MODERN ARNIS REMY P. PRESAS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

When you count from one to ten in Tagalog, the emphasis is on the final syllable.  The mistake non-Filipinos tend to make when counting in this dialect is that the emphasis is in the wrong spot.  Here are the numbers and the way to pronounce them:

1. isa (ee-SAH)
   
2. dalawa (duh-lah-WAH)
   
3. tatlo (tat-LOH)
   
4. apat (ah-POT)
   
5. lima (leem-AH)
   
6. anim (ah-NEEM)
   
7. pito (pee-TAW)
   
8. walo (wall-AWE)
   
9. siyam (SHUMB)
   
10. sampu (sum-POH)

Interesting point:  there is no Tagalog word for ZERO (0.00), however there is a word for the concept of NOTHING:  wala (wall-AH).  Wala literally means nothing, or nothing is happening. 

If you would like to see BETTER information on counting in Tagalog and much more information on Filipino culture, please visit this site:

http://www.viloria.com

This site houses podcasts that teach about the language and culture of the Philippines.  They seem to have been around a while and have archives that date back to 2005. 

Salamat!