A learner’s notebook · Cebuano / Bisaya

The Bisaya that I use

I’m an Australian software developer learning Bisaya (Cebuano). These are my study notes, tidied up and organized by situation: the things I wanted to say or looked up, or even asked AI to compose for me - since that works well for learning. Native speakers will be checking this, so we'll make sure it's all correct at some point.

I’m not a teacher, and this is not a dictionary or learning course.

You’ll probably hear this
Taga-asa ka?

Where are you from?

Taga-Australia ko.

I’m from Australia.

From “The questions every Filipino asks you”

Situations

Organized by situation rather than grammar.

The kids’ game

Unsay Bisaya sa…?

The game the kids in Cebu play with me: they name a thing, I say it in the other language. Mostly animals, plus fruit and everyday things. New questions every time.

Play the game

Test yourself

Past or future? Ni- and Mo- verbs

Pick the right verb prefix from the time word in the sentence. 12 quick questions.

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