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Tagalog SoundsTagalog Sounds

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Tagalog Grammar - SoundsTagalog Grammar - Sounds

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Tagalog Grammar - SoundsTagalog Grammar - Sounds

VowelsVowels

• a, e, i, o, ua, e, i, o, u

• ayaw ayaw

• ewanewan

• ikawikaw

• oooo

• ulanulan

ConsonantsConsonants

• b, d, k, g, h, l, m, n, ng, p, ( ' ), r, s, b, d, k, g, h, l, m, n, ng, p, ( ' ), r, s, t, t,

• w, and y. Ng w, and y. Ng

Voiceless StopsVoiceless Stops

• p, t, k, ‘p, t, k, ‘

• lapis, pata, kumot, bali’lapis, pata, kumot, bali’

Voiced StopVoiced Stop

• b, d, gb, d, g

• bagabaga

• labislabis

• kudkodkudkod

Voiceless FricativesVoiceless Fricatives

• s, hs, h

• sipagsipag

• hipaghipag

Voiced NasalsVoiced Nasals

• m, n, ngm, n, ng

• nayonnayon

• masamasa

• ngayonngayon

Voiced LateralVoiced Lateral

• l -flatl -flat

• layonlayon

Voiced FlatVoiced Flat

• rr

• baratbarat

Semi-vowelsSemi-vowels

• w, yw, y

• walawala

• yayayaya

OthersOthers

• ff

• other sounds used in borrowed other sounds used in borrowed words from English, etc.words from English, etc.

DiphthongsDiphthongs

are complex sounds which are are complex sounds which are combinations of vowels and semi-combinations of vowels and semi-vowel soundsvowel sounds

DiphthongsDiphthongs

• iwiw

• eyey

• ayay

• awaw

• uyuy

• ouou

TIP Involve your audience witha strong, relevant opening.

ExamplesExamples

• iwan, giliw, bitiw, aliwiwan, giliw, bitiw, aliw

• aruy, kasuy, tsapsuy, tsampuyaruy, kasuy, tsapsuy, tsampuy

• ayaw, awayayaw, away

• bataw, mababawbataw, mababaw

• hoy, amoyhoy, amoy

• ey ?)ey ?)

8 Additional 8 Additional Letters(sounds)Letters(sounds)

• C,F,J,Ñ,Q, V,X,ZC,F,J,Ñ,Q, V,X,Z

TIP Close your presentation tomake a favorable, lasting

impression

CC

• C-/S/C-/S/– civic - sivikcivic - sivik

– ceremony - seremonyaceremony - seremonya

• c- /k/c- /k/– colonize - kolonayscolonize - kolonays

– community - komyuniticommunity - komyuniti

• q - /kw/ q - /kw/ – quartz - kwartsquartz - kwarts

• q - /k/q - /k/– quota - kotaquota - kota

• ñ - /ny/ñ - /ny/– baño - banyobaño - banyo

• x - /ks/x - /ks/– taxi - taksitaxi - taksi

• f - /f/f - /f/– brief - brifbrief - brif

• j - /j/ /dy/j - /j/ /dy/– soldier - soljersoldier - soljer

– juice - dyusjuice - dyus

• z - /z/z - /z/– xylophone - zaylofonxylophone - zaylofon

General Rule in using General Rule in using these additional lettersthese additional letters

• proper nounsproper nouns

• technical termstechnical terms

• borrowed words (foreign and from borrowed words (foreign and from other ethnic Filipino languagesother ethnic Filipino languages

Clusters are combination Clusters are combination of consonant sounds. This of consonant sounds. This is due to assimilated is due to assimilated words.words.• initialinitial

• medialmedial

TIP Questions by the facilitator

capture attention and interestand lead to involvement and

interaction.

Cluster - initialCluster - initial

• pr, pl, pw, pypr, pl, pw, py

• tr, tw, tytr, tw, ty

• kr, kl, kw, kykr, kl, kw, ky

• br, bl, bw, bybr, bl, bw, by

• dr, dw, dydr, dw, dy

• sw, sysw, sy

TIP Support the opinions andexperiences of others with

positive comments andpositive attitude.

Medial PositionsMedial Positions

• n-tsn-ts

• n-drn-dr

• n-trn-tr

• ng-grng-gr

• s-sks-sk

• m-brm-br

TIP Recognize that diversity ina group is positive, addingstrength and substance.

Medial PositionsMedial Positions

• l-krl-kr

• m-plm-pl

• n-kln-kl

ExamplesExamples

• mantsamantsa

• londrilondri

• kontratakontrata

• konggresokonggreso

• eskwelaeskwela

• sombrerosombrero

ExamplesExamples

• sepulkrosepulkro

• timplatimpla

• konklusyonkonklusyon