Episode 155 – Filipi-mnemonics: Remembering the Tagalog with Geoffrey Ocampo

This Filipino American Life

Oh, the dad joke. We all know it. We all love it. And for Filipinos it gives us life. While Dad jokes can be a myriad of things, dad jokes to Filipinos are especially punny (get it?). For one Filipino American, dad jokes have become a way to learn Tagalog words.

In this mini-episode, the TFAL crew joins forces with Geoffrey Ocampo of the Remembering the Tagalog Podcast. As is the usual set up for his podcast, Geoffrey helps the TFAL crew create funny mnemonics of Tagalog words to help us all remember them better. (A mnemonic is a device that assists in remembering something). While not all of them end up being crowd-pleasers, I promise you this is a very funny (and punny) episode that can’t be missed!

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Do you have a funny mnemonic based on a Tagalog word? Let us know by leaving a voicemail at (805) 394-TFAL or email us at [e-mail].