I’ve been wanting to start writing this and finally I have! Okay, we’ll go straight to what you’re after.
While I’m reading Baybayin, I’ve noticed a few things that might make it easier for a beginner to read Baybayin that is not mentioned in the “How to’s” and Baybayin tutorials. Some of these technique/tips will work for SOME situations and sometimes it MIGHT NOT. But I’m just giving you tips. And this might help if you are struggling in some areas while reading. Here goes.
Tip #1 – Use I’s and U’s more often in the beginning of a word more than E’s and O’s
I’ve noticed when I read Baybayin, I use I’s and U’s more often than E’s and O’s. Specially for the start of the word. For example:
ᜈᜎᜒᜎᜒᜄᜓ – Naliligo
ᜐᜒᜈᜓ – Sino
ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜎᜒ – Binili
ᜃᜒᜈᜃᜆᜃᜓᜆᜈ᜔ – Kinakatakutan
ᜑᜍᜉᜒᜈ᜔ – Harapin
ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ – Hindi/Hinde
Did you notice that I’s are used more often in the beginning of a/the word.
Another example:
ᜈᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜎᜓᜆᜓ – Nagluluto
ᜐᜓᜋᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ – Sumunod
ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ – Bukas
ᜑᜓᜄᜒᜐ᜔ – Hugis
ᜂᜋᜒᜈᜓᜋ᜔ – Uminom
Did you notice that U’s are used more often in the beginning of a/the word.
Tip #2 Use E’s and O’s when you’re coming to an END of a/the word.
I recommend using E’s and O’s when you are coming to an END of a/the Word.
Did you also notice above that you used E’s and O’s when you’re nearly at the end of a/the word?
Tip #3 When to use Da and when to use Ra
This a very hard topic to discuss. Even I get confused. But I think it only takes practice. There is actually a rule for this in Tagalog. But when it comes to words that originated from Spanish and English, this rule doesn’t really work that well. I will just say a few things I’ve (kind of) learned. If you can’t be bothered into thinking which one to use, then use a font that has a different character for each.
Example:
ᜂᜍ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜍ᜔ᜌᜓ – Ordinaryo
In the example above, when you see a “Da/Ra” character with a cross kudlit at the bottom, I would recommend using “R”
ᜄ᜔ᜍᜊᜒ – Grabe
When the character before “Da/Ra” is a character (w/cross kudlit) “G”"B”"K”"P”"S”"T”, I would recommend using “R” instead of “D”
It’s also common sense. If you see a “G” character and see a “Da/Ra” character next to it, it would be sounding stupid if you used D instead of R.
Like G-Da-Be instead of saying G-Ra-Be
Of course, this is NOT always the case. I’m not saying that you need to use these tips every time. This is only a TIP, NOT a RULE.
I hope this helped (at least). This is all I noticed for now 
I will update this if I notice more ahahah
Salamat!
