I'm trying my best to teach you how to speak the modern Bisaya.
It's the everyday type of Bisaya Cebuanos use, and not
really the formal type. I think we should get started now.
Bisaya is totally different from Tagalog, but a few words are
used by both regions (Luzon and Visayas). It all begins with a
smile, and it all carries on.

Note:

Words with ^ are pronounced the same way you'd pronounce "uh" in
"uh oh! tsk tsk tsk You're in trouble."


Ma-ayong buntag (Muh-uh-yong Boon-tug)- Good Morning
Ma-ayong Hapon (Muh-uh-yong Huh-poon)- Good Afternoon
Ma-ayong Gabi-i (Muh-uh-yong Guhb-bee-e)- Good Evening
Na-a (Nuh-uh) - There is
Na-a koy (Nuh-uh khoi) - I have
Na-a kay.. (Nuh-uh khai) - Do you have..?
Na-a moy.. (Nuh-uh mhoy) - Do you guys have...?
Na-a mi.. (Nuh-uh me) - We have..
Na-a ba koy... - Do I have..?
Na-a ba tay.. - Do we have?
ugma (oog-muh^) - tomorrow
Na-a ba tay clase ugma? - Do we have a class tomorrow?
Na-a ba koy trabaho ugma? - Do I have work tomorrow?
Wala (Wuh-luh^) - None
Dili puede(Dee-li^ Poowe-dea"d") - not Possible
Dili ko - I won't
Infinitives:
Basically, it's just putting "mu" before a word.
to eat - mu-kaon
to sleep - ma-tulog (too-loog)
to play - mu-duwa (dooh-wuh^)
to rest - mu-pahuway
to see or watch- mu-tan-aw
Karon (kah-roon) - now
Nang (Nung) - Elderly Woman or Mam
Nong (Nohng) or Noy (Nohy) - Elderly Man or Sir
Salamat (Suh-luh-muht) - Thank You
Salamat Nang - Thanks Mam.
Kaayo (Kah-uh-yoh) - Very Much
Salamat Kaayo (Suh-luh-muht Kah-uh-yoh) - Thank You Very
Much
Bai (Buy) - Dude
Dai (Die) - Dudette
Kami (Kah-Mee) - Us - But when used in a phrase, take out "ka" leaving "mi"
Sila (Seelah) - Them
Siya (Seeyah) - Him/Her
Salamat Kaayo Bai - Thanks so much dude!
Pud (Poud) - too or also
Pero (Peh-roh) - But
Ikaw (E-Cow) - You
Ako (Ah-koh) - Me or I
Akong (Ah-kohng) - My...(things, places, Names, anything)
Akong Bag - My Bag
Akong ticket - My ticket
Ikaw pud bai! - You too dude!
Ako pud. - Me too.
Asa (Us-suh) - Where?
Usab (Ooh-sub) - Again
Kana^ (Kuhn-nuh^) or Na^ (Nuh^)(For short) - That one or
That (Pointing to)
Si (See) - Preceding a phrase that identifies a person
Asa si Paul? - Where is Paul?
Asa ang akong Bag? - Where is my bag?
Ako si Paul - I am Paul.
Kana^ si Paul - That is Paul.
Ang - Preceding a phrase that identifies a thing or a place.
Asa ang Baņo? - Where's the Bathroom?
Ambot (Uhm-boht) - I don't know
lang (lung)- Only or Just and Expression to justify a situation.
Ambot lang! - I don't know anything! Why would I know that?
Ten Pesos Lang! - "Ten Pesos Only" or "Just Ten Pesos"
Unsa (Oun-suh?)- What?
Unya^ (Ooniyah^) - And then? and Later
Kanus-a (Kah-noos-uh) - When?
Kinsa (Keen-sah) - Who?
Unsa-on (oon-suh-oon) - How
Dili (Dee-Lea^) - No
Dako (Dah-koh^) - Big
may (mahy) - ...possibly be...
Example: Kinsa may papa nimo? (Who can your daddy possibly
be?) Note: It is used mostly as the word "is" in English, so you can say, "Who's your daddy?"
ba (bah) - ..is that...
Lami^ (Lah-mee^) - Delicious and "Taste"
Example: Lami^ ba na^? (Is that delicious?)
Example: Unsa
O (Auh) - Yes
Nako (Nah-koh^) - Possessing something paired with a sensible situation
Example: Ang Bola nako dako kaayo! (My Ball is very big)
Note: Remember the word "kaayo"? It's placed at the last
part of every phrase.
Wala (Wah-luh^) - Nothing or None
Tubag (Toobug) - Answer
Tubig (TooBig) - Water
Ingon (ee-ngon) - Said
Libang (leeh-bahng) - to Poo
Sige (See-gue) - Ok, I approve
Silbi (Seel-bee) - In that Case
kuno (Koo-noh) - From what I've heard
Imoha (Eemoh-hah) - Yours
Kinsa (Keen-sah) - Who
Ma-o (Mah-auh) - That's possible.
Mura ug (Moorah oug) - It's like... or Kinda like...
Wagtang (Wuhg-tuhng) - Disappear
Ka-on (Kah-ohn) - eat
There are 2 uses for the word "Lagi."
a.) Lagi (Lah-guee) - It's a term that you use when you
feel that you are right, and the person you're talking to,
who is giving you wrong information, is wrong.
Example: Dili lagi! (I've already told you, you're wrong!)
b.) It is used when the things you heard from one source,
is authenticated by another source. Like, everybody's
talking about it. It is used for respect too. Like if you compare, "Wala Mam" to "Wala lagi Mam", "Wala lagi Mam" will mean, "I'm really sorry Mam, I don't really have anything
Example: Mao lagi. (Yeah, somebody told me that.)
Example: Mao lagi kuno. (
Man (Muhn) - A conjugative word trying to express politeness or respect.
Example: If you compare, Dili Sir! to Dili man Sir! (No
Sir! to It's not that, Sir!) There's a feeling of respect.

Note: Remember the word Na^?
Imoha na^. (That's yours)

Tawa (Tah-wah) - the act of laughing
The prefix "Ka-" means "I really wanted to" or I must do it right now.
Example: Ka-tawa (Laugh)
There are 3 uses for the word "Na." :
a.) Na (Nah) - A prefix that is used for actions on the
things you already. did or just happened. Think of it as
the "ed" past tense suffix in English or any event that happened.
b.) Another use of Na, which is placed at the end of a
phrase, is the declaration that you already did something, or plainly "Already."
c.) The last use is to tell the person to act now, or kinda giving the idea, "What the heck are you still doing here? Move now!"
Example: NaWagtang - It Disappeared.
Example: Nawagtang na. - It already disappeared.
Kalimot - Forget
NaKalimot - Forgot
Ko (Koh) - A word that relates to you, or things that you are doing.
Note: Usually placed at the last part of the phrase.
Example: Luto (Loo-toh^) - Cook
Example: Nag-luto ko. (I am cooking.)
Nag (Nahg) - A prefix for the things that you are
presently, at the momently doing.
Example: Nagkaon ko. (I am eating)
There are 2 uses of "Pa." :
a.) Pa (Pah) - Giving the idea, "I'm still doing it." Used in between the Verb and any word relating to you, like "ko."
b.) It also translates to "Not Yet."
Example: Wala pa ko mu-Kaon. (I haven't eaten yet.)
Example: Nagkaon pa ko. (I am still eating.)
Nagkaon pa siya. (He/She is still eating)
Nagluto siya. (He/She is cooking.)
Nagluto pa ko (I am still cooking.)
Kang (kung) - Word used at the beggining of a phrase that
tells who a material thing belongs to.
Example: Kang Paul. (That's Paul's)
Kang Francis. (That's Francis'.)
Kang Francis na^? (Is that Francis'?)
Kang Melissa na^? (Is that Melissa's?)
Note: When added with "na^" at the end of the phrase, it becomes an interrogation.
Buak (Booh-uck) - Break
Ni (Knee) - A prefix that is used for events that already happened, its cousin is "Na."
Example: Ni-limpyo ang kusina. (The kitchen got cleaned.)
Example: Na-bu-ak ang botelya. (The bottle broke.)
Niya (Knee-yah) - A word that is "His or Her" in English
Example: Ang bag niya. (Her Bag)
Note: Start things with "Ang" when declaring something.
There are 3 uses for the Suffix "-on" :
a.) When you really have to do something.
Example: Ka-LIBANGon ko - I have to poo.
b.) When you want to do something.
Example: Patay means dead. Pat'yon nako siya, means I will kill him. Bu-akon nako ang baso means, I will break the glass.
b.) When a place or a thing is known for something. Sometimes you have to add an "h" to "-on" which makes it "-hon" for some words to sound pleasant.
Example: Kugmo (Koogmoh) means Booger, Kugmohon means, a person who has plenty of boogers.
Example: Dagat means sea. Dagaton means the place is know for its numerous seas. Get me? :)
The prefix "gipang" means giving a factual statement which deals with plenty of people.
Example: GipangUbo mi. (We are coughing a lot.)
Some more Suffixes:
I am still in the process of fully understanding these
confusing suffixes. Confusing in the sense that I have to
translate these to English! lol
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-an
-nga
-ngi
-hi
-ngon
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Mu (Mooh) - A prefix that initiates a word that deals with
action that you're gonna do right now! :)
Example: MuKaon (I will eat.) Or (I am about to eat.)
Hilak (Hee-luck) - Cry
Adto (Ahd-toh) - Go
Muhilak ko - I will cry
Sa (Suh) - A word that precedes before a place.
Example:
Actions like:
Gawas (Guh-wuhs) - Out
Able (Uhb-lee) - Open
Sirado (See-rah-doh) - Close
Pag (Pug) - A prefix that initiates a word you use to tell somebody, that somebody or you, just did this and that.
Example: Pag-gawas niya... (When he/she went out...)
Example: Pag-kaon nako...(When I ate...)
Know this: Pagkaon too is, Food.
Pagka (Pugkah) - A prefix that initiates a word that deals
with action related to events.
Kina-hanglan (Keena-hung-luhn) - Important
Na^ (Nuh^) - Short for Kana^, mostly used at the end of a
phrase.
It's use is to point out to anything, paired with a

sensible situation.
Kina-hanglan kaayo na^! - That is very important!
Note: You don't really need to know Cebuano Pronouns,

because English is widely used, so just do some filling in
the blanks!
More to Come! Stay Tuned!