Conversational Tagalog Dialogues: Over 100 Tagalog Conversations and Short Stories (Conversational Tagalog Dual Language Books)

This is the best Tagalog dialogue book I have, right now. It whole heartily deserves 5 stars. It's totally full of very useful conversations to learn new words. If you already know Tagalog at the Elementary level, this book is a must have. I have been reading this book over, and over again for almost 2 years in a row. My book is all marked up with notes all over the pages. I have no complaints with this one. This book is not some AI scam that starts every single conversation with "magandang araw" not naming any names... Every conversation is unique and allows you to strengthen those building blocks that you may already have with the language. Maligayang bati kaibigan ko!

If you are looking for a good resource for conversational Tagalog at A1-B1 level, then this is it. The book provides a good variety of situations that are well written and engaging enough so that you won't get bored. For people at A0 level, this book may be a bit too difficult, but if you have a general idea about Tagalog grammar and are aware of main Tagalog-specific nuances, then you will be quite comfortable. Just to note, the stories are translations (I own the Russian version of this book as well, and the content is exactly the same), so they are not culturally authentic. This of course has an impact on the type of the language used. In some cases the phrases are just not what a Tagalog speaker would use in that situation, but if you keep that in mind and simply use this book as a resource for getting to a higher level (where you would switch to native content and therefore pick up the right language for cultural context), then this book delivers a bucket-load of benefits. Another point to mention - this is NOT a phrase book. So if you expect a cookie-cutter templates for opening a bank account or renting an apartment, then this is NOT the book you want. Yes, some of the phrases are specific to the situations, but I feel this is not the primary goal of the book. It simply gives you a lot of exposure to beginner-friendly Tagalog and the situations are there to keep it interesting and memorable. They are like mini-stories - which is a great way to engage with the language. My only disappointment is that there is no accompanying audio book to go along with all the content. This is of course a separate matter and I still gave this book 5 stars, but for people that are studying independently (no access to a language tutor who could read / record the dialogues for you) this is a big drawback. [edit: I contacted the author and apparently the audio book companion for this title is in the approval stages with Audible!] Overall: highly recommend this book, especially if you have access to a native speaker.

Enjoyed the book. It has various levels from beginner to intermediate. It has different topics of interest. I look forward to more Tagalog books with possibly adding an audio to help with pronunciation.

This is a great resource for learning the Tagalog language. The introduction sets up how the book is written and provides great tips on how to study which eliminates a lot figuring out a study plan on your own. They provide a diverse selection of conversations to learn from which helps learning words through different context and isolating words that are specific to certain situations. I also like how the structure is simple. You get a digestible conversation in a few pages strictly in Tagalog. Then, if you need to reference the English translation, they are found in the immediate pages that follow.

My husband loves it!

I speak tagalog and wanted something that could teach my sister in law for a trip in the Philippines. This is not it. This has hypothetical conversations between 2 people regarding a topic and the English translation on the next page. It is not anything you could actually use in a conversation if you were in the Philippines like a "phrase book". For example, if you wanted to order chicken soup or learn how to say hello my name is...there won't be phases like that in here. This book has conversations between characters for example sara and Michelle talking about taking a test and how well they did on it... (not in the book but an example)

There are very few Tagalog learning resources so this is a very welcome addition. I enjoyed the dialogues and would highly recommend for those up to intermediate level.

This is a good book that shows a variety of conversations you could encounter in Tagalog. This would be good for someone at an A1-B1 level, as someone else put it, but definitely for someone who has some foundational vocabulary and language. I would not use this as a travel book if you haven't studied the language. As an advanced speaker, the only issue may be that the translations aren't 100% literal in grammar, so I would be mindful of that when reading the English translation. For example. "Excited na akong mamasyal dito!" translates as "I am so excited to explore this city!" in the book, but the direct translation should be "I’m excited to go sightseeing here!" "So" or "sobrang" is not mentioned, and technically it should be "lungsod na 'to". Or "Kain muna tayo?" they translate as "Should we get food?", when it's more accurately translated as "Should we eat first?" since muna is used. It's grammatical nuances, such as that, that should be more precise if this is for language learning, so learners know the nuances and differences in words and why they're used, even if it makes sense contextually.

This book should help me when learning how to speak Tagalog!