares About
- Day 69 The Cancelled Assignment
- Day 70 The Little Coffee Drinker
- Day 71 The Door Was Open
- Day 72 A One-Peso Discount
- Day 73 A Seat for One Block
- Day 74 A Charger but No Signal
- Day 75 Dishes Left for Tomorrow
- Day 76 Not a Stroll, a Cleanup
- Day 77 Spaghetti with Hotdogs?
- Day 78 Walking to a Closed Bank
- Day 79 Sore Backs, Sore Feet
- Day 80 Home for Just Two Days
- Day 81 Cake, Candles, No Litson
- Day 82 The Exam Is Today?
- Day 83 Studying on Paper Again
- Day 84 Mama's Chair, Mama's Show
- Day 85 Rice Costs More Tomorrow
- Day 86 Who's Really Late?
- Day 87 Over the Closed Bridge
- Day 88 You Are the Pasalubong
- Day 89 Are You the Birthday Boy?
- Day 90 Sam Can't Swim
- Day 91 Off to the Piso Wifi
- Day 92 Sinigang That Isn't Sour
- Day 93 Moving In With Her Parents
- Day 94 Whose Blanket Is That?
- Day 95 Skip the Bath, Patrick
- Day 96 Lolo Would Rather Brush
- Day 97 That's My Son's Car
- Day 98 Six Hours Each Way
- Day 99 A Long Line for Long Skirts
- Day 100 A Nurse, a Cop, a Driver
- Day 101 Just One Spoonful, Pa
- Day 102 A Garden With No Flowers
- Day 103 Two Broken Fans
- Day 104 An Honest Tricycle Driver
- Day 105 No Discount for Lola
- Day 106 Just Like His Father
- Day 107 That's What You Taught Us
- Day 108 A Carpenter at Seventy
- Day 109 No Shorts at Mass
- Day 110 Faster by Train, Except Today
- Day 111 It Went to the Boss
- Day 112 Getting Up Counts as Exercise
- Day 113 Wednesday to Thursday Only
- Day 114 Not Scared of Lightning
- Day 115 You Were Bringing the Drinks
- Day 116 Lunch on the New Guy
- Day 117 Up the Stairs With a Box
- Day 118 This Christmas, We Fly Out
- Day 119 A Uniform for Washing Dishes
- Day 120 Only My Eyes, Not My Ears
- Day 121 Forks but No Spoons
- Day 122 Godfather Since When?
- Day 123 A Little Tagalog From Cebu
- Day 124 Yesterday's Watermelon Was Unripe
- Day 125 A Fridge in the Living Room
- Day 126 One More Passenger in Front
- Day 127 No Rice, Starting Next Month
- Day 128 A Little Coffee, No Debt
- Day 129 Aircon Until May
- Day 130 Lolo Wishes for a Wedding
- Day 131 Tight on the Right
- Day 132 The Other San Roque
- Day 133 Her Husband Sweeps the Floor
- Day 134 Lola Wants a Videoke
- Day 135 Not a Selfie, Sir
- Day 136 No More Switching Courses
- Day 137 An Alarm for Basketball
- Day 138 Two Empty Notebooks
- Day 139 Maybe in December
- Day 140 One of the Eighteen Roses
- Day 141 The Same Secret
- Day 142 Back Down the Stairs
- Day 143 Past the River, Near the Mountain
- Day 144 A Day Off for the Wedding
- Day 145 Halo-Halo Without Ice
- Day 146 That's Not a Cow
- Day 147 Never Up by Eight
- Day 148 Mom's Phone, Cracked
- Day 149 Soap for a Clean Bathroom
- Day 150 Only Going to the Market
- Day 151 Tilapia Instead of Bangus
- Day 152 Lola Discovers K-Drama
- Day 153 No Problem, Then a Brownout
- Day 154 Not Blue, That's My Uniform
- Day 155 Leave It to Aling Mameng
- Day 156 Folded Before It Dried
- Day 157 A Kilo That Isn't a Kilo
- Day 158 Nothing Left for a Card
- Day 159 The Foreman's Missing Helmet
- Day 160 Riding on Her Own
- Day 161 Marked on the Calendar
- Day 162 Is the Bike Okay?
- Day 163 Too Much Oil, Anak
- Day 164 A Pencil, Not a Phone
- Day 165 Lola Keeps Every Jar
- Day 166 Too Young for a Senior
- Day 167 He Can Hear You, Rogelio
- Day 168 Lolo's Twin Brother
- Day 169 Lights Out in the Typhoon
- Day 170 Socks First, Basti
- Day 171 Classmates Since Elementary
- Day 172 Drop-Off at Terminal 3
- Day 173 The Clock Stopped at Midnight
- Day 174 No More Plastic Bags
- Day 175 Print, Sign, Then the Phone
- Day 176 Just Try It, Aileen
- Day 177 Through the Alley to the Cinema
- Day 178 Borrowing Dad's Tie
- Day 179 It's Short Enough, Iha
- Day 180 Jealous Already, Xander?
- Day 181 Not the Sink Again
- Day 182 Gas Yes, Tire No
- Day 183 Chips Before Dinner, Pa?
- Day 184 Uncles on Diaper Duty
- Day 185 Alone With Her Mother
- Day 186 Is This Dengue, Ate?
- Day 187 Only a Drizzle, He Says
- Day 188 Lola Goes Back to School
- Day 189 Use Mine, It's Deadline Day
- Day 190 Greet Me at Midnight
- Day 191 Send It, Don't Post It
- Day 192 Good Manners From the Barrio
- Day 193 Not an Earthquake, Nay
- Day 194 Did We Add the Sugar?
- Day 195 Brains, Not Luck
- Day 196 Only If Dad Comes Along
- Day 197 Failed, But I Studied!
- Day 198 Not a Ring Yet
- Day 199 Don't Touch My Mess
- Day 200 The Day After Tomorrow, Son
- Day 201 Hired on the Spot
- Day 202 Big Pot Before the Parade
- Day 203 Two Pieces, No Extra
- Day 204 Peace Over the Mango Tree
- Day 205 Slower Than Lola
- Day 206 Which Floor Is the Car On?
- Day 207 Pass the Salt, Anak
- Day 208 The Sign Says Quiapo
- Day 209 Tall Enough for the League
- Day 210 Leftover Adobo at the Office
- Day 211 Cheaper Than Roses
- Day 212 More Sales, More Costs
- Day 213 The Resort Is on the Island
- Day 214 No Pen, No School?
- Day 215 When's My First Fight?
- Day 216 Mom Wants to Learn the App
- Day 217 Pray for the Animals Too
- Day 218 A Seat for the Suitcase
- Day 219 Chocolate on the Receipt
- Day 220 Pizza, Burger, or Ice Cream?
- Day 221 Go Snore in the Sala
- Day 222 Savings Start in October
- Day 223 Pink Suits You, Ariel
- Day 224 The Old Crib Comes Down
- Day 225 Is This Seat Free?
- Day 226 Best View, One Cockroach
- Day 227 No Ampalaya, Please
- Day 228 And Your In-Laws?
- Day 229 Longer Than My Sermons
- Day 230 Leave Your License at the Gate
- Day 231 A Toga Too Long
- Day 232 When the Broth Boils
- Day 233 Valedictorian From Her Section
- Day 234 Thank-You Kakanin
- Day 235 Lola's Phone Is Upside Down
- Day 236 Resigning, Until the Contract
- Day 237 Bleached, Not Faded
- Day 238 Not a Tanod, the Captain
- Day 239 Back in Style, Nay
- Day 240 Of All the Countries, Here
- Day 241 Tie Down the Roof, Benjo
- Day 242 Picnic, Not Hiking
- Day 243 Built by Your Lolo
- Day 244 Braver Than Gino
- Day 245 A Pension for a New Net
- Day 246 A Parol for Every Godchild
- Day 247 Ants in the Sugar Jar
- Day 248 Shrimp Yes, Crab No
- Day 249 Lolo's Old Love Letter
- Day 250 My Husband Will Volunteer
- Day 251 Take the Overpass, Yuan
- Day 252 Not a Foreigner, Tito
- Day 253 Extra Spicy, Extra Water
- Day 254 No Cane, Just a Hilot
- Day 255 Honking Won't Help, Iho
- Day 256 A Resolution That Lasted a Second
- Day 257 Not a Leaf Moving
- Day 258 Day Off at the Corner Store
- Day 259 Half the Balloons, No Tape
- Day 260 Low Heels for the Prom
- Day 261 Charging Again, Niel?
- Day 262 Lola Joins the Field Trip
- Day 263 In the Wrong Pocket
- Day 264 Advice from the Baker
- Day 265 Don't Stir the Vinegar Yet
- Day 266 The Grumpy Barong Maker
- Day 267 Sardines Until Payday
- Day 268 Which Chapel, Ma'am?
- Day 269 Thesis Night in the Dorm
- Day 270 The Treasure in the Baul
- Day 271 The Nervous One Is Papa
- Day 272 Not Another OFW
- Day 273 More Tears Than Lolo
- Day 274 By Ship, Not by Plane
- Day 275 Kalamansi for a Lost Voice
- Day 276 Lolo's Pigeons Come Home
- Day 277 Pills Before the Nap
- Day 278 My Boss Knows My Parents
- Day 279 The Best Mechanic in the Factory
- Day 280 Shades Are Not Sunscreen
- Day 281 A Dozen Papayas?
- Day 282 Who Gets the Sofa Tonight
- Day 283 A Thin Dress for Baguio
- Day 284 Still a Flatterer, Willy
- Day 285 That's a Barbershop, Kaye
- Day 286 More Smoke Than Barbecue
- Day 287 Don't Light the Match, Lola
- Day 288 A Leak in the Rainy Season
- Day 289 No Ambulance for a Fever
- Day 290 Champorado, Tapa and Taho Too
- Day 291 Look It Up in the Library
- Day 292 I'm Telling Mama!
- Day 293 Tourists in Our Own City
- Day 294 The Groom Is Late
- Day 295 A Favor, Not an Order
- Day 296 Exactly Ten O'Clock, Ma
- Day 297 A Plan Instead of Load
- Day 298 A Concert for a Dance
- Day 299 A Suit for a Beach Wedding
- Day 300 A Diploma for Mama
- Day 301 Sprained or Broken?
- Day 302 The Cat on the Fence
- Day 303 An Honest Summer Job
- Day 304 Guess What's on My List
- Day 305 The Hardest Part of the Day
- Day 306 The Kubo Stays, Ferdie
- Day 307 Kamote by the Pile
- Day 308 Tell the Guidance Office
- Day 309 Don't Click the Link, Tirso
- Day 310 Count the Stars, Ramir
- Day 311 Visitor or New Boss?
- Day 312 A Rainbow After the Habagat
- Day 313 Kare-Kare Needs Bagoong
- Day 314 The Town Is Right There
- Day 315 All Night to Naga
- Day 316 Phones at the Dinner Table
- Day 317 Lolo's Dentures Are Missing
- Day 318 Before the Pamamanhikan
- Day 319 Every Corner Before the Fiesta
- Day 320 Mama's Recipe Stays Home
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