Learn Cebuano

We originally set this site up to judge how much interest there is in learning Cebuano and the results tell us that there is a lot of people out there who want a simple, easy to learn online Cebuano language course. For 2012 we will develop that program and offer it for sale. We welcome input as to what is considered a fair price, what level of expertise you wish to achieve and so on.

We are also looking for a course designer with fluent Cebuano skills to develop the course, so if you know someone, let us know. We apologize for any unanswered comments however we have not been able monitor each of the 65 web sites in our chain as completely as we would like due to issues beyond our control. This is da pilipeens, remember! Salamat, sige na!

Vocab:

Di-li – no (future tense) Ka-on – eat Pa-ni-ud-to – lunch pa – Still / yet na – Now / Already

Mokaon ka ba a imong paniudto? – Will you eat your lunch?

Explanation:

“mo” prefix in front of kanon marks it as future tense. “ka” personal pronoun for YOU “ba” is a question marker asking “imong” is YOUR

As with any yes or no question the respondent can provide more information.

Here are two possible answers:

Dili pa – No but but there is a possiblity that he/she will eat later Dili na – No and the person is expressing that he/she has no plan to eat

Vocab:

Wa-la – nothing / absence of (used for past / progressive tense) Ka-on – eat Pa-ni-ud-to – lunch pa – Still / yet na – Now / Already

eg.

Mikaon ka ba sa imong paniudto? – Did you eat your lunch?

Explanation:

“mi” prefix in front of kanon marks it as past tense. “ka” personal pronoun for YOU “ba” is a question marker asking “imong” is YOUR

As with any yes or no question the respondent can provide more information.

Here are two possible answers:

Wala pa – Not yet but probably will later Wala na – No and the person is expressing that he/she has no plan to eat anymore