Pronunciation
Phrases & Vocabulary
Cebuano Language
Travel Guides
You can never understand one language until you understand at least two. ~Geoffrey Willans
- A table for one person/two people, please.
- Lamisa alang sa usa/duha ka tao, palihug.
- Can I look at the menu, please?
- Mahimo ba motanw-aw sa menu, palihug?
- Can I look in the kitchen?
- Mahimo ba makakita ang kusina?
- Where's the bathroom/washroom?
- Asa dapit ang banyo/hugasanan?
- Is there a house specialty?
- Naa bay house specialty?
- Is there a local specialty?
- Naa bay local specialty?
- I'm a vegetarian.
- Vegetarian ko.
- I don't eat pork.
- Dili ko mokaon ug karneng baboy.
- I don't eat beef.
- Dili ko mokaon ug karneng baka.
- I only eat kosher food.
- Mokaon ra ko ug sud-an nga kosher.
- Can you make it "lite", please? ( less oil/butter/lard )
- Mahimo ba gamay lang ang mantika, palihug?
- It's salty.
- Parat ni.
- It's so sweet.
- Tam-is ni.
- It's so spicy.
- Halang-ni.
- fixed-price meal
- fixed-price meal
- à la carte
- a la carte
- breakfast
- pamahaw
- lunch
- paniudto
- snack ( meal )
- snack
- supper
- panihapon
- I want _____.
- Gusto ko ug _____. ( GOOS-to koh )
- I want a dish called _____.
- Gusto ko ug sud-an nga _____.
- chicken
- manok ( chicken )
- beef
- karneng baka
- fish
- isda ( is-DAH )
- ham
- hamon
- food
- pagkaon
- drinks
- panginom
- sausage
- longganisa (local sausage)
- cheese
- keso ( keh-soh )
- eggs
- itlog ( eet-LOG )
- salad
- ensalada
- corn
- mais
- (fresh) vegetables
- (preskong) utan
- (fresh) fruit
- (preskong) prutas ( proo-TAS )
- bread
- pan
- fastfood
- fastfood
- toast
- toast
- noodles
- noodles
- rice
- kan-on ( KA-nin )/bugas ( bee-GAS , used for uncooked rice)
- beans
- beans
- raw
- hilaw ( HEElaw )
- cooked
- luto ( LOOto )
- fried
- prito/minantikaan
- fried chicken/fish/egg
- pritong manok/isda/itlog
- grilled/roasted
- inihaw
- boiled
- nilaga
- salt
- asin ( uh-SEEN )
- sugar
- asukar
- cooking oil
- mantika (man-TEE-ka)
- garlic
- ahos
- onion
- sibuyas
- black pepper
- paminta
- soy sauce
- toyo( to-yo )
- butter
- margarina
- Can/May I have a glass of _____?
- Naa moy usa ka baso na _____?
- Can/May I have a cup of _____?
- Naa moy usa ka tasa na _____?
- Can/May I have a bottle of _____?
- Naa moy usa ka botelya na _____?
- coffee
- kape ( ka-FEH )
- tea ( drink )
- tsaa ( cha-AH )
- iced tea
- iced tea (no direct translation)
- chocolate
- tsokolate
- ice
- yelo
- juice
- juice
- water
- tubig ( TOO-BEEG )
- beer
- serbesa
- red/white wine
- red/white wine
- dessert
- panghimagas
- Excuse me, waiter? ( getting attention of server )
- Excuse me, waiter?
- I'm finished/done.
- Humana na ko ug kaon.
- It was delicious.
- Lami ang pagkaon
- Please clear the plates.
- Palihug kuhai ang mga plato.
- Can I get the bill, please.
- Mokuha ko ug bill, palihug.
