Made by a Filipino, for anyone learning

The Tagalog app
that explains why

Whether you have heard Tagalog your whole life or none of it, each unit teaches a few words, then puts you in a scene to use them. A character speaks Tagalog to you and you choose what to say back, from ordering a coffee to visiting Lola.

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A quiz asking what kuya means, with dad, older brother, mom and older sister to pick from
A Tarsier sheet on calling someone kuya or ate, with examples you can tap to hear
340+
Lessons
6,100+
Quiz cards
400+
Words to learn
3,300+
Words and phrases you can hear

Not another flashcard app

Most apps hand you a pile of words to memorise. Tarsier teaches you the machine underneath, so new words explain themselves.

Roots and affixes

Every word is colour coded into its prefix, root and suffix. Learn one pattern and a hundred words open up at once. This is the thing no other Tagalog app teaches.

Culture from lesson one

It starts with and , because respect comes before grammar. You learn why a stranger at the market is kuya and why every elder is lola, right alongside the words.

Complete the chat
Lola
Saying "yes" to an elder
Saying oo to an elder can sound abrupt, overly casual, or even disrespectful.
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Alam Mo Ba?Kuya and ate also work for any man or woman a little older than you, even a stranger at the market.

One root. A whole conversation.

This is the part other Tagalog apps skip, and it is the reason the language never clicked for you.

means cooked.
Change the prefix and you change the time, the focus, the whole sentence.

Everything else, dialled in

The daily loop is built to be worth opening.
Learn, review, keep the streak, watch the map fill in.

Ordering Food at a CafeUnit 3

A map, not a list

144 short lessons along a single winding path. Finish a unit, earn its medal, and the next one opens.

An orange kahel ka-HEL MASTERED [NOUN]
Both the citrus fruit and the color named after it, a warm reddish-yellow.

Every word has its own page

Your own dictionary of 400+ words, filled in as you learn them, with examples, images and audio on every page.

kainkah-IN
EXAMPLE
youngest child to eat already, now

Hear every single word

3,000+ Tagalog recordings built into the app, so every word and sentence has a voice, even offline.

Select the correct image
Complete the chat
Lolagrandmother
Complete the sentence
This is my older brother.
ito.

Quizzes that keep moving

Image matches, chat replies, sentence building and memory recall, mixed so no two cards in a row feel the same.

Select the correct meaning
How are you?

Recall first, then check

English stays hidden until you answer, so you're recalling, not reading. Need a hand? Turn on hints and it stays visible.

Today's Review12 due
Weak Words26
Weak Grammar4

Practice what you got wrong

The words you keep missing come back on their own. Build a custom session, or take whatever the app thinks you owe it.

Streaks worth protecting

A daily goal you set yourself, a streak that survives a busy day, and reminders in Tagalog with the English underneath.

instead of hearts

Your energy is , and it refills through the day. Free learners get a full plate every morning. Super Tarsier never runs out.

Kuya Paolo1,490 XP2
Ate Bea2,790 XP1
Ate Mika1,220 XP3
4
Ate Joy@ubelover905 XP
5
Kuya Rafa880 XP

Leaderboard and handles

Claim an @handle, climb the weekly and all time boards, and see your row jump when you overtake someone.

Insights that predict

Pace, time, accuracy and vocabulary. Keep going at your pace and it tells you the day you'll finish this unit.

Backed up, free

Your progress saves to iCloud automatically and follows you to a new phone. Sign in with Apple if you want it tied to an account.

Full dark mode Works offline Placement test, skip ahead Grammar & culture sheets Unit review lessons Pick your Tarso avatar Daily spin Every line checked by a native speaker Hiligaynon and Ilocano next

Learners like you love Tarsier

LaurieSolkoski 🇨🇦

Never being embarrassed at a Filipino party ever again

All my titas and titos are going to be so proud of me, and I can finally eavesdrop on my cousins talking smack

Saarah101 🇨🇦

Highly recommend

Wonderful app to learn Tagalog. I find the lessons not to be overwhelming. I appreciate the bite size lessons and practice. The simple lay out is straightforward and is not distracting. I would highly recommend Tarsier to anyone interested in learning Tagalog!!! ✨✨✨

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Kudos to the responsive developer

Great to see a developer who actually listens to users! … Looking forward to future updates!

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I've been trying to learn Tagalog on other apps but none compared to this one. I love it so much

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i learnt something 🤯

i finally understand the difference between 'mo' and 'ko' now. thank you tarsier🔥

shadowmax1 🇨🇦

Fun and user friendly!

I have very limited to no knowledge speaking Tagalog. This is a fun interactive app to help me learn and get into the habit of speaking Tagalog.

Lala boring 🇺🇸

Great learning

It has help me a lot on my first day thank you

, I'm

/ˈɡɑːθriɪn/ · tap my name to hear it

I grew up speaking Tagalog at home and watched friends and cousins understand everything and say almost nothing. Every app I pointed them at taught colours and numbers and never explained why turns into . That gap is the whole language, so I built the app I wanted them to have.

Tarso the tarsier Tarso Your guide
Gathrean Dela Cruz
Gathrean Dela Cruz Tarsier's Founder and Developer gathrean.com
Coming to Android

Android is next. Want it first?

Tarsier is on iPhone today, and iPad comes in the next update. Android is the most requested thing we get asked for, and it is being built now. Leave your email and you will get one message the day it lands.

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Start with and .
End up talking to your .

Free to start, no account needed, and the first lesson takes about three minutes.

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