Basic Tagalog is a friendly 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 phrasesOnline audio recorded by native speakers to help with pronunciationBidirectional dictionaryUpdated cultural notes and sentence patternsDialogues with manga illustrationsPractical exercises at the end of each lessonDownloadable flashcardsClear and concise grammar explanationsThis comprehensive language learning course is ideal for both self-study and classroom learners who wish to learn Tagalog the way it is actually spoken.