Dilang Pinoy

Dilang Pinoy is a picture dictionary and word trainer for Cebuano and Tagalog, made for Filipinos who already speak one and want to understand the other. Open it and a card is waiting: the Cebuano headword, its Tagalog and English meanings, an illustration drawn for that word, and an example sentence with its translation. Tap the card to hear it read aloud. It changes on a timer you set, from 5 seconds up to 10 minutes, or the moment you tap for the next one. Leave it open while you cook or commute and the vocabulary comes to you. 115 words carry a note for the places where Cebuano and Tagalog part ways. Cebuano langgam is a bird; Tagalog langgam is an ant. Cebuano aso is smoke; Tagalog aso is a dog. These are the words that let you think you understood when you did not, so they are marked wherever they turn up. When you want to know what stuck, take the test. It runs 12, 24, 36 or 48…