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Hey guys, I'm barely starting the language. I have a few questi

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Feb 08 2023, 3:51pm CST ~ 1 year, 2 mos ago. 
Hey guys, I'm barely starting the language. I have a few questions.
 
1) Where can I find the meanings/pronunciations of the accent marks of the words on this website? Since my ability to listen to nuance is not that good yet, it is hard to make out how those accent marks and underlines affect the pronunciations of the words.
 
2) How do I learn words with multiple meanings in Anki?
 
I'm an 18-year-old Mexican-American Male. If anyone wants to be friends on Discord to study Tagalog or Spanish together or have a conversation in English, let me know.
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Author Photo repolyo Badge: Supporter
Feb 08 2023, 4:20pm CST ~ 1 year, 2 mos ago. 
@keenlangs Welcome!
The Tagalog.com (TDC) dictionary entries include diacritical markings (e.g. accents), definitions and audio for the pronunciation of the word as well as example sentences usually with audio.
 
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Author Photo keenlangs
Feb 08 2023, 6:35pm CST ~ 1 year, 2 mos ago. 
How do I know what each diacritical marking does to the pronunciation of a vowel/syllable?
 
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Author Photo repolyo Badge: Supporter
Feb 08 2023, 7:00pm CST ~ 1 year, 2 mos ago. 
Here is a TDC lesson on Stress and Accent Marks in Filipino Words
www.tagalog.com/less ons/lesson.php?lesso n_id=26&csid=33
 
Also, "stress" is the lengthening of a vowel, that is, a longer time pronouncing the vowel.
 
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Author Photo repolyo Badge: Supporter
Feb 08 2023, 7:12pm CST ~ 1 year, 2 mos ago. 
You may want to look at the lesson on Syllabicating Filipino Words (broken down by syllable)
www.tagalog.com/less ons/lesson.php?lesso n_id=25&csid=32
 
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Author Photo keenlangs
Feb 08 2023, 7:37pm CST ~ 1 year, 2 mos ago. 
@repolyo This is so helpful man. Thank you!
 
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Author Photo Juantutri Badge: Native Tagalog Speaker
Feb 09 2023, 9:41pm CST ~ 1 year, 2 mos ago. 
Also, "stress" is the lengthening of a vowel, that is, a longer time pronouncing the vowel.
 
@repolyo
 
Yes, but that is only true for the first of the three types of Tagalog accents listed there. The second and third types of accents require glottal stops that would lead to an abrupt cutting of the sound of the vowel.
 
In the Dictionary, the word "luha" shows the use of the 2nd and 3rd types of accents - "luhà" and "maluhâ".
 
I am not sure though about the accuracy of the Dictionary's pronunciation of "maluha" because as far as I know, it should be "maluhâ (to move one to tears)" - naluhâ, náluluhâ, máluluhâ, i.e., there is also a stress on the "ma/na". However, with "maluha-luhâ (to almost move one to tears or to just get teary-eyed), the 1st-type of stress is not on the "ma/na" but on the first "ha".
 
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