Bisaya phrases

A public phrasebook of beginner Cebuano Bisaya words and phrases for travel, dating, food, shopping, transport, and everyday conversation.

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Greetings

mah-ah-yong boon-tag

mah-ah-yong ood-toh

mah-ah-yong hah-pon

mah-ah-yong gah-bee-ee

koo-moos-tah kah

mah-ah-yoh rah koh

Introducing yourself

ah-koh see first-name

oon-sah ee-mong ngah-lahn

tah-gah country koh

nag-poo-yoh koh sah country

bee-see-tah koh gee-kahn sah country

nah-lee-pie koh ngah nah-kah-ee-lah nee-moh

bahg-oh pah koh dee-ree

gah-my rah ah-kong bee-sah-yah

Simple conversation

oon-sah ee-mong gee-boo-haht

ah-sah kah kah-ron

keen-sah ee-mong koo-yog

kah-noos-ah kah moh-ah-bot

oon-sigh plah-noh nah-toh

see-geh oh-kay rah

Polite words

sah-lah-maht kah-ah-yoh

why sah-pah-yahn

wah-lah koh kah-sah-bot

pah-lee-hog bah-lik

ah-yow kah-bah-lah-kah

pah-sigh-loh-ah koh

ahm-ping kah-noo-why

Food and drinks

gee-goo-tom koh

gee-oo-how koh

moh-kah-on tah

lah-mee kah-ah-yoh nee

pah-heen-gee koh og too-big

wah-ly see-lee pah-lee-hog

pweh-deh koh mang-ah-yoh og koot-sah-rah

ah-sah ang by-rah-nahn

Shopping and prices

pee-lah nee

mah-hal rah kah-ah-yoh

nah-eye bah-rah-toh

pweh-deh hahng-yoh

koo-hah-on nah-koh nee

tahn-ow lang sah koh

nah-eye lah-in koh-lor

pweh-deh kard

Transport and directions

ah-sah nee dah-pit

ah-sah ang see-ar

ah-sah ang sah-kah-yahn

pah-rah pah-lee-hog

doo-ol rah bah

lah-yoh pah bah

dahl-ah koh sah hoh-tel

nah-wah-lah koh

Daily life and feelings

kah-poy koh

mah-too-log sah koh

mah-lee-goh sah koh

moh-pah-lit koh og pag-kah-on

mag-lah-bah koh kah-ron

bee-see koh gah-my

hoo-mahn nah koh

kee-tah tah oon-yah

nah-lee-pie koh

ming-ah-won koh nee-moh

gah-nah-hahn koh nee-moh

nah-soo-koh kah

stor-yah tah