Ah! The famous word "I love you". Your heart is bursting with so much love and you wanted to tell your girlfriend or boyfriend this phrase in Bisaya. I'm telling you my friend, you are in the right place. I got you! You'll learn to say this phrase in less than 10 seconds. There are different ways to say this phrase and I am going to teach you the conversational way of saying it in Bisaya.
Lesson: I love you!
1. I love you -Gihigugma teka.
Gihigugma ko ikaw - another way of saying this phrase but we don't usually use this in day to day conversation.
Gimahal te ka or gimahal ko ikaw - the word "mahal" I think is a borrowed word from the Tagalog dialect. We don't usually use this phrase. There might be some or a few Cebuanos used this phrase but I believe that the phrase "Gihugma teka" is the most commonly used.
2. I have fallen in love with you/ I'm in love with you.
Nahigugma ko nimo.
Nahigugma nako nimo
3. I'm in love with her/him / I've fallen in love with her/him.
Nahigugma ko niya.
4. I'm in love with this man/ woman
Nahigugma ko aning lakiha.
Nahigugma ko aning bayhana.
Vocabulary: Gugma - love Nahigugma - fallen in love ko/nako - me nimo - you Aning/ Ani - this lakiha - man bayhana - woman niya - that person
Today's episode is "how to say help or help me in Cebuano or Bisaya".
Very useful word especially if you are a first timer in the Visayas area. Cebuanos/Bisaya people are helpful, ready to help and would be happy to assist you especially for someone who's very new to our place. Lesson: Help
Help = Tabang
Help me is Tabangi ko
Vocabulary Tabang - Help Tabangi - to help Ko - me
Hi Friends! Today, you will learn to say "Please".
Vocabulary Please is Palihug
If you are a foreigner and you say this word after asking for direction, we would definitely be surprise. Always add the cebuano word "palihug" especially if you are asking for some favor.
Examples: Water please. Tubig palihug.
Let's go to Marriot Hotel, please Adto ta sa Marriot Hotel, palihug.
Hi friends, today you will learn to ask the following phrase "Do you have a girlfriend" or "Do you have a boyfriend" in Cebuano or bisaya.
If you are interested with somebody and you want to know if he or she is in a relationship, these phrases are very useful. It is better to ask the person when you already establish a good conversation. We Cebuanos are open people, generally. Some won't answer you immediately for some reason but you'll be surprise that most of us will answer this question directly without hesitations.
Do you have a girlfriend? Naa kay uyab?
Do you have a boyfriend? Naa kay uyab?
Vocabulary Naa - to have ka - you uyab - girlfriend/ boyfriend
Hi everyone! In this lesson you will learn to introduce yourself in Cebuano or Bisaya. In order to connect with the locals, you must know how to introduce yourself. Don't worry, it's very easy. There are two ways to do this:
1. My Name is Judy. Akong pangalan kay Judy.
2. I am Judy. Ako si Judy. Vocabulary ako - my/mine pangalan - name si/kay - am/is
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In this lesson, you will learn the 6 Basic Greetings in Cebuano or Bisaya.
Good Morning - Maayong Buntag
Good Noon - Maayong Udto
Good Afternoon - Maayong Hapon
Good Evening - Maayong Gabii
Good Day - Maayong Adlaw
Hi/Hello/ How are you - Kumusta? Kumusta naka? Vocabulary:
Maayo - Good
Buntag - morning
Udto - noon
Hapon - afternoon
Gabii - evening
Adlaw - day
Kumusta ka? - how are you/ hi/hello
Hi Everyone! My name is Judy. I am a native speaker of the Cebuano Dialect. Learning to speak Cebuano is not that difficult. It can be challenging but it is never difficult. You'll be surprise how easy it is. Learning a new dialect or language is never a disadvantage. I hope you'll find my lessons easy to understand and helpful.
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