Ugat | Filipino conjugation

Ugát

About this app

Ugát helps you understand how Filipino languages work.

Most language apps hand you flashcards and grammar tables. Teach you "kumusta" for the twentieth time. Teach you irrelevant vocab.

Ugát takes a different approach.

Start with the root, the heart of every sentence, and learn how affixes transform meaning.

In Tagalog, kain becomes kumain, kumakain, kakain.

One root, three aspects, a world of meaning.
Pattern recognition turns into the ability to construct sentences.

Ugát is built for heritage learners and the Filipino diaspora.

Maybe you grew up hearing Tagalog at family gatherings, but always had to respond in English.

Maybe you understand more than you can speak.

Maybe you're reconnecting with a language and culture that was always yours, but was never fully taught.

Ugát is for you.

How it works:
• Awaken and learn one root a day through focused, contextual practice.
• Unlock affix families as you progress (eg. MAG, UM, IN, I, AN)
• Awaken your daily root word and practice daily for 5-10 minutes. Made for a sustainable habit, not a grind.
• See how patterns connect across the language, forming the foundations for building sentences and ultimately, speaking in your language

What makes Ugát different:
• Morphology-first. Understand the system, don't just memorise words.
• Designed for the way Filipino languages actually work, not forced through European grammar frameworks.
• Culturally grounded: designed for Filipino languages, with Baybayin representation and a look and feel aiming to encompass the feeling of the Philippines.
• Releasing with 30 Tagalog (Filipino) words, 4 Cebuano (Bisaya) words in Beta. Ilocano, and Hiligaynon next.

What’s new

Ugát is now public released!

Version 1 includes:
- 30 Tagalog roots
- 4 Cebuano roots, in Beta
- 5 different affix types
- 12 different activities

Enjoy! Please provide any feedback, reviews and more - your opinion will shape the future of the app.