Learn Pilipino from Native Speakers

Learn Pilipino

The Headstart to the Phillipines contains Units 1-22 and comes with 13 CD's and textbook or 1 DVD with audio on MP3 and textbook on a PDF File.

The focus of this course is on speaking and understanding useful Pilipino. The audio programs use Pilipino, Tagalog, and Filipino interchangeably. The course is divided into five units covering the following topics: getting to know you, getting around, at the restaurant, shopping, and getting help. Each unit is divided into two to three lessons. The learning activities for most units are: conversations, exercises, and a self-evalutation quiz. The cultural notes include information on: geography, climate, history, food and restaurants, sightseeing, shopping, and currency.

In an effort to promote national unity, the government instituted Tagalog-based Pilipino as the national language in 1939. (Pilipino, English and Spanish are the three official languages of the Philippines.) Fifty-five percent of the population speaks Pilipino, the primary language of instruction in the schools, although English, Spanish and the local vernaculars are also mandatory.

Unit 1 - Geography

Unit 2 - Climate

Unit 3 - People

Unit 4 - History

Unit 5 - Language

Unit 6 - Religion

Unit 7 - Family Life

Unit 8 - The Filipina

Unit 9 - Courtesy and Custom

Unit 10 - Arts

Unit 11 - Food and Restaurants

Unit 12 - Alcoholic Beverages

Unit 13 - Sports

Unit 14 - Holidays

Unit 15 - Sightseeing

Unit 16 - Shopping

Unit 17 - Transportation

Unit 18 - Driving

Unit 19 - Health

Unit 20 - Currency

Unit 21 - Telephone service

Unit 22 - Household help