Speak Tagalog with the people you love.
From kumusta to real conversations in 24 units — a few minutes a day. Free to start, with the deepest Tagalog dictionary in any app.
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- Tagalog words
- 12,500+
- with audio pronunciation
- 99%
- guided lessons
- 120
- illustrated flashcards
- 900
From your first kumusta to the story of your trip home
24 units. 120 lessons. Five stages — each one ends somewhere you can feel.
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Stage 1Foundations
Say who you are
Greet people, introduce yourself, talk about your family and home, count, and tell the time.
Units 1–4 · 20 lessons Start here — free
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Stage 2Building Sentences
Do things
Your first verbs: say what you have, what you want, and what you're doing — in past, present, and future.
Units 5–9 · 25 lessons Level A1 emerging
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Stage 3Out & About
Transact & navigate
Shop and haggle, order food, ask for directions, see a doctor, and say how you're feeling.
Units 10–14 · 25 lessons Level A1 solid
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Stage 4Real Conversations
Connect & narrate
Talk about love, work, hobbies, and the weather — and tell short stories about your day.
Units 15–19 · 25 lessons Early A2
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Stage 5The Balikbayan Trip
Travel & retell
Plan the trip home, fly, run errands, island-hop — then tell everyone the story afterwards.
Units 20–24 · 25 lessons Mid A2 — conversational
Start Unit 1 free All five lessons of Unit 1 are free — no card, no trial clock.
And the path keeps growing — updates extend and improve the course over time.
Your first three answers in Tagalog
Three real questions from Lesson 1. Tap, listen, answer — no signup, no account.
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You've just been greeted. What does it mean?
Kumusta!Kumusta — from the Spanish ¿cómo está? — is the all-purpose Filipino hello.
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Tap play, then pick the word you heard.
Salamat means thank you — you'll say it a hundred times a day in the Philippines.
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Your friend's lola — their grandmother — hands you dessert. Make it polite:
Salamat, ___!Po is the little word of respect Filipinos fold into almost every polite sentence. The course builds it in from lesson one.
The dictionary
The deepest Tagalog dictionary in any app
12,500+ words organized the way Tagalog actually works — by root. Tap any word to hear it spoken aloud in a clear Filipino voice, then see example sentences tiered from beginner to advanced.
The memory engine
Flashcards that know when you'll forget
Spaced repetition schedules each review right before a word would fade. Illustrated cards pair every word with a picture and audio, so you learn by seeing and hearing — not just reading.
The daily habit
A little Tagalog, every day
A Word of the Day, a streak worth keeping, and a review session that fits in a coffee break. Five focused minutes a day beats an hour on Sunday.
One language, done deeply
The big apps don't teach Tagalog. We teach nothing else — made for the way you found the language.
Reconnecting with your roots
Grew up hearing Tagalog but never quite speaking it? Start from the words you already half-know and make them fully yours.
Loving someone who speaks it
Understand the dinner-table stories, greet their parents properly, and get the jokes — in their language, not just yours.
Heading to the Philippines
Moving, visiting, or staying a while? Learn the words people actually use — and the cultural notes that tell you when to use them.
Free to learn. Premium to go the distance.
Exactly what you get — no fine print.
Free, forever
$0- The full 12,500-word dictionary, with audio pronunciation
- Unit 1 of the course — all five lessons
- Flashcards with spaced repetition
- Word of the Day, streaks, and widgets
- Every article and guide
No card required. Free stays free.
Premium
Free trial- The whole journey — all 24 units, 120 lessons
- Unlimited flashcard deck adds
- Your own custom cards, with typed recall
Try Premium free before you commit — plans and pricing live in the app.
Free guides — on the web and in the app
Deep-dives on grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Read them here, or in the app with audio you can tap. All free.
May vs Mayroon vs Meron: Have & There Is
May vs mayroon in Tagalog finally made simple: one rule decides which to use, plus how meron and wala fit the same have and there-is family.
Seasons in the Philippines: A Tagalog Guide
The Philippines has two seasons, not four. Learn tag-araw, tag-ulan, and taglamig, the generative tag- prefix, and the weather vocabulary to match.
Po and Opo in Tagalog: Where to Put Them Right
Po and opo confuse learners — but placement follows one rule. Where po goes in a sentence, why it's opo not 'oo po', and the pronoun shift to learn.
How Long Does It Take to Learn Tagalog?
Survival Tagalog takes ~3-4 weeks and comfortable conversation 6-12 months. FSI's 1,100 hours is the professional bar, not the talking-to-family bar.
Every guide ships free inside the app — pronunciation audio included.
Questions, answered
Is TagalogNow free?
Yes. The full 12,500-word dictionary with audio pronunciation, all five lessons of Unit 1, flashcards with spaced repetition, Word of the Day, and every article are free — no card required. Premium unlocks the rest of the 24-unit course and unlimited flashcard decks, with a free trial before you commit.
Does it work offline?
Yes. The dictionary, lessons, and flashcards live on your phone, so reviews and lookups work without a connection — on a plane, in the province, anywhere.
Which Tagalog will I learn?
Everyday conversational Tagalog as it's spoken in the Philippines today — including po and opo politeness, common Taglish, and usage notes that keep you from sounding like a textbook.
I'm a complete beginner. Is it for me?
Absolutely. The course assumes zero Tagalog and starts with greetings and simple sentences, and dictionary examples are tiered from beginner to advanced so you're never in over your head.
How is it different from Duolingo?
Duolingo doesn't teach Tagalog at all — neither do Babbel or Busuu. TagalogNow does one language, deeply: a structured 24-unit course, a 12,500-word dictionary built around Tagalog's root-word system, audio pronunciation on nearly every word, and cultural notes you won't find in a generic course.
Is it on both iPhone and Android?
Yes — TagalogNow is available for iOS on the App Store and Android on Google Play, with layouts tuned for tablets too.
Your first kumusta is minutes away
Free on iOS and Android — Unit 1, the full dictionary, and your first streak. No card required.
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