Courtship Phrases: How to say Do I stand a chance with you?

Hi mga higala!

This is the 2nd episode of our Courting series. This week, I will share useful and common phrases in Courting the woman/man you like.


Do I stand a chance with you?
Tagalog:
Meron ba akong chansa sa iyo?
May pag-asa ba ako sa iyo?

Bisaya: 
Naa koy chansa nimo?
Naa koy pag-asa nimo?

Naa - have
koy - me
chance - chansa/pag-asa
            - pag-asa means hope. In this scenario it implies as chance
nimo - you

From the first episode, we discussed the phrase "Can I court you?" - "Pwede ko manguyab nimo?"

So, Let's build our script slowly

Boy: Pwede ko manguyab nimo?
Girl: Pwede.
Boy: Naa koy chansa nimo?
Girl: (Come back tomorrow for the girl's answer. )

That's all for today mga higala, let's continue this tomorrow. In the meantime, practice the phrases above. See you and thanks for your time today.

Judy

How to say Goodbye or Farewell

Hello mga Amiga and Amigo! Kumusta?

Today's episode, I am going to teach you how to say goodbye or farewell in bisaya.

Farewell
"Manamilit nako."

Filipino/Tagalog: Paalam na.

Goodbye
"babay, bay-bay, baboosh"

Filipino/Tagalog: Paalam.

I'm going.
 "Adto nako" or "Adto sa ko"
 "Ari nako" or "Ari sa ko"

"Manamilit na ko" is somewhat the nearest translation I could think of but this phrase is not usually used by locals. When this phrase is used its like you are dying or you are going to die.

Locals sometimes used this to sound comic with friends but the following phrases are more commonly used to say good bye to friends or family:

 "Adto nako" or "Adto sa ko"
 "Ari nako" or "Ari sa ko"

which simply means "I'm going"

"Uli nako" means "I'm going home"

Please watch my video below for more details.

Courtship Phrases: How to say Can I court you in Bisaya

Hello! Hello Friends!

Today's week, I will share common and useful conversations that you will hear when you are courting someone in the Philippines. Moving forward, I will include the Tagalog translation to make it better for everyone to learn the Bisaya/ Cebuano dialect easier.


First lesson: How to say...

Can I court you?
Tagalog: Pwede bang manligaw sa iyo? or Pwede ba kitang ligawan?
Bisaya: Pwede ko manguyab nimo?

Can - pwede
I - ko
Court - manguyab
you - nimo


Watch out for the Youtube video of this post soon. You might want to subscribe to my channel at the side bar.

If you have any suggestions or any lesson that you want me to discuss or teach you, please leave a comment below. See you again next time and thanks for your time.


Judy

Bisaya Personal Pronouns

Maayong Adlaw mga higala! In this episode, you will learn the Bisaya Personal pronouns.
What is personal pronouns? In English, these are the I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, and them.

So, let's slowly break each words...
I - Ako
You - Ikaw
You (referring to 2 or more people; speaking as 2nd person) - kamo
He/She/him/her - Siya
They/ Them - Sila
Us - Kami

Examples:
I - Ako
Ako ang nagpalit.
I bought it.
                               Nagpalit – bought (past/present tense)

You - Ikaw
Ikaw to ang nidagan?
Was it you who ran away?

                            Ikaw to? – was it you?
                           Nidagan – run away
       

You (referring to 2 or more people; speaking as 2nd person) - kamo
Kamo ang nikanta?
Was it you guys who sang

                         Nikanta - sang





He/She/him/her - Siya
Siya ang akong gihigugma.
It's her/him that I love.

                                          Ang akong – my
                                          Gihigugma – felt love with

They/ Them - Sila
Sila ang nagkuyog.
They went out together.
They are together.
                       
                                             Nagkuyog – together (past/present tense)


Us - Kami
Kami ang nakadaug.
It was us who won.

                                            Nakadaug – won  (past/present tense)

Please watch my video on how to pronounce these 6 personal pronouns.
Thank you guys. See you next week Wednesday for another lesson.

Bisaya Lessons: 100 Action Words (Mga Lihok)

Kumusta mga Higala! (How are you Friends?!)

Today, I am going to share 100 common action words with corresponding English meaning.

1. Nikaon - eating
2. Nikatkat - climbing
3. Nag-tuon - studying
4. Nag-tan-aw - watching
5. Nagbasa - reading
6. Nidagan - running
7. Nipalit - buying
8. Nitawag - called
9. Nagluto - cooking
10. Nanglimpyo - cleaning
11. Naligo - taking a bath
12. Nag-inom - drinking
13. Natulog - sleeping
14. Niambak - jumped
15. Nagstorya - narrating/ narrator/ said by whom
16. Naglakaw - walking
17. Nikanta - singing
18. Nisayaw - dancing
19. Nipahulay - resting
20. Naglingkod - sitting
21. Nagginhawa - breathing
22. Naggunit - hold
23. Nihikap - touch
24. Nihilak - cried
25. Ni-agik-ik - giggle
26.Nikatawa - smile/ laugh
27. Nibahak-hak - laughing loudly
28. Nagsuwat (nagsulat) - writing
29. Naminaw - listening
30. Nagpahiyom - smiling
31. Nahimuot - pleased
32. Nagtext - texting
33. Nagdula - playing
34. Nihigda - lying on a surface
35. Nitungtong - standing on top
37. Ni-abli - opening
38. Nagpa-gwapa - beautyfying
39. Nahadlok - scared
40. Nitiking/ nikinto - tip toe
41. Nagkinamot - using hands to do something e.g. eating rice
42. Nanglaba - washing the laundry
43. Nagpiga - squeezing
44. Nanghayhay - hanging the laundry
45. Namintal - painting
46. Nag-ayo - repair
47. Namahaw - eating breakfast
48. Naniudto - eating lunch
49. Nanihapon  eating dinner
50. Namanday - doing carpentry works
60. Nangisda - fishing
62. Nihatud - deliver/ send off
63. Nikuha - got
64. Naglung-ag - cooking rice
65. Nagprito - frying
66. Nagkilis - washing the rice before cooking
67. Nagsugba - grilling
68. Nagbantay - watching
69. Nitutok - staring
70. Nibusdak - slam
71. Nikamang - crawling
72. Nag-inamang - doing sign language
73. Nagkiat - messing e.g. kids playing loudly
74. Nagkarga - carrying
75. Nag-inigat - flirting
76. Nang-lugod - scrubbing the body
77. Giluglug - cutting of the neck e.g. animals/ human
78. Gi-harass - harassed
79. Ga-dali-dali - hasten
80. Gi-dukol - hitting of the head using the hand
81. Nagplantsa - iron
82. Nagtanom - planting
83. Nagpaspas - dusting
84. Giipit - squeeze/ kept pressures
85. Nangu-ot - pick/get in a tight space using hands
86. Nisim-hot - smelling
87. Nitutok - staring
88. Nag-abi-abi - pacifying
89. Nagpuyo - doing nothing/ stay
90. Nag-ampo  - praying
91. Nagluhod - kneeling
92. Nagkinamot - using of hands
93. Nanglugod - scrubbing the body
94. Nagtimpla - putting of seasoning into the cooked dish
95. Nagbubo - water
96. Nagputol - cut
97. Nagkulitog - poking
98. Nakatulog - fall asleep
99. Nagvideo - taking video
100.Naghinuktok - ponder/ reflecting

Please watch out for my video on this post next Wednesday. See you next week.