Filipino English

Want to start speaking Filipino in your first lesson? With 3 Minute Filipino - 25 Lesson Series Audiobook, you will easily learn the basics of Filipino conversation with lessons made by real teachers.

Going to the Philippines and looking to make friends? Don't leave home without the Top 25 Filipino Questions You Need to Know! In this powerful audiobook, you'll master responses to all the basic questions, from "What's your name?" to "Where are you from?" and more. Built into every lesson you'll find opportunities for extensive practice, self-review, and self-evaluation. By the end of the book, you'll not only be answering these questions, but asking them yourself!

The course consists of lessons centered on an audio blog that is completely in Filipino. These audio blogs take you around the Philippines and introduce you to many different aspects of this country, including culture, history, folklore, arts, and more. These blogs will also teach you all about many different cities, and what they are famous for. Along the way, you'll pick up sophisticated expressions and advanced grammar in this Audio Blog series presented entirely in Filipino.

Learn Filipino: Must-Know Filipino Slang Words & Phrases by FilipinoPod101.com is designed for beginner-level learners. You learn the top 100 must-know slang words and phrases that are used in everyday speech. All were hand-picked by our team of Filipino teachers and experts.

After a harrowing flight, Queenie, her younger brother, and their elderly Chinese father arrive in the United States from the Philippines. They’re here to finally reunite with Queenie’s Filipina mother, who has been working as a nurse in Brooklyn for the past few years—building a life that everyone hopes will set them up for better prospects. But her mother is not the same woman she was in the Philippines: Something in her face is different, almost hardened, and she seems so American already.

The Philippine Princess is based on a true story......my story. Born and raised in a beatiful, rural part of the philippines where life was simple but hard. Constant dreams about travel and meeting new friends and to make a better life. This story shows you that dreams can come true although there may be great hardships to encounter and conquer along the way. A beautiful and intimate story of one woman's journey to find happiness and love.

God's people are meant to be a blessing to others. Yet in the Scriptures, throughout history, and in our own times we too often see the people of God causing harm to people on the margins. Rather than caring for the widowed and the orphaned or loving the sojourner, too often we see abuse of power that breaks spirits and inflicts lasting harm. For anyone who has felt left out or pushed out of the church, Othered is your invitation to find spiritual rest and belonging in a God who loves, restores, and blesses the outcast and the marginalized.

Vera Custodio has never fallen in love, though she has strong feelings for her friend and sometimes lover, Zach Spencer. Long-forgotten memories resurface when Vera discovers Zach’s mother was the woman her father supposedly murdered many years ago. After losing his leg, former triathlete Zach Spencer reevaluates his life—and realizes he’s falling in love with Vera. After she ends their relationship, Zach is determined to prove his love and follows her to Australia in search of the killer. Caught between a web of family secrets and a deranged adversary, Vera and Zach must depend on ...

Eighteen-year-old Filipino American Ruby Santos has been unmoored since her mother’s death. She’s always dreamed of going to art school, but instead, she and her father have had to move into the basement of their home and rent out the main floor while they work to pay back her mother’s hospital bills. Then Ruby finds out her father has been living a secret life as a delivery person for a magical underworld—he “jumps” train lines to help deliver packages for a powerful family. Recently, he’s fallen behind on deliveries (and deeper into a fog of alcohol).

An American adventures to northern Philippines in search of perfect surfing waves and falls in love with a young provincial girl. A non-fiction surfing odyssey, cultural view and romance novel of 60K words. Book 1 of 'The Volcano Trilogy.' (Book 2 is called 'Red Volcano - The Ring of Fire' and book 3 is 'White Volcano - Fifty Words for Love'. All three volumes are available on Kindle, or you can get the paperback which contains all three, entitled 'The Volcano Trilogy - A Philippines Surfing Odyssey')

The Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated in the western Pacific Ocean that consists of around 7,641 islands. The Philippines have created one of the most fascinating fusion cuisines of the world. Because of its position between the South Pacific, China and Southeast Asia, many cultures have left their mark on the country and its cuisine. Throughout history, different nations have attempted to colonized or conquer these islands. Both Spain and the United States were at one point successful in doing so. As such, Filipino cuisine has eclectic influences from around the world. ...

If Crazy Rich Asians and a Greek tragedy had a literary offspring, it would be the spitting image of Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? The true story of resolute immigration lawyer and activist Loida Lewis, Why Should Guys Have All the Fun? begins with Loida's adventure-packed Philippine upbringing. A torrid love affair with brilliant, irascible financier Reginald Lewis follows, as does regal living in Manhattan and Paris, and gut-wrenching loss, all before Loida shockingly commandeers a multibillion-dollar, multinational conglomerate and leads it with aplomb.

Read about the inspiring stories of ten Filipino Americans who helped change the world and were trailblazers in their careers and fields. Notable Filipino Americans have made a big impact on the world. They have been important to the arts, the business world, science and technology, the medical field, and even olympic athletics. Author Jane Mora, the author of such books as Women in Science and Vietnamese Americans Who Changed the World, celebrates the contributions of such important Filipino Americans, as well as their backgrounds and common heritage. Whether you have a Filipino heritage ...

Young Linguists helps kids to learn essential language skills quickly. That means short lessons to help kids stay engaged and daily repetition to reinforce learning. We also narrow down vocabulary to the most-used words and phrases so that you are learning what you can apply.

Tagalog Down & Dirty is your guide to the Tagalog you won't learn in the other books. Sex, drugs, alcohol, insults, obscenities, dirty talk, curse words, slurs about your mind, body, and sexual equipment, the supernatural, gambling, and “gay language” - which gay men use to hide their meaning from the general population. Best of all, words for lovers and would-be lovers.

"Fun & hilarious foodie romance -- too hot in the kitchen." Choco Sanchez is stuck in a rut. She’s never hit a softball and has been friends forever with Carlos Lopez, the head cook at her family’s Filipino restaurant. When flashy restaurant consultant Johnny Dee hits her with a pitch, she falls head over heels and gets a makeover. Carlos Lopez is not about to lose one for the home team. Johnny launches a full scale change on the menu, and Carlos sends him straight into the dumpster. Claiming Choco’s heart proves more difficult, especially when her secrets threaten to doom their love....

Evan Saatchi can’t keep his eyes off his new co-worker, Dalisay Ramos. Newly arrived from Manila to lead their travel app’s Asia division, nothing matters more to Dalisay than tradition and family. When Evan asks her out, she soundly rejects him for his cheek. Evan learns from his Filipino friends that Dalisay expects more from potential suitors. If he wants a chance with her, he’s going to have to go through the Five Stages: the courtship ritual that lovers in the Philippines have performed for generations.

Some girls call their mother their best friend. Marisol Martin? She could never relate. She and her mom were forever locked in an argument with no beginning and no end. Clothes, church, boys, no matter the topic, Marisol always felt like there was an unbridgeable gap between them that they were perpetually shouting across, one that she longed to close. But when her mother dies suddenly, Marisol is left with no one to fight against, haunted by all the things that she both said and didn’t say.

The final chapter of the surfing/romance trilogy begins with an 'epic' poem, then reveals the ultimate fate of the long-distance lovers after their uncommon courtship. A short story of 7,000 words, 'White Volcano' shows why some happy endings are best coupled with a fair dose of comic relief. If you've ever wondered what it's like for a modern western guy to date a provincial girl from a small, out-of-the-way village and vice-versa, then don't miss the last chapter of this startling non-fiction trilogy. (The first book is called 'Blue Volcano - Love and Surfing in the Philippines' and the ...

Who needs to spend all that money on expensive takeout? With this easy-to-understand guide, you'll be cooking delicious Filipino food at home in no time! There are 50 recipes right here for you to enjoy. Save money, and learn to cook delicious meals today!