y and accessible resource, providing beginning language learners with support, structure and thorough explanations.

This is the most complete language course available for Tagalog--in one easy volume! This new edition has free online native-speaker audio recordings and dialogues in the contemporary Manila dialect spoken throughout the Philippines today. All materials have been thoroughly updated with current vocabulary, phrases and real-life expressions used by younger Filipinos.

This textbook includes:

• Over 2,500 Tagalog words and phrases
• Online audio recorded by native speakers to help with pronunciation
• Bidirectional dictionary
• Updated cultural notes and sentence patterns
• Dialogues with manga illustrations
• Practical exercises at the end of each lesson
• Downloadable flashcards
• Clear and concise grammar explanations

This comprehensive language learning course is ideal for both self-study and classroom learners who wish to learn Tagalog the way it is actually spoken.