In Bohol, the people you'll meet in the airport, hotels, business centers mostly can understand and speak English and Filipino, but they are sure more comfortable talking in the local dialect - Bisaya.
It's always a great feeling when you come to a certain place and you won't feel out of place because you can communicate with the locals with their own language, even if not fluently.
The Bohol-Island.com is providing this page for you to give you a quick lesson in the local dialect.
English - Bisaya
| Good morning | Maayong buntag |
| Good noon | Maayong udto |
| Good afternoon | Maayong hapon |
| Good evening | Maayong Gabii |
| Thank you / Thank you very much | Daghang Salamat. / Salamat kaayo / Salamat. |
| You're welcome. | Wa'y sapayan. |
| May I know your name?/ What's your name? | Unsa imong pangalan / ngalan / ngan? |
| How old are you? | Pila imong idad? / Pila'y idad nimo? |
| Where do you live? | Asa ka nagpuyo? / Taga dis-a ka? |
| Where are you studying? | Asa ka nag eskwela? |
| How are you? | Kamusta na man ka? / Musta na man ka? |
| When will we go? | Kanus-a man ta mangad-to? |
| How much is this? | Tagpila ni? |
| Where are we going? | Asa man ta padung? |
| What is this? | Unsa man ni? |
| This tastes good. | Lami lagi ni! / Lami! |
| This tastes awful. | Wa'y lami. |
| It smells good / very good | Humot. / Humot kaayo |
| It smells awful. | Baho. |
| You're beautiful. | Guapa ka. |
| You're handsome. | Guapo ka. |
| You're very nice. | Bu-otan gyud ka. |
| Friend (male) / (female) | Bay, Migo, Amigo / Amiga, Miga |
| Let's go. | Tana. |
| Faster. | Dali. |
| This is the first time I've been here. | Karon pa ko ka-anhi. |
Those are the visayan words we have featured as of now. If you want more, or
if you need any specific translations, please don't hesitate to put in our forum
or contact us. Thank you.