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Visayan Vowel Pronunciation 

Vowel         Sounds Like

   a               army
   e               let
   i                it
   o               order
   u               book 


Thanks;  Thank you                   -  salamat
Thank you very much                -  salamat kaayo
I/ Me                                        -   ako
You                                           -   ikaw/ kamo (plural)
They                                         -  sila
Us                                             -  kami/ kita
Ours                                          -  atoa/ amoa
He/She                                      -  siya
Hers/His                                    -  iyaha
Morning                                     -  buntag
Good                                         -  maayo
Good Morning                           -  maayong buntag
Noon                                         -  udto
Good Noon                               -  maayong udto
Afternoon                                  -  hapon
Good Afternoon                        -  maayong hapon
Evening/ Night                           -  gabii
Good Evening/ Good Night       -  maayong gabii
Day/ Sun                                   -  adlaw
Good Day                                 -  maayong adlaw
Month/ Moon                            -  bulan
Week                                        -  semana
Sunday                                      -  domingo
Monday                                    -  lunes
Tuesday                                    -  martes
Wednesday                               -  miyerkules
Thursday                                  -  huwebes
Friday                                       -  biyernes
Saturday                                   -  sabado
Time                                         -  oras
Fare                                          -  pliti
Market                                      -  merkado
Where                                       -  asa
Who                                          -  kinsa
When                                        -  kanus-a
Why                                          -  ngano
How                                          -  unsaon
Female                                      -  babaye/ baye
Male                                          -  lalaki/ laki
Child/ Kid                                 -  bata
Person                                       -  tawo
People                                       -  mga (read as ma-nga) tawo
Saleslady                                   -   tindera
Male salesperson                       -  tindero    
Name                                        -  ngalan/ pangalan                       
None                                         -  wala
No/ Not                                    -   dili
Yes                                            -  oo (read as "o o")
Here                                          -  dinhi/ diri
There                                         -  diha/ didto
This                                           -  kini/ kani
That                                           -  kana/ kato
Old                                            -  daan  (read as "da an)
New                                           -  bag-o
Go                                              -  adto
Come                                         -  anhi

How Much                                 -  pila/ tagpila
How Many                                 -  pila kabuok (read as "kabu ok")




Useful Conversations:

Where is the ______ ?   -  Asa dapit ang _______?
How much is this/that?  -  Tagpila ni/ kana?
How to get to ______?  -  Unsaon og adto sa ______ ?
What is your name?   -  Unsay imong pangalan (ngalan)?
I don't know.    -  Wala ko kabalo.







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