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