Know any good Tagalog websites,books. movies? I've been watching a lot of Filipino movies some good, some bad but I want some more resources in order to continue learning. I only own one Tagalog book - The bible - and I would like to get some fictional works, particularly sci-fi and comic books. If you know websites where there are good quality Tagalog (or any other language of the Philippines) books I would be so grateful for your help. Thanks.

Tagalog: siya'y, yao'y, ito'y etc. What is the contraction for these words: 'y? I'm wondering what the shortened word is supposed to be. Also for sapagka't - what is the 't? I was supposed to write a whole entry in Tagalog and realized I am limited in my vocabulary so here goes a small attempt: Ngayon kakain macaroni & cheese at lutong manok. Nag-aaral para yung eksam. Tulog ako. sambahin papunta ako. (Translation: I ate mac & cheese and cooked chicken today. I studied for an exam. I slept. And I went to church) Obviously you can tell I'm not good with past tense, the infixes, prefixes, etc. Salamat for the corrections.

Getting better in Tagalog? I've been practicing for weeks now, trying to put in the time but I'm not really sure how well I'm doing in my Tagalog. Except for thank you, small introductions, colors, and foods, I don't know how I'm faring. Tomorrow I'll write something in Tagalog to see if I make any sense it Tagalog. If anyone is interested, just comment on this entry and let me know what I should speak about tomorrow in Tagalog. I'll try. Magandang gabi. Ngayon tulog ako (I sleep now. Did I say it right?).

Taglog Pronunciation Problems So I did my Tagalog practice session again today. I used an online resource and I was reading "Ang Biblia". I'm pretty good with reading and pronouncing most words but I still have problems with certain words. I came across them today and I want to make sure that I'm pronouncing them correctly: siyang (sh-ang?) roo'y (ro-oy?) doo'y (do-oy) siya'y (shy?) Hopefully someone can tell me if this is correct. Salamat po. Annie

Introducing myself Kamusta po kayo. Ako si Annie. At taga-New Jersey ako. Mayroon apat ng kapatid ako (?) . . . isang lalaki at tatlong babae. Nag-aaral Tagalog ako. Estudyante sa universidad ako. I don't know if the above statement made any sense so I'll say it in English: Hello my name is Annie and I am from New Jersey. I have four siblings: 1 brother and 3 sisters. I am studying Tagalog [for my own personal love of the culture of the Philippines]. I am a student at a university [in New Jersey]. A little more about me: I have a baby rabbit, I enjoy sci-fi, and I play games whenever I have time. I really hope to understand more Tagalog and be at an intermediate level by May 2011. After Tagalog I plan to learn Ilocano and then maybe Pangasinan. I enjoy languages especially Asian languages. I've been learning Tagalog a bit at a time for about 5 months now but 3 weeks ago, I started practicing every single day. I'm looking for help learning this language. I can't keep watching Tagalog movies hoping to learn. :) Salamat po for any help.