You can never understand one language until you understand at least two. ~Geoffrey Willans
Cebuano (Cebuano: Sinugbuanon , "language of the Cebuanos") is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20,000,000 people (according to Ethnologue). It is a subgroup or member of the Visayan languages, and is thus also commonly referred to as Visayan (Cebuano: Binisaya , "language of the Visayans"). The name came from the Philippine island of Cebu, the site of the second-largest metropolitan area in the country. Cebuano is given the ISO 639-2 three letter code ceb , but has no ISO 639-1 two letter code.
Cebuano is a member of the Visayan language family.
Common Expressions
- I am Miguel de Guia. Ako si Miguel de Guia.
- May I ask a question? Mahimo bang mangutana? or Puwede ko mangutana?
- How are you? Kumusta ka?
- Good. (I am well.) Maayo.
- How old are you? Unsay edad nimo?
- How much? Pila? or Tag-pila?
- How many? Pila?
- I don't know. Wala ko kahibalo. or Ambut.
- Good day! Maayong adlaw!
- Good Morning! Maayong buntag!
- Good Noon! Maayong udto!
- Good Afternoon! Maayong hapon! or Maayong Palis!
- Good Evening! Maayong gabii!
- Who are you? Kinsa ka (Informal)
- When is Kanus-â ang
- Where do you live? Asa ka nagpuyô?
- Where are you from? Taga-asa ka?
- Where are you going? Asa ka paingon?
- Where are they going? "Asa sila paingon?"
- Where is Asa ang
- Where is the bathroom? Asa man ang banyo?
- Where is the toilet? Asa man ang kasilyas? or Asa man ang CR? (CR = English "Comfort Room")
- Where is the market? Asa man ang merkado?
- What Unsa
- What's this? Unsa ni?
- What's that? Unsa nâ?
- What should we do? Unsay among buhaton? or Unsay atong buhaton? or Unsay angay namong buhaton? or Unsay angay natong buhaton
- What is your name? Unsay ngalan nimo? Unsay imong ngalan? , or colloquially, Kinsa'y ngalan nimo?
- What number of child are you in your family? Ikapila ka sa imong pamilya? (Firstborn, secondborn, etc.; common expression in Cebuano, not English)
- I would like to buy that. Gusto ko mopalit anâ.
- I would like two of those. Gusto ko ug duha anâ.
- Hello, my name is Miguel. Kumusta, Miguel akong ngalan. , or colloquially, Ako si Miguel.
- Shut up Hilom! or Saba! although "saba" means loud and sometimes people ridicule this word by being louder instead of being silent.
- Help Me! Tabangi ko!
- Help! Tabang!
- Please, help me! "Palihug tabangi ko!" or "Palihug tabangi ako!"
- Wait a minute Kadiyot lang or Huwat sâ
- What time is it? Unsa nang (namang) orasa?
- It's five o'clock Alas singko na
- I love you. Gihigugma ko ikaw. or Nahigugma ko nimo. or Gihigugma tika. or Gimahal ko ikaw
- Take care. Pag-ayo-ayo! or Pag-amping
- Take that! (slang) Usapa 'na! (literally "Chew it!")
- Ouch! Agay!
- Don't! Ayaw!
- Yes Oo
- No Dili
