What are some topics I should learn as a beginner when learning

@EraLednak
Where are you now? What have you learned so far? Maybe we can suggest some next steps...

I can construct basic sentences. I can mostly understand the verb tenses and types of verbs and how to tell the time. I just feel somewhat lost on how to really express my thoughts on topics and in conversations.
@TLDCAdmin

Ah, OK. So you know how to conjugate -um-, mag-, -in, -an, etc. verbs? Roughly how big would you say your vocabulary is (500 words? 3,000 words? 8,000 words?)
After you know how verbs work, know a number of affixes, and have a decent sized vocabulary...I think it's really time to work real-world materials, so you can start getting used to expressing yourself.

@TLDCAdmin My vocabulary is still kind of limited so I would say 500 words. I really need to look over the other types of verbs such as -in- and -an- and I still as of yet need to finish studying the affixes. Thanks for the advice and will try to update my progress.

For vocab, I'd work on these, see how many you know already:
www.tagaloglessons.c om/flashcards/top_on e_thousand_words.phpYou really will need to dig into -in- and -an and ma- verbs before you start feeling comfortable using verbs in Tagalog. Verbs are weird in Tagalog and kind of a big hurdle to overcome for most students...If you have the funds, it might be worth it to get an online teacher you can talk to through Skype. iTalki has teachers for ~ $8/hr. Even just 2-4x a month talking with a live person would probably help a lot, if you can afford it.

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