LANGUAGE
From written signs to everyday conversation.
Mandarin Chinese / Taiwan
Bopomofo / Zhuyin
注音符號A set of phonetic symbols used to show Mandarin pronunciation. Syllables are assembled from an initial, a medial or final, and a tone.
The first version was created in 1913 and released in 1918. It remains a practical reading, dictionary, and keyboard tool in Taiwan.
- SYMBOLS
- 37
- TONES
- 5
- ALSO CALLED
- Zhuyin / Zhuyin Fuhao
Initials
21Medials
3Finals
13Tones
5PUBLISHED · FOUNDATION 01 · 15 SEPTEMBER 2026
Tagalog / Filipino: start here
Latin; stress and glottal stops are meaningful but often unmarked in everyday spelling.
Track direction: Predicate-first clauses, voice and ang/ng/sa marking.
Published below: one grammar rule, worked example, exercise with an answer, introductory words and expressions. Planned next: sound contrasts, wider grammar and guided reading/listening. This is the start of the course.
TAGALOG / FILIPINO / FOUNDATION 01
Tagalog · Filipino
Predicate-first clauses, voice and ang/ng/sa marking.
The words for everyday life.
Find a situation, read the phrase, or show the native text. Learn common replies as well as questions.
Pronunciation & how to use these phrases
Latin; stress and glottal stops are meaningful but often unmarked in everyday spelling. Device speech, when available, is only a model for that installed voice; historical and unsupported varieties have no automatic voice here.
Published: a first rule with a worked example and answer, introductory vocabulary, and basic expressions. Next: sound contrasts → inflection and sentence patterns → connected reading/listening → independent use. Filipino is the national standard based chiefly on Tagalog with continuing vocabulary development; the terms are related but not identical in every institutional context. Po and opo convey respect.
6 phrases
Basics & communication
Further reading & cultural sources
Predicate-first clauses, voice and ang/ng/sa marking.
In a basic equational clause, a predicate can precede an ang-marked topic without a present-tense is. Ang is not a universal replacement for English the.
Guro ang babae.The woman is a teacher.
Explain why the answer follows the rule. Then return to the example and identify the unchanged part. This first unit is published; the full grammar sequence remains in development.
Try it yourself
1 / 1 · 0 correctApply the rule.
Guro ___ babae.
All words · vocabulary quiz
1 / 6 · 0 correctChoose the English meaning.
tubig
tubigwater
tubigwater
pagkainfood
pagkainfood
bahayhouse
bahayhouse
guroteacher
guroteacher
babaewoman
babaewoman
hindinot / no
hindinot / no
Between the words
Filipino is the national standard based chiefly on Tagalog with continuing vocabulary development; the terms are related but not identical in every institutional context. Po and opo convey respect.
Kumusta?
How are you?Filipino is the national standard based chiefly on Tagalog with continuing vocabulary development; the terms are related but not identical in every institutional context. Po and opo convey respect.
Kumusta?
A short foundation is not a complete conversation course. Follow the named language variety and source recordings.
Read the situation
1 / 1 · 0 correctRecall the first expression or reading form.
Practice scores last for this visit.Tagalog / Filipino audio is unavailable on this device. All exercises work without audio.