Free Cebuano Lessons
Lesson 1: Phonemes
Lesson 2: Introducing Yourself in Cebuano
Lesson 3: More Pronouns
Lesson 4: Common Expressions and their expansions
Lesson 5: Common Questions and Responses
Cebuano Phrases
Phrasebook: Meeting People
Phrasebook: Asking for Directions
Phrasebook: Asking What
Phrasebook: Temporal Expressions in Cebuano
Phrasebook: Numerals in Cebuano
Phrasebook: Spanish Numerals
Phrasebook: Adjectives and their Opposites
Phrasebook : Common Expressions in Cebuano
More Cebuano and Bisaya Lessons
Christmas Greetings in Cebuano
Love Quotes in Cebuano
Common Questions in Cebuano
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Cebuano Phrases - Meeting People
by Dr. Jessie Grace U. Rubrico
Greetings in Cebuano
Maayong buntag kanimo |
Good morning to you |
Maayong hapon kaninyong tanan |
Good afternoon to all of you |
Maayong gabii Nong |
Good evening Sir |
Maayong gabii Nang |
Good evening Ma’am |
Maayong gabii Day |
Good evening Miss |
Maayong gabii Dong |
Good evening Young Man |
Reply
Maayong buntag (u)sab kanimo |
Good morning also to you |
Maayong hapon (u)sab kaninyo |
Good afternoon also to you |
Maayong gabii (u)sab Sir |
Good evening also to you, Sir |
What is your name?
Unsay imong ngalan? |
What’s your name? |
Unsa may iyang ngalan? |
What’s his/her name? |
Unsa may ngalan sa maestra? |
What’s the teacher’s name? |
Unsa man diay imong ngalan? |
By the way, what’s your name? |
Unsa man diay ngalan sa imong amahan? |
By the way, what’s your father’s name? |
Reply
Pedro |
Pedro |
Juan |
Juan |
Loreta |
Loreta |
Jessie |
Jessie |
Where are you from?
Taga-asa ka man? |
Where are you from? |
Taga-asa man siya? |
Where is she from? |
Taga-asa si Steve? |
Where is Steve from? |
Taga-asa (man) ang imong asawa? |
Where’s your wife from? |
Taga-asa (man) ang imong bana? |
Where’s your husband from? |
Taga-asa man diay sila? |
By the way, where are they from? |
Reply
Taga-Manila |
From Manila |
Taga-America |
From America |
Where do you live?
Asa ka man nagpuyo? |
Where do you live? |
Asa nagpuyo ang imong higala? |
Where does your friend live? |
Asa nagpuyo ang imong maestra? |
Where does your teacher live? |
Asa man sila nagpuyo? |
Where do they live? |
Asa man kamo nagpuyo? |
Where do you live? |
Asa nagpuyo si Carla? |
Where does Carla live? |
Asa nagpuyo ang misyonero? |
Where does the missionary live? |
Reply
sa Manila |
in Manila |
sa ilang Derek |
with Derek’s family |
duol sa eskwelahan |
near the school |
sa hotel |
at the hotel |
sa syudad |
in the city |
When are you going to study Cebuano?
Kanus-a ka man magtuon ug Cebuano? |
When are you going to study Cebuano? |
Kanus-a man magtuon ug Cebuano ang misyonero? |
When is the missionary going to study Cebuano? |
Kanus-a man magtuon ug Cebuano ang Aleman? |
When is the German going to study Cebuano? |
Reply
karon |
now |
sa sunod bulan |
next month |
dili ko magtuon ug Cebuano |
i’m not going to study Cebuano |
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