tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75649271487401799322023-11-15T09:01:46.428-08:00Philippine Visayan DialectLearn the Visayan Dialect of the Philippines. Cebuano Phrases. Bisaya. English-Visayan TranslationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564927148740179932.post-7438225861292426782008-04-17T10:14:00.000-07:002008-04-17T10:17:42.875-07:00English -Visayan Translation<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> Who - Kinsa<br /> What - Unsa<br /> When - Kanus-a<br />Where - Asa<br /> How - Giunsa</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564927148740179932.post-71059879058153741092008-04-13T10:24:00.000-07:002008-04-13T11:17:42.052-07:00English to Visayan Greetings TranslatedHere are the common Visayan /Cebuano greetings. I wrote it as English-Visayan words translation, plus, I separated the Visayan words in syllables so you will know how to read them.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" >Common Greetings English - <span style="font-style: italic;">Visayan </span><span>Translation</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br />Good morning - Maayong buntag [ Ma- a -yong bun-tag]<br />Good afternoon - Maayong hapon [ Ma - a- yong Ha-pon]<br />Good evening - Maayong gabii [ Ma - a-yong ga-bi-i]<br />Good day - Maayong adlaw [ Ma- a- yong ad-law]<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In Visayan dialect : Do not use the word "<span style="font-style: italic;">maayong</span>" alone because it cannot stand alone. In Visayan dialect, <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">Maayo</span> means <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">good</span>. Remember, the english word <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">good</span> means <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">maayo</span>, not maayong. <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Buntag <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">means</span> morning</span>.<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> Hapon</span> means <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Afternoon</span>. <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Gabii</span> (read as ga-be-e) means <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">evening <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">adlaw</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">means</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">day.</span><br /></span></div><br />Thank you very much - Daghang salamat [Dag-hang sa-la-mat]<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> or</span> Daghan Kaayong salamat [dag-han- ka-a-yong sa-la-mat]<br /><br />Thank You / Thanks - Salamat [sa-la-mat]<br /><br />You’re welcome - Walay sapayan [wa-lay sa-pa-yan]<br /><br />How are you? - Kumusta [ ku- mus- ta]<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Note: The English greetings <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >hello , hi, goodbye</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> or simple<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >bye</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">,</span> </span>are speak the same in the Visayan dialect.<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1