Bisaya Phrase of the Day
Hinay-hinay palihog
Please speak slowly
Pronunciation: HI-nay-HI-nay pa-LI-hog
In context
Hinay-hinay palihog, paspas ra kaayo.
Please speak slowly, you're too fast.
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Practical everyday Bisaya
Bisaya Numbers, Prices, Time & Dates
Learn the numbers and time phrases that make everyday Cebuano immediately more useful — paying fares, buying food, arranging plans, asking the time and understanding dates.
Core Bisaya numbers
Start with the numbers you hear constantly. You will also hear Spanish-derived forms such as onse, dose, baynte and singkwenta in everyday Cebuano, especially with money, time, ages and larger numbers. That is normal local speech, not “less Bisaya”.
usa
one
duha
two
tulo
three
upat
four
lima
five
unom
six
pito
seven
walo
eight
siyam
nine
napulo
ten
onse
eleven
dose
twelve
baynte
twenty
traynta
thirty
singkwenta
fifty
usa ka gatos
one hundred
usa ka libo
one thousand
Prices and quantities
This is where numbers stop being a school exercise. Learn the whole exchange — ask the price, catch the number in the reply, then confirm what you want.
Tagpila ni?
How much is this?
Pila tanan?
How much is everything?
Pila ang plete?
How much is the fare?
Singkwenta pesos.
Fifty pesos.
Usa ka gatos.
One hundred.
Duha ani, palihog.
Two of these, please.
Naa moy sukli?
Do you have change?
Mahal ra kaayo.
That is too expensive.
Time words
Useful anchors for plans, appointments and everyday conversation.
karon
now
unya
later
gahapon
yesterday
karong adlawa
today
ugma
tomorrow
buntag
morning
udto
noon
hapon
afternoon
gabii
evening / night
oras
time / hour
Useful time phrases
Learn the complete pattern instead of only the individual words.
Unsa na oras?
What time is it?
Alas otso sa buntag.
Eight in the morning.
Kanus-a ta magkita?
When will we meet?
Ugma sa buntag.
Tomorrow morning.
Karon sa hapon.
This afternoon.
Unya lang.
Later.
Days of the week
Dates become much easier once the weekday names are familiar.
Lunes
Monday
Martes
Tuesday
Miyerkules
Wednesday
Huwebes
Thursday
Biyernes
Friday
Sabado
Saturday
Domingo
Sunday
A practical scheduling pattern
Kanus-a?
When?
Sa Biyernes.
On Friday.
Alas tres sa hapon.
At three in the afternoon.
Ask about price and time
Question words such as pila and kanus-a make numbers immediately conversational.
Question wordsUse them on a trip
Practise fares, prices, quantities and travel timing in complete situations.
Travel phrasebookExplore more vocabulary
Open dictionary entries for meanings, examples and audio where available.
Open dictionaryNumbers stick when you actually need the answer.
Use them to buy something, check a fare, arrange a time or understand a plan. A number you have heard in a real exchange is much easier to remember than one you only saw on a list.