How to Apologize in Bisaya, all about forgiveness

Hello mga Higala (Hello Friends!) I'll teach you today how to apologize in Bisaya. I will show you how to sound and look sincere when apologizing.

Let's talk about our culture first. 
If we commit a mistake, it is VERY normal for us to look down. Unlike in the West, that you really have to look at the person in the eyes when asking for forgiveness or apologies or else that is considered rude.

So, please do not be offended by us, Filipinos, when our eyes look down when asking for plain sorry or apologizing. Most of us do this, generally speaking. Although, not applicable to some scenarios but we have the tendency to not look at the person straight in the eyes for the whole period. We look down then look at the person in the eyes then look away then look at the eyes again.


I'll share some sample sentences and I'll break it down one by one.

Sentence Sample 1.

Sorry kaayo. (I'm really sorry)
Sorry kaayo jud. (I'm very sorry/ I'm really really sorry)
Sorry kaayo jud ha.

Sorry - pronounce as "su-ri"; asking for forgiveness
kaayo - really
jud - added to give more emphasis to the emotion
ha - (soft sound) added to make emotions sound more sincere and sweet
    - added to pacify the person
 
Sentence Sample 2.
Pasayloa ko. (Forgive me.)

Pasayloa - to forgive
ko - me

Pasayloa jud ko. (Forgive me.) - More sincere

Pasayloa jud ko kaayo. (Forgive me. - Most sincere. This sounds like, you are asking for a huge forgiveness.

Sample Sentence #3
Mangayo ko og pasaylo nimo.
I am asking for your forgiveness.

Mangayo - to ask (Nangayo - past tense)
ko - me
og - connecting word. In some sentences/phrases this could be "is". In this phrase, it is used to connect words in relation to "what" the person is asking. I would say this is the "for" in the sample phrase above.
Pasaylo - forgiveness/ sorry
nimo - your


Sample Sentence #4
Pasayloa ko sa akong nabuhat nga dautan/ngil-ad. Wala jud nako gituyo.
I am very sorry for what bad/awful things I did. I didn't mean it.

I know this is quite long. These words would make you sound remorseful.

Pasayloa - sorry/ forgiveness
ko - me
sa - connecting word usually means "for"
akong - my
nabuhat - things that you did
nga - connecting word. No English equivalent. This is used to link the relationship between modifiers. Like in this phrase: nabuhat nga dautan (bad things I did), nabuhat nga ngil-ad (awful things I did)
dautan- bad
ngil-ad - awful
Wala - nothing/ none/ not
jud - see description above
nako - I
gituyo - mean/ intentional

Lastly, Sample Sentence #5
For lighter mistakes

Pasensya kaayo ha.
Be patient with me.

This is another way of saying sorry but is used for minor mistakes only. Using this phrase for bigger mistake is an insult. This also means you are asking the person to be more patient with you.

For example: You are going to meet a friend and you are late for 10-15mins or less then you use this phrase

BUT if you are late for an hour then you should use the "Sorry kaayo jud ha." OR you combine "Sorry kaayo jud ha.Pasensya kaayo ____(friend's name)_____".

Another way to say sorry is to extend the Sorry like "Sooorrrrryyy kaayo ha"

Remember to the soft "ha" at the end to pacify the person in this case your friend.

If you have any questions, please leave it down in the comments. Please watch my video for more details.

Where Have You been?

Maayong Adlaw mga Higala! Today's Bisaya lesson is "Where have you been?"

In Bisaya, we say "Asa ka gikan?" or "Diin ka gikan?" 

Watch the video for more detailed explanation and on how we locals pronounce it.

Parts of the Body English-Bisaya-Tagalog

Hi mga higala! Today's lesson, I will teach you the parts of the body. Before we start, there are words that I am going to teach in this lesson that might be offensive. If you are the type of person who get's easily offended then do not continue reading this lesson nor watch the video. Everything that I will teach in this lesson are all for educational purpose only.

In this lesson, I am using English translated to Bisaya and Tagalog.

If you speak Tagalog, you may find some words are just the same or have slight difference. Let us start from the head.

Head
Bisaya: Ulo
Tagalog: Ulo

Eyebrows
Bisaya: Kilay
Tagalog: Kilay

Nose
Bisaya: Ilong
Tagalog: Ilong

Mouth
Bisaya: Ba-ba
Tagalog: Bibig

Teeth
Bisaya: Ngipon
Tagalog: Ngipin

Tongue
Bisaya: Dila
Tagalog: Dila

Cheeks
Bisaya: Aping
Tagalog: Pisngi

Ears
Bisaya: Dunggan (Dalunggan)
Tagalog: Tinga

Neck
Bisaya: Liog
Tagalog: Liig

Shoulder
Bisaya: Abaga
Tagalog: Balikat

Armpit
Bisaya: Ilok
Tagalog: Kili-kili

Arm
Bisaya: bukton
Tagalog: braso

Hands
Bisaya: Kamot
Tagalog: Kamay

Fingers
Bisaya: tudlo
Tagalog: daliri




Nails
Bisaya: kuko
Tagalog: kuko

Breast Chest
Bisaya: Dughan
Tagalog: Dibdib

Breast
Bisaya: Tutoy/ suso
Tagalog: Suso

Tummy
Bisaya: Tiyan (pronounce as ti-yan)
Tagalog - Tiyan (sounds like "chan")

Belly button
Bisaya: pusod
Tagalog: pusod

Waist
Bisaya: Hawak
Tagalog: Baywang

Penis
Bisaya: Otin/Tintin/ lagay
Tagalog: Titi

(Pussy) Vagina
Bisaya: Bilat/ Buto/ Pepe
Tagalog: Puki

Hips
Bisaya: Bat-ang
Tagalog: Balakang

Buttocks
Bisaya: Lubot
Tagalog: Pwet

Upper Leg
Bisaya: Pa-a

Lower Legs
Bisaya: Batiis
Tagalog: Binti

Feet
Bisaya: Tiil
Tagalog: paa

Toes
Bisaya: mga tudlo sa tiil
Tagalog: mga daliri sa paa

Please watch the video to learn how to pronounce these words.

Courtship Phrases 5: When can I go to your house?

In this episode, I will teach you how to say "when is the right time to go to your house" in Bisaya.

The courting tradition have change dramatically after the birth of computer. Before, when a man wants to court a lady he writes love letters and sing a song to the lady - we call it "harana". Then, visit the lady's house, bring flowers and something sweet. This is the first stage of courtship.

That's how we used to court a woman before. These days, we write text messages, email/ private messages perhaps or we court in chat room.

There are still some tradition which are still being practiced. Like going to the house of the lady, bringing flowers and chocolates and maybe some snacks.

Now, that I am already a parent, I understand why my Mom wanted my suitors to court me in our house and not somewhere else. It's a way of getting to know the guy and how serious he is with me.

I'll give you another scenario where let's say, the girl already said yes to the boy. They would still go into the process of going to the girl's house to formally court her even if they are already in a relationship. With this, you will also meet the parents and maybe the whole family. After the meeting, the situation might turn sour or get complicated or will get the approval of both parents. It's really good if both parents approved of your relationship and both of you are accepted by the family. That will help really help the relationship to grow. Some parents would initially disapprove but with time as they get to know you or the suitor they eventually accept you. Just show them how sincere and how much you love their daugter or son.

Now, let's continue with our script.

Boy: Pwede ko manguyab nimo?
         "Can I court you?"
Girl: Pwede.
         "Can (Yes)"
Boy: Naa koy chansa nimo?
         "Do I stand a chance with you?"
Girl: "Dili pa ko katubag nimo ana sa pagkakaron. Manguyab pa gali ka, unya na ko pangutan-a ana" 
          "I cannot answer that right now. You still have to court me, you ask me that later".

Boy: Pasensya jud kaayo ha. Excited lang ko.
         "I'm very sorry. I am just excited."
Boy: Kanus-a kaha ko pwede moadto sa inyoha?
         "When is the right time to go to your house?"

That's all for today. Next episode will be Courtship Phrases No.6. See you in the next episode. 

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Useful Phrases and words in the Kitchen

Maayong Adlaw! Daghang salamat sa pagbisita.

Good day! Thank you very much for the visit. Today's episode will be phrases and words in the kitchen.

1. Manghugas sa ko sa mga plato.
I am going to wash the plates .

Manghugas - (future action)going to wash
ko - I (referring to yourself)
sa mga - the (mga - is used when talking about more than one item)
plato - plates

2. Unsay lutuon karon?
What are we going to cook now?

Unsay (unsa may) - what
lutuon - to cook
karon - now

3. Unsay pamahaw nato ron?
What's for breakfast?

Pamahaw – breakfast
Nato – us
Ron (karon) - now

4. Unsay paniudto nato ron?
What's for lunch?
Paniudto - lunch
Nato – us
Ron (karon) – now

5. Unsay panihapon nato ron?
What's for dinner?

Unsay (unsa may) - what
panihapon - dinner
nato - us
ron (karon) - now

6. Naa tay rekado?
Do we have the ingredients?

Naa - have
ta’y (kita) - us
rekado - ingredients

Naa tay ______.
Do we have _______.
(Use this phrase when you want to know if you have something.)

7. Wala nay gasul.
We are out of gas.

Wala nay (wala namay) - no more
gasul - gas

8. Paghaling na.
   to light a pile of wood or charcoal.
 
   In the city, where access to stove top connected to a gas is very common, this phrase is used when we are going to grill something. But there are still household who prefer using the wood or charcoal to save more money or don't have the money to buy gas. In the province, there are still a lot of household who are using wood or charcoal in their cooking so this phrase is very common there. It is not just referring to grilling.

9. Pagluto na ug kan-on.
    Pagtak-ang na ug rice.

    Cook rice now.

Pagluto - to cook
Pagtak-ang - is the act of putting the pot on top of the stove.


10. Tilawi daw ang akong giluto.
    Taste the food that I am cooking.
 
Tilawi – to taste
Daw – (expression)
Ang akong – my
Giluto – cooked food

 We usually say this when we want to make sure that the food we are cooking taste good.

11. Lami?
   Yummy?

12. Walay lami?
it's not yummy?

13. Kulang ug templa
Not enough seasoning.

Kulang – not enough/ missing

14. Templahi.
Season it.

15. Unsay sud-an?
   What's the main dish?

  Unsay (unsa may) - what
  sud-an - main dish

Thank you so much for being with me today. We will continue the courtship series in the succeeding post so please watch out for it.