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.





 

Courtship Phrases 4: Be patient with me

Today's episode, We will learn how to say "be patient with me". 

In Bisaya, we say "pasensya-i lang ko". 

Pasensya - patience

lang - is sort of an additive to emphasize the phrase at the same time to make you sound a little sweet or soft. 

ko - me

We usually say "pasensya-i lang ko" when we commit an error that's no big deal or you need the persons patience or understanding. Sometimes, we use this when we just have to understand the persons attitude or behavior to a certain scenario. This word should not be confuse with "pasayloa" which means "to forgive"

These are the various ways to use the word "pasensya":

"pasensya" - patience

"pasensya jud kaayo *ha" - please be patient. 

"pasensya na lang ta" - let just be patient ("na lang" - just)

"mo-pasensya jud ta" - we have to be patient ("jud" - have to)

"pasensya-i" - be patient

"pasensya-an na lang" -  just have to be patient ("na lang" - just)

*"ha" - is added to make you sound 

• softer/sweet 
• trying to pacify the person you are talking to.
• when you are asking a favor. 

Let us continue with our script:

Boy: Pwede ko manguyab nimo?
Girl: Pwede.
Boy: Naa koy chansa nimo?
Girl: "Dili pa ko katubag nimo ana sa pagkakaron. Manguyab pa gali ka, unya na ko pangutan-a ana"  

Boy: Pasensya jud kaayo ha. Excited lang ko.

Let's continue our script in the next episode of Courtship phrases. See you there! 

Read the previous post:

Courtship Phrases 1: How to say Can I court you in Bisaya

Courtship Phrases 2: How to say Do I stand a chance with you?

Courtship Phrases 3: I can't answer that right now

Courtship Phrases: I can't answer that right now

This is the 3rd episode of our Courtship Phrases series.  Today, I will teach you how to say...

"I can't answer that right now"

Let's revisit our script from the previous episode. As I can remember, we stop at the girl's reply to the boy's question.

Boy: Pwede ko manguyab nimo?
Girl: Pwede.
Boy: Naa koy chansa nimo?
Girl: 

The girl's answer is...

"Dili pa ko katubag nimo ana sa pagkakaron."

                             "I can't answer that right now"

Well, obviously it still early for her to know if the guy has stand a chance with her. Courtship takes time as we all know it. Though this is not applicable to some relationships. 

Some girls would add this phrase...

"Manguyab pa gali ka, unya na ko pangutan-a ana"

Let's break this down.

Manguyab - to court

pa - yet (about to)/ still have to

gali - (I am not sure what is the translation of this word in English. It would seem there's none.) It's mostly used to give emphasis to the phrase. 

ka - you 

unya na- later/ in the near future/ some other time

ko - me

pangutan-a - ask a question

ana - about that

"Manguyab pa gali ka, unya na ko pangutan-a ana"

"You still have to court me, ask me about that some other time"

Let's continue with our script

Boy: Pwede ko manguyab nimo?
Girl: Pwede.
Boy: Naa koy chansa nimo?
Girl: "Dili pa ko katubag nimo ana sa pagkakaron. Manguyab pa gali ka, unya na ko pangutan-a ana"  

In this script, it is somewhat a bit rude to ask "Naa koy chansa nimo?" at the on set of courtship. Give it sometime before asking this question to a lady.

That's all for today guys. Thank you so much, we will continue our script tomorrow. Let me just remind you that for this week, it will all be about courting a Filipina/Filipino. See you!

Judy

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.