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Learning Cebuano

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Learning Cebuano: July

Location : Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

English-Cebuano Translation

Space

outside - sa gawas
inside - sa sulod
from - gikan
going to - paingon
the other side - pikas

Verb

laughing - nakatawa, eg. I was laughing hard | Grabe akong katawa
crying - naghilak, eg. I was crying a lot | Grabe akong hilak
rushing - nagdali
to walk - paglakaw
to run - pagdagan
to open - abli
to close - pagsira
to ask - pagpangutana, eg I asked, Nangutana ko
to answer - pagtubag
to go to (a place) - adto ko
to come here - nga moanhi dinhi
to sell - baligya
to buy - pagpalit
to understand - sabot
to not know / whatever (sarcastic) - ambot
to know - aron makahibalo e.g. I don't know - wala ko kabalo

Time

whenever - bisan kanus-a
tomorrow morning - ugma sa buntag
this morning - karong buntag
it will take a long time - dugay pa
a long time ago - dugay na
now - karon
yesterday - kagahapon
tomorrow - ugma
later - unya

Adjective

feeling lazy - tapulan eg. I am lazy tapulan ko
pretty - nindot
hole at the bottom - buslot
tasty / delicious - lami
very good - kaayo, eg: lami kaayo - very delicious, ok kaayo - I'm really very good

Greetings

good morning - maayong buntag
good noon - maayong udto
good afternoon - maayong hapon
good evening - maayong gabii
how are you? - kumusta man ka?
I'm doing good - maayo man

Feelings

shy. timid, bashful - maulawon
scared - nahadlok
happy - palipayo
surprised, startled - nakurat
confused - naglibog
grumpy - gisapot
angry - nasuko
sad - naguol
excited - naghinam-hinam
worried - nabalaka
impatient - walay pailub

Wh-words (interrogative words)

why - nganong eg. why did you stop? nganong nihunong ka?
what - unsa eg. what is that? unsa na?
how - gi-unsa eg. how do you play this? giunsa nimo pagdula kini?
when - kanus-a eg. when are you coming? kanus-a ka muadto
where - asa eg. where are you going? asa ka paingon?
which - unsa (same as what) eg. which one do you like? unsa nimong ganahan?
whose - kang kinsa eg. whose food is this? kang kinsa ni nga pagkaon?

Etc

also - pud / sad, eg: maayong buntag pud - good morning also

Resumption
My last Cebuano lesson was still in October, 9 months ago in Siquijor. I'd been living now in Tagbilaran, still the Visayas, since March. This is another vain attempt to learn Bisaya.

July 27, 2024

English: Sandugo Festival ends today in Bohol. There will be dancing on the streets at 3 pm.
Google: Ang Sandugo Festival matapos karong adlawa sa Bohol. Adunay sayaw sa kadalanan sa alas 3 sa hapon.
ME: Ang Sandugo Festival matapos karong adlawa sa Bohol. Adunay sayaw sa kadalanan sa alas 3 ng hapon.

Vocabulary

There was dancing on the streets - Adunay sayaw sa kadalanan
There is dancing on the streets - Adunay sayaw sa kadalanan (no difference in tense)
There will be dancing on the streets - Adunay mga sayaw sa kadalanan (no difference in tense)
today - karong adlawa
karon - now
there - adunay
streets - kadalanan

Spoken Cebuano

July 26, 2024

English: My neighbor invited me to lunch for her birthday.
Google: Giimbitar ko sa akong silingan nga maniudto para sa iyang birthday.
ME: Giimbitar ko sa akong silingan nga maniudto para sa iyang birthday.

Vocabulary

My neighbor invited me - Giimbitar ko sa akong silingan.
I invited my neighbor - Giimbitar nako akong silingan.

July 25, 2024

English: I just finished reading the book about Elon Musk. Next, I will learn A.I.
Google: Bag-o lang ko nahuman pagbasa sa libro bahin sa Elon Musk. Sunod, makat-on ko sa A.I.
ME: Bag-o ko lang nahuman pagbasa sa libro bahin kay Elon Musk. Sunod, makat-on ko sa AI.

Vocabulary

I just finished - Bag-o ko lang nahuman
about Elon - bahin kay Elon
Next, - Sunod,
I will learn - Makat-on ko

Ending Thoughts
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Bohol, Philippines

tourist attractions

Danao Adventure Park - zip lining, cable car ride, caving, river rides/trekking, off-road buggy ride, root climbing, rappelling and ultra-glide rides
Alona Beach - hub for tourists with hotels, resorts, restos, bars and dive shops
Chocolate Hills - hills side-by-side shaped like giant Kisses chocolate
Tarsier - pocket-sized marsupia looking like a monkey
Balicasag Island - one of the best dive spots in the Philippines
Loboc River - river cruise on a boat
Anda Beach - fine white sand beach with resorts, restos and cottages, 3 hours by bus from Tagbilaran
Cabagnow Cave Pool - brackish water pool about 5ft deep inside a limestone opening on the ground, 8 feet deep, P50
Lamanok Island - walk on a 100m bamboo bridge on stilts to a resto area to take a boat tour to caves and nearly attractions, P300
Combento Cave Pool - cave pool with underwater cave system, P20
Can-umantad Falls - long narrow drop until it hits a bulbous mound spreading it into a a curtain-like water canopy and down into a splash pool
Canawa Cold Spring - deep refreshing cold spring with developed pool area
Firefly Tour - evening boat ride into the river to watch fireflies

hotel

Fox & The Firefly Cottages - SUP paddle boarding, luxury riverside native cottages, mountain bike tours, SUP yoga
Baranggay Valladolid, Loboc, Bohol
Bohol Tropics Resort - seafront location, manicured surroundings, swimming pool, resto/bar
0133 Graham Avenue, Brgy. Cogon, Tagbilaran, Bohol 6300
Oasis Resort - Alona Beach location, dive center, resto / bar
Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol

yoga

Jing Yoga - health & well being through yoga
The Courtyard - Airport Road fronting the church
Bohol Meditation and Yoga Center - 2nd Floor Lim Magtajas Bldg. CPG Avenue

Bohol Travel Info/Tips

Bohol FYI / Tips

the tourist area where most of the hotels, restaurants, ticket offices, tour operators are, is located within the Alona Beach area
the tourist attractions in Bohol are far apart and spread-out. It would be difficult to visit them all using public mass transit. Better hire a van (P3500/day) if in a big group, or rent a motorcycle (P400/day + gas)
Bohol relies on its tourism for revenue. As expected, everything they can capitalize on from tourism is extensively used and developed

Tagbilaran Port to Panglao

You can charter any tricycle from the port all the way to Panglao (~P300), but if you want to do it on the cheap,

don't take the tricycles lined-up inside the port. Walk past the port gate and immediately outside, you'll see many tricycles. Take one to the bus terminal in Dao (~P15)
in Dao, take the jeep that plies the Panglao route (~P20)

Tagbilaran (Bohol) to Cebu City by boat

** schedules and rates keep changing, call for latest schedule

Weesam Express - departs 6:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 4:00 PM
one way: Economy (aircon) P500.00, Economy (non-aircon) P400.00, First Class P600.00
round trip promo (at least 2 days advance booking): Economy (aircon) P600, Economy(non-aircon) P500, First Class P1200
round trip promo (1 day or on the day booking): Economy (aircon) P800, Economy (non-aircon) P700, First Class P1200
Ocean Jet - departs 6-7:05-8:20-9:20-10:40-11:40AM, 1-2-3:30-4:20-5:30-6:30PM, 2 hours, arrives Pier 1 in Cebu
Open Air / Tourist Class P800, Business Class P1000
+63(32)255 7560 / +63 (32) 255 0115 / 0917 638 0000
SuperCat (2GO) - departs 5:50-11AM, 3:45-5:25-8:15PM, arrives Pier 1 in Cebu
P 500.00
+63 32 233 7000

Things to do, Places to go in Bohol

Chocolate Hills - this is a clustering of more than 1200 hills within a 50km² area. They range in height from 30-50 meters. What's unusual is their near-perfect conical shape resembling an individual chocolate chip. No one knows how they were formed. Entrance is P50/pax.
Tarsier Conservation Area - located Upper Bonbon, Loboc. The tarsiers are no longer being played at by tourists as circus props, but instead, visitors now view them in cordoned-off areas in their natural 6ha habitat. As they are territorial and nocturnal, they are predictable on where they can be viewed. P50/pax.
Alona Beach (Panglao) - Alona Beach is the tourist hub of Bohol. It has 1.5 kms of white sand beach lined-up by bars, hotels and restos. Alona is also the jump-off point for Balicasag Island, a world class dive destination.
Danao Adventure Park - located in Barangay Magtangtang, 72 kms (2 hours ride) from Tagbilaran. Adventure activities include river trekking, tyrolean traverse, rappelling, bouldering, rock climbing and ziplining.

Blogs

Bohol blogs