tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432535929429089742024-03-08T15:54:12.432-08:00Cebuano TeacherThe Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Cebuano...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-36419425096311260442024-02-27T19:43:00.000-08:002024-02-27T19:53:29.373-08:00How do you like your steak? - Bisaya version<span style="font-size: large;">So</span>, <span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2012/09/how-to-order-food-in-cebuano.html" target="_blank">How do you like your steak</a>? Wouldn't you like to know how to say this in Bisaya? I just got inspired to write about this, just in case, you find this useful in the future or just impress your Visayan friends to use this knowledge of yours. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaggQH7xdJFpCT94YwPfUv5Vp6zB4LxSmtGtKS8X6-kmO-_GoYP0Bjvi3EWAzwVY7LLhk8ZXdTZX4Z9DOWFkIsu52GQ8FgEZUyu7YPZHfDbP2rOC3-QfXIBM-sVLRQ77E-CGQdQMzkR3SABi88cRrPx9dHUvVW6Sjc2BJXrRZZJthBSQ14WVUPr1g_rJk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaggQH7xdJFpCT94YwPfUv5Vp6zB4LxSmtGtKS8X6-kmO-_GoYP0Bjvi3EWAzwVY7LLhk8ZXdTZX4Z9DOWFkIsu52GQ8FgEZUyu7YPZHfDbP2rOC3-QfXIBM-sVLRQ77E-CGQdQMzkR3SABi88cRrPx9dHUvVW6Sjc2BJXrRZZJthBSQ14WVUPr1g_rJk=w400-h224" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We all know that eat-all-you-can restaurants and buffets are proliferating in the market. So you will have a chance to say these lines. Just a caveat though, steak is really not a traditional food in the Visayas or maybe in the Philippines because Visayan palate is more used to seafood; that's why <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2015/07/culture-matters-typical-cebuanovisayan.html">sutukil restaurants</a> are more abundant in the Visayan region. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">How do you like your steak? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Unsang lutoa ang ganahan nimo sa imong steak?</span> </span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Unsaon nato pagluto ang imong steak?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Just rare.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Rare lang. /hilaw-hilaw pa</span>. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Just medium rare.</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Malasado lang.</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Well done.</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Maayong pagkaluto.</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to hear how these are spoken, do <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KE6luPK1ISH1pD7YuBcIYFrZJM9OkAky/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">click here</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Hope this helps you guys.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Kita ta sunod. Ayo-ayo</span>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-71508229286970202142024-01-30T08:22:00.000-08:002024-01-30T08:22:01.552-08:00Cebuano for Tourists Part 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOTw9TV86jdIv8BsycRGfdQyRQhipqaGGyaya3BhiJoLhhWf8iGjWv1hmeJo_GFdJPntH_NH18b9RXUKPw37QP5LPySD4OmEk6vApoFzeypZdCvV7dry4LlvONbZ4q2O3z1ZnCoWDmq2Gj5pswkKdpaRK5DPLb67mQRwsfifvXQJk6KKJPQ61gGfiRlk/s1356/cebuanofortourists.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOTw9TV86jdIv8BsycRGfdQyRQhipqaGGyaya3BhiJoLhhWf8iGjWv1hmeJo_GFdJPntH_NH18b9RXUKPw37QP5LPySD4OmEk6vApoFzeypZdCvV7dry4LlvONbZ4q2O3z1ZnCoWDmq2Gj5pswkKdpaRK5DPLb67mQRwsfifvXQJk6KKJPQ61gGfiRlk/s16000/cebuanofortourists.bmp" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have received many requests to create a material for <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2009/05/some-survival-phrases-for-tourists.html" target="_blank">tourists</a>. So this is my first output. This is just the basic ones, there are more that I will create in the next blog entries. If you want to know how each one is pronounced or spoken, just <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IMqIffNWO85VBRxIu1f4tkvu44uEDffj/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">click here</a> for the link. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I cannot stress enough how people appreciate it when tourists would try to express themselves in the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2010/08/reasons-why-you-must-study-local.html" target="_blank">local language</a>, in this case in Cebuano. </span></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Though there is no pressure for you to speak the Cebuano language, especially if you don't intend to stay long in the Visayan area or Mindanao area, still it pays to know some <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/03/cebuano-expressions-and-visayan-phrases.html" target="_blank">useful expressions</a> to facilitate your trip around the Visayan and Mindanao regions. </span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-19625092824719005112024-01-16T16:53:00.000-08:002024-01-16T16:53:15.303-08:00Do you know this Cebuano word? PUHON<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq8KCS-aYY2qGK4mgBja1tu-DAEUxYDE5eX0nFRmsudugixxy3jKL7pSpU9x8XQ2Hn7xbv_83sFgufURA9yltvX3NnAle9n5tFfcY7UorV2JAReXoBdo-DtZbGrx8f9LwOYPF3UIfJ31YCcZWldg8BFRWUgUZNcP2usyBJozHO42-tsqheUBFQDhVVXY/s1356/puhon.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1356" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq8KCS-aYY2qGK4mgBja1tu-DAEUxYDE5eX0nFRmsudugixxy3jKL7pSpU9x8XQ2Hn7xbv_83sFgufURA9yltvX3NnAle9n5tFfcY7UorV2JAReXoBdo-DtZbGrx8f9LwOYPF3UIfJ31YCcZWldg8BFRWUgUZNcP2usyBJozHO42-tsqheUBFQDhVVXY/w739-h351/puhon.bmp" width="739" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Filipinos are basically fatalistic people. Before they begin doing something, they should first invoke the blessing of the Lord or whoever they worship to. Religious belief is an essential part of life of Filipinos. Filipinos generally believe in God and have their own belief or religious affiliation. When they meet someone who says that they don't have a religion, chances are, the ordinary Filipino will not understand it so it might require a lot of explanation. Having no religious affiliation is a foreign thing to them. I always advise any student of mine to just say he is a Buddhist or a Taoist or another sort of belief or religious affiliaton so that there will be no explanation needed unless of course someone asks how they worship or if their religion has some kind of a mass or a liturgical celebration or the like, then that will be an explanation that's necessary. Filipinos can be nosy like that so foreigners need to be honest </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Cebuanos have an expression <span style="color: red;">puhon. </span>Before they embark on something, they say <i>puhon</i>. I believe puhon means <i>Godwilling </i>or<i> if God permits </i>or <i>by God's will</i>. Sometimes it also means "<i>in the future.</i>" Here are some examples of usage of <span style="color: red;">puhon</span>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Moadto ko sa Cordova ugma puhon.</span></div><div>I<span style="font-size: medium;"> will go to Cordova tomorrow, <i>Godwilling</i></span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Mopalit unya ko puhon og yuta sa Moalboal.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I will buy a piece of land in Moalboal in the future, <i>if God permits</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Pamakasyon unya mo puhon diri sa amo.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">You must go on vacation here at our place in the future.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yTSDX89M7EMyIiRC3QtpeS97pPSfHJc14dfnPe3_nUz5RDw3uaH3PESmn6pBPY3hSkpYqr_37RmOkuPbVHsBeTJnkPVxzdXqhCHZA9bD59E6lh9_MxvqKb11B2VBte5Nh4gBmfd2NBa4ulh0saVRNxI8G0bB-cYHdojdf6xwrVRVgJ-Ha6l8dlYlGvE/s1356/puhonbeach.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1356" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yTSDX89M7EMyIiRC3QtpeS97pPSfHJc14dfnPe3_nUz5RDw3uaH3PESmn6pBPY3hSkpYqr_37RmOkuPbVHsBeTJnkPVxzdXqhCHZA9bD59E6lh9_MxvqKb11B2VBte5Nh4gBmfd2NBa4ulh0saVRNxI8G0bB-cYHdojdf6xwrVRVgJ-Ha6l8dlYlGvE/w640-h259/puhonbeach.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from elitedaily</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>So impress the Cebuano natives by throwing this expression in between plans that you are making with your lady love. Just say 'puhon.' No need for sentences. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>If your fiancee says, "Let's go to the beach tomorrow." just say, " Sure, <span style="color: red;">puhon, puhon</span>. " </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Saying <span style="color: red;">puhon</span> means that you hope that whatever plans you make will push through. </span></span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-70986558734002413522024-01-09T03:23:00.000-08:002024-01-09T18:21:12.388-08:00How to call your boyfriend or girlfriend in Bisaya <p> <span style="font-size: large;">Do you have an <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2022/11/courtship-in-philippines-pagpanguyab.html" target="_blank">uyab</a></span> (boyfriend or girlfriend? It will be the love month soon, so let's talk about how to call your <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2011/10/10-romantic-cebuano-expressions.html" target="_blank">boyfriend</a> or your girlfriend in Bisaya. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip0jo2w_e6BCyYujcW9xOF9Ya02kyDSDUZR244E9sjoMBUi6nmYUhh7Sjoym0GOR97rUwYSadGk6B5w5pPTWbQhCEY36i3C-97mlo2hTCsLqhHwJxFGZIsvzZ5if5F0GpY54rgA637EOGTLkB88zGTaj7cR3mCT_w6joE2QJ-WyNefYN0wYwMYd2fKot8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="1341" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip0jo2w_e6BCyYujcW9xOF9Ya02kyDSDUZR244E9sjoMBUi6nmYUhh7Sjoym0GOR97rUwYSadGk6B5w5pPTWbQhCEY36i3C-97mlo2hTCsLqhHwJxFGZIsvzZ5if5F0GpY54rgA637EOGTLkB88zGTaj7cR3mCT_w6joE2QJ-WyNefYN0wYwMYd2fKot8=w756-h400" width="756" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">First things first, a nickname is an <span><i>angga</i></span>. Filipinos are fond of using <i>angga</i>, instead of calling someone by his/her real name. For example: Antonio's <span><i>angga</i></span> is Tony. Roberto's <span><i>angga</i></span> is Bert, etc. or it could be any term that people identify themselves to. For example: Jessica can be called Candy, simply because she loves candies as a kid or because it sounds sweet, like her. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">You can also call your <i>uyab</i> using different <i>anggas</i>. For example:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My king - <span style="color: red;">akong hari</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My queen - <span style="color: red;">akong rayna</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My prince - <span style="color: red;">akong prinsipe</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My princess - <span style="color: red;">akong prinsesa</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My dear/My love - <span style="color: red;">My pinangga</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">My beloved - <span style="color: red;">My <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2023/03/a-video-of-cebuano-romantic-expressions.html" target="_blank">hinigugma </a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Commander - <span style="color: red;">kumander </span> </span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes some couples refer to their partners as commander because they are scared of them, in a kidding manner. Their partner's wish is their command. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you can think of other nicknames for your <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2022/02/how-do-we-say-happy-hearts-day-in.html" target="_blank">beloved</a>, do comment on the comment section. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Kita ta puhon</span>.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-8914079017994173572023-12-25T18:32:00.000-08:002024-01-09T18:05:59.630-08:00Happy New Year 2024 (Bisaya or Cebuano)<p> <span style="font-size: large;">How do Cebuanos/the Bisaya people greet Happy New Year? They say: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HlVdKM69guC3vsVrYUEsTA-_9cUS28Dh/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">Malipayong Bag-ong Tuig!</a> (click on the greeting to hear the proper pronunciation and intonation.)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcbHvfI_oCTlny-o4E8GfPcIeqeHw7yGHYSqPBUxkOp9Hd8j1Z13pnQ01oswMkGflScypsWiXgEGkdNc_nJVBsHYhc76k_ipanvdGcYyx80hBkIBV-ZgR3cG-ovlHmUByUih4zsHhLbzEFHXG2x1y_-ZlgQbVWFTztDdz5hd4RVmLtvD4oBrkOyQVkg4/s1356/Happynewyear.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1356" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcbHvfI_oCTlny-o4E8GfPcIeqeHw7yGHYSqPBUxkOp9Hd8j1Z13pnQ01oswMkGflScypsWiXgEGkdNc_nJVBsHYhc76k_ipanvdGcYyx80hBkIBV-ZgR3cG-ovlHmUByUih4zsHhLbzEFHXG2x1y_-ZlgQbVWFTztDdz5hd4RVmLtvD4oBrkOyQVkg4/w680-h371/Happynewyear.bmp" width="680" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What are the common practices of Pinoys (Filipinos) in welcoming the new year? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before the strict regulations of the government against firecrackers, Filipinos would light firecrackers on the streets, in their backyard before 12:00 strikes at midnight of December 31 to drive away the bad luck of the old year. Nowadays, the government prohibits some kind of firecrackers from being sold in the market. Only those that are safe for the environment and for the users can be sold. Here in Luzon, the firecracker capital is Bocaue, Bulacan. In some parts of the country like Mindanao, firecrackers are totally banned. I think this practice of using firecrackers was introduced by the Chinese culture. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9--Wm4SVmhQbEq6QTgYxTlOTEH72XVQZPX15m7XPbev7zEMHNAtT7DeXJJxRtdI37MWkdoZ7sjvAISpZUdMy9Myyc009BwOF-huH_4nxmQW808M01YZ1KHFZ_h9z2BwlMt_8L_wuoD3bkWIZUMB2ohLHEE_KaEiv0JbHCJBx31c_O-d65_9wkjGPrnm0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9--Wm4SVmhQbEq6QTgYxTlOTEH72XVQZPX15m7XPbev7zEMHNAtT7DeXJJxRtdI37MWkdoZ7sjvAISpZUdMy9Myyc009BwOF-huH_4nxmQW808M01YZ1KHFZ_h9z2BwlMt_8L_wuoD3bkWIZUMB2ohLHEE_KaEiv0JbHCJBx31c_O-d65_9wkjGPrnm0=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Vecteezy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Filipino families also share what they call 'medya noche' at 12:00. The food they prepare consists of sweets (cakes, flans, salads) to maintain good relationship among family members. The Pinoys also believe that preparing a fruit basket of 12 round fruits of assorted kind also brings prosperity for the entire year. So expect that the prices of fruits go high during the height of the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2013/12/malipayong-pagsaulog-sa-bag-ong-tuig.html" target="_blank">celebration</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3dNkHJ0qWjCTCbQcKyJQ_HJAFGB1CvkTh4rP-b-1X4sSN7qCvMzlKhs73QdpaQyUkd8xt3Aosb1FYCB1fD8PPuiM0TLWZtNsApDtxUy8pnWWnWbJVxy7Do7AYfSFGYFV5y_8DPQ2ZaqAbDKxzK2GyLDAxCy0yjLxkX_aFEijDBXIh3GjgMJP6xxtIPWw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3dNkHJ0qWjCTCbQcKyJQ_HJAFGB1CvkTh4rP-b-1X4sSN7qCvMzlKhs73QdpaQyUkd8xt3Aosb1FYCB1fD8PPuiM0TLWZtNsApDtxUy8pnWWnWbJVxy7Do7AYfSFGYFV5y_8DPQ2ZaqAbDKxzK2GyLDAxCy0yjLxkX_aFEijDBXIh3GjgMJP6xxtIPWw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from: Ay ang sarap...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> . Before 2023 ends, let me greet you:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2011/12/how-to-say-merry-christmas-and-other.html" target="_blank">MALIPAYONG BAG-ONG TUIG</a>!!!</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-62013293875052012892023-12-04T08:45:00.000-08:002024-01-09T17:27:54.429-08:00Should the Foreigner Pay For the Entire Meal If he invites a Filipino/Filipinos to Dine Out With Him?<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSedYSznACxxXQ7nX_oOD0bRdxqv1vVLxc38d2BURYJKqTfwvJNWTGXRCs83aL-zJoOnHFJcp95MDnkepWU6wPozw85Xbsd--BoHoarqUukQygcSU-KQZpWZUSOmy1v3-we8J7IOX_V3Oe-1z3sPOlyGxPb_Aejdzp2NTcPB080fizjI9JOQl7x7mc1Bo" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="385" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSedYSznACxxXQ7nX_oOD0bRdxqv1vVLxc38d2BURYJKqTfwvJNWTGXRCs83aL-zJoOnHFJcp95MDnkepWU6wPozw85Xbsd--BoHoarqUukQygcSU-KQZpWZUSOmy1v3-we8J7IOX_V3Oe-1z3sPOlyGxPb_Aejdzp2NTcPB080fizjI9JOQl7x7mc1Bo=w400-h299" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Philippine Primer</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kyle, an American, spent five years of his primary school in a quaint little town in the Philippines. During that time, he acquired the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2010/08/reasons-why-you-must-study-local.html" target="_blank">local language</a> and imbibed local traits and practices. When he began his middle high years, he returned to the US with this family. For almost 30 years, communication between his elementary school friends and classmates was non existent and the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2022/09/what-things-are-taboo-in-philippines.html" target="_blank">traits and values</a> he imbibed while he was in the Philippines were replaced by American values and traits. And then the Internet was created and communication among friends, schoolmates and classmates was initiated and became consistent until Kyle decided to spend a week's vacation in the Philippines. He immediately informed his former friends, classmates, and teachers about his plan and even invited them for dinner. All those who have heard of this got excited and since they all wanted to see Kyle and catch up, they accepted his invitation, plus the prospect of a delicious dinner was too tempting to refuse. The subject of who was going to pay for the dinner never arose. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Finally, the day of the meeting among former friends, classmates, schoolmates and teachers has arrived. It started pleasantly. Pleasantries were exchanged, Kyle got reacquainted with his former classmates and teachers. Dinner went smoothly, everyone enjoyed chatting with each other as some of them also have not seen each other for a looong time. So it became a reunion of sort. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So finally, dinner would eventually finish and come to a close. Those who came exchanged contact details, shared more anecdotes; the paying of the meal was really the elephant in the room. It seems that nobody wanted to bring the matter up. So finally, Kyle called the waiter (who probably was hovering for the longest time and was impatiently waiting for the time that someone would have the guts to ask for the check) and asked for the check.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Upon receiving the check, Kyle calculated and divided the amount according to the number of people who came. After doing so, he told each one to contribute a certain amount. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Which of the following do you think happened after?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1. Everyone was happy to chip in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. Everyone was shocked that Kyle, the American, who is supposed to be earning dollars, asked them to chip in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3. The teachers did not expect to be asked to pay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4. Everyone reluctantly paid and thought, I thought that that was a free dinner or Kyle's treat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">5. Everyone thought Kyle should have told us earlier that this was a <span style="color: red;">K-K-B</span> (<span style="color: red;">Kanya-Kanyang Bayad</span>, each one pay for what he ordered) so that I would be ready or I'd come prepared.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">6. Kyle was thinking this is how we do it in the States, guys. Thought you already know by now. America may be great, but money does not grow on trees there. We work our butts off too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">You can share your thoughts in the comments section. This scenario will be processed soon. </span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-19530591691663214712023-11-22T22:00:00.000-08:002024-01-09T18:31:03.297-08:00Happy Thanksgiving Day (Bisaya)<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSorR1nF65tH89Ppp7CXctCfNpnPF4F8lF3Okxvv0atsJjgB7NutRO7NJNFalOoO7sURVXptAf7H3rDhCmbZhY5-Tj7Mc3bhG-NtA9cVOTAliV2kThT51WB1ssFdAOU5CxTJAOGtWwU7vqXfdhOn8RaVD5opeaRqBw7WNzIXccMhfvYmaGXSw8PTwWLBI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSorR1nF65tH89Ppp7CXctCfNpnPF4F8lF3Okxvv0atsJjgB7NutRO7NJNFalOoO7sURVXptAf7H3rDhCmbZhY5-Tj7Mc3bhG-NtA9cVOTAliV2kThT51WB1ssFdAOU5CxTJAOGtWwU7vqXfdhOn8RaVD5opeaRqBw7WNzIXccMhfvYmaGXSw8PTwWLBI=w400-h224" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from Hindustan Times<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I just want to greet all my <span style="color: red;">tigbasa</span> (readers) a Happy Thanksgiving Day. Here in the Philippines, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving Day. But we do believe that every day is Thanksgiving Day. <br /><br />In the US, it is sometimes called Happy Turkey Day. However, all <span style="color: red;">pabo/s</span> (turkey/s) must be dreading this day. <br /><br />There are many things we should be thankful for, one is the gift of <span style="color: red;">kinabuhi</span> (life) and two, <span style="color: red;">pamilya/banay</span> (family), and three, <span style="color: red;">tanan mga materyal ug dili materyal nga mga grasya</span> (all material and non-material blessings. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2021/11/happy-thanksgiving-day-malipayong-adlaw.html" target="_blank">Happy Thanksgiving Day to all</a>.</span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-33701964921773675332023-10-09T18:10:00.002-07:002024-01-09T18:46:09.015-08:00Eating Invitations in the Philippines, There's more than meets the eye. <p><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">After that culture quiz about <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2023/12/should-foreigner-pay-if-he-invites.html" target="_blank">Food and Eating</a> in the Philippines, someone asked me what is the right thing to do when he is invited to eat by some Filipinos. Eating invitations need some subtle observations. But the rule of thumb is, always be polite. </span><br /></span><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1p2-yDFfOBkd5TOpKI1CoaY2816jZTWBj7BIyuaIYJG554piPeY8ofPR1UTsrYkePNn0pz2m-9s9p9mofzduVg7chtgYl79sggJ_kAFpPJs-aYGuLhGi8GxaWIeqchrhBCxK8AJEs2gyVpMzFk43HesX9JBMgIUDFKjObOhc7HXf9ieEXVw-uSJwiZY/s1280/salosalo_cover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1p2-yDFfOBkd5TOpKI1CoaY2816jZTWBj7BIyuaIYJG554piPeY8ofPR1UTsrYkePNn0pz2m-9s9p9mofzduVg7chtgYl79sggJ_kAFpPJs-aYGuLhGi8GxaWIeqchrhBCxK8AJEs2gyVpMzFk43HesX9JBMgIUDFKjObOhc7HXf9ieEXVw-uSJwiZY/w400-h266/salosalo_cover.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>from foodphilippines.com</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Filipinos are basically kind people, whenever they are eating outside their homes and there are people around, they always say, "Let's eat." Now, this doesn't mean you are literally invited to eat, they are just being polite. For Filipinos, it is <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/03/cebuano-expressions-and-visayan-phrases.html" target="_blank">rude</a> to be eating and let others watch them while eating. This is sometimes called a token invitation. Now, if they know that they have more than enough, they will give a portion to you. That is when they know they have more than enough for them. Now, if they hand you that piece of food, you must be polite and accept it. Because that is a sincere offering. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sometimes, while inside the bus and Filipinos feel like eating, they would open their 'baon' or snacks with them, even if the person sitting beside them is a stranger, it is polite to say, Let's eat. And the stranger must be polite in return, and say, Thank you, I'm full. Or just say, Go ahead. </span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Basically, eating invitations in the Philippines can be tricky. In the first situation, if you are a guest who happen to be just with a <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/01/culture-matters-close-family-ties.html" target="_blank">family </a>as they are having lunch, the most polite thing to do is to make an excuse that you are still full or have just eaten. Especially if the family seems to be a big one, chances are, the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2015/07/culture-matters-typical-cebuanovisayan.html" target="_blank">food</a> might be enough for them only. They would also feel embarrassed if you will not be full enough. So that is one of their worries. The initial invitation is always a token one. Wait for a few minutes and another invitation will be coming which is now a sincere one. Now, if the houseowners believe they have more than enough, they will put a chair for you and a plate too. That means you have to sit and join them. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sometimes, if you are really full and they give you something that you can just bring with you like a sandwich, a sealed biscuit , a piece of fruit or something that you can take with you, simply tell them, can I just take it with me? That is better than leave it lying around. However, the tendency would be they will give you more, so simply just say, I live alone, I can't eat a lot. </span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-33305231157500426672023-09-28T01:32:00.004-07:002024-01-10T22:07:52.239-08:00Cebuano Sentence Pattern 3 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">H<span style="font-size: large;">i guys, this is the third grammar lessons that I created for my Youtube Channel. If you are serious in <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2023/07/cebuano-sentence-pattern-1-start-making.html" target="_blank">learning Cebuano</a>, these videos are going to help you a lot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have Sentence Pattern Videos, <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2020/03/a-typical-activity-in-my-cebuano-class.html" target="_blank">Conversations</a>, Vocabularies segments in my Youtube Channel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="353" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p2qtZuOm8_k" width="425" youtube-src-id="p2qtZuOm8_k"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My lessons are from <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2010/01/visayan-grammar-simple-descriptive.html" target="_blank">simple to complex</a>. Just be patient and do the exercises that I presented in the videos</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and you should be on your way to achieving your goals. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you have any question, just put it in the comments portion. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-92098726709939825342023-09-05T05:03:00.022-07:002024-01-10T22:14:58.900-08:00Can you answer this test about Filipino Culture Part 2? When is the best time to open gifts?<p><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">We have formally started the long <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/12/cebuano-vocabularyvisayan-vocabulary.html" target="_blank">Christmas celebration in the Philippines</a>😀. You know how it is in the Philippines, once the 'ber' months start, the atmosphere becomes festive and joyous. Filipinos are already planning to shop for gifts for their loved ones and for the Christmas parties that will start even at the later part of November. Just so you know, gift giving is really personal to Filipinos. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Which brings us to the question, when is the right time to open a gift? Should you open it, in front of the gift giver? Should you open it with everyone watching? Must you have a right expression when you open someone's gift to you? </span><br /><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">I don't want to sound like a party pooper but this is very important. So here are four (4) situations that most likely you will encounter while you are in the Philippines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Scenario 1.</u> You receive a gift from your lady love/sweetheart. She took pains in buying it. She carefully planned it to surprise you. Finally, the time has arrived for her to give it to you. Upon receiving it, what will you do?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A</span>. Open it right away, without any clue about what it is and be prepared for both your reactions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B</span>. Delay the opening, do a guessing game, until she gives a hint about what it is and that's the time you open it (Because you are sure you are going to like it.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">C</span>. Tell her you want to open it in private. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Scenario 2</u>. Christmas parties are a big thing in the Philippines especially to the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2013/03/cebuano-to-english-translation-1-her.html#more" target="_blank">Catholics</a> because they celebrate Christmas. Expect that offices will hold Christmas parties and there will be gift-giving and exchanging gifts, food galore, games and prizes. Just pure entertainment and fun. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">During exchanging gifts time, what will you do?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A.</span> Open the gift that you receive immediately.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B</span>. Wait until everybody starts opening theirs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">C.</span> Take a peek on what's inside by making a small tear </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">in one area, if you like it, that's the time you tear open the wrapper</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Scenario 3</u>. For ladies only, once your sweetheart asks for your hand in marriage, and takes out an engagement ring, what will you do?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A.</span> Gush over the ring, the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2015/05/how-to-greet-most-important-person-in.html" target="_blank">proposal </a>and accept it </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">instantly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B. </span> Refuse it (which is really a crazy thing to do)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">C.</span> Share the news to everyone and be proud of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Scenario 4</u>. You receive a big package from home (overseas or local). You have no idea what's inside. The other people know you received a package from home. What's the best thing to do?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">A</span>. Take the package in your room and open it there.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">B</span>. Upon opening the package from your home (overseas or local), you give some shareable like food stuff or other small items with the locals or your friends.<br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">C</span>.<span> Don't share whatever was in the package and let everyone wonder what you received.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">D</span>. Don't give anything and let them think what a thoughtless or greedy person you are.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">E.</span> Open it in front of everyone and be ready if they start asking for some items.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So based on the situations, you now have an idea on what time you can open the gift before the gift giver and when you should not. Remember to thank the gift giver, whether you like the gift or not. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-33216109463913485722023-08-29T00:57:00.000-07:002024-01-10T22:59:58.108-08:00Cebuano Sentence Pattern 2: Develop your sentences with this second pattern.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yVwaxWiDPFU" width="320" youtube-src-id="yVwaxWiDPFU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi guys, this second pattern will help you understand more how to create sentences in Cebuano or Bisaya. It will help you improve your skills in using markers and describing words or adjectives. Further, you will be encouraged to improve your vocabulary and increase your <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/01/5-tips-on-how-to-memorize-vocabularies.html" target="_blank">vocabulary bank</a>. All you really need, my friends, is dedication and determination. This is the easiest instruction and the most understandable there is in the Internet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Impress your girlfriend of your knowledge of Binisaya. With this lesson, your road to understanding, creating and <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2021/06/cebuano-useful-expression-dayon-or-sulod.html" target="_blank">speaking Cebuano</a> automatically will begin. Just allow me to guide you and help you and you will be on your way to be speaking <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/02/brilliant-tips-and-advice-for-language.html" target="_blank">like a native</a>. </span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">Amping kanunay, akong amiga ug amigo.</span> </span></div> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-15782556364470737682023-08-23T21:14:00.001-07:002024-01-10T23:03:31.046-08:00A Translation Project from English to Bisaya: The Blind Hermit<p><span style="font-size: large;">I almost erase this from my records. Somebody asked me if I can <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2019/09/translation-from-cebuano-to-english.html" target="_blank">translate</a> it for him. I have forgotten if it was paid or not. I found the entire piece beautiful. So I decided to share it with you before I completely erase it from my files. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="171" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf6O_j_-cfJKU4wAK038xwdguHY5FAcLmn89qeJCc5U-qelXqs_Ulipaeh8tMag6HK0tjnheW4Y2qQ-SlC1DKHa4EA7fBGNWh2BFcwt6W3-skMan1OtPv53mLeBiR9t3kviiijemxiufLbt1gp9OUVtXBLLIYmNLEavk5IO4vZXUjKdMgeeVrjYHlNuhk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="139" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tarotluv</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf6O_j_-cfJKU4wAK038xwdguHY5FAcLmn89qeJCc5U-qelXqs_Ulipaeh8tMag6HK0tjnheW4Y2qQ-SlC1DKHa4EA7fBGNWh2BFcwt6W3-skMan1OtPv53mLeBiR9t3kviiijemxiufLbt1gp9OUVtXBLLIYmNLEavk5IO4vZXUjKdMgeeVrjYHlNuhk"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><u>The Blind Hermit</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no friends; my friends are my senses.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no enemies; my enemy is absent-mindedness.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no allies; the stick that guides my steps is my ally.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no companions; the sea is my companion.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no songs; I hear the birds in the wood.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I know no tales; the wind and the rain whisper to me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no books; my memories are my books.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no games; my game is life.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no mother; my mother are the plants and the streams that sustain me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no father; the cave that shelters me is my father.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have neither master nor disciples; I am both myself.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have no quarrel with anyone; I rarely speak.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I do not fall sick; the only true disease is doubt.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I pray to none; my belief is that which I know.</span></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Ang Ermitanyong Buta</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy mga higala; ang akong mga pangpamati ang akong mga higala.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy mga kontra; ang pagkalimtanon ra ang akong kontra.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy mga kadapig; ang tungkod ra nga gagiya sa akong mga lakang ang akong kadapig.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy mga kauban; ang kadagatan ang akong kauban.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy mga awit; apan makadungog ko sa mga langgam sa kakahuyan.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy nasayrang mga sugilanon; ang hangin ug uwan ra ang mohunghong kanako.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy mga libro; ang akong handurawan ang akong mga basahon.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy mga duwa; ang kinabuhi ang akong duwa.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy inahan; ang mga tanom ug mga sapa nga nagsustener kanako ang akong inahan.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy amahan; ang langub nga kasilungan nako ang akong amahan.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy agawon ni suluguon; ako rang kaugalingon silang duha.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy away ni bisan kinsa; talagsaon ra ko mosulti.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Di ko magkasakit-sakit; ang tinuoray ra nako nga balatian ang kaduda.</span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Wa koy giampoan; ang akong gituohan mao ang akong nahibaw-an. </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-6357920750162419702023-08-18T01:40:00.003-07:002024-01-11T07:38:42.774-08:009 Ways Bisaya People Say Goodbye<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bisaya people are very <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/05/cebuano-vocabulary-how-to-say-names-of.html" target="_blank">colorful</a> and emotional in expressing their farewells and when they take leave. Here are some ways they express their <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2009/05/greetings.html">goodbyes</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_2zVfH_lllwDU_5sPdmUsx9bmehUjnlXIp52bLfP0taKRdsT1WiVWJ_jhjwYDlm65J5Ub1V63uNp6tUwuXJCLDIAq4nfx7oA-UwVsYAr4gcwaSwNbjOqbw6vFxoKVHQtmY7XSuJDdkpPEToPHm2456VhmRQyOSPkw1mlmx5Ck4QKgE-IbhgclKZFas4/s819/stylecraze.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="819" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_2zVfH_lllwDU_5sPdmUsx9bmehUjnlXIp52bLfP0taKRdsT1WiVWJ_jhjwYDlm65J5Ub1V63uNp6tUwuXJCLDIAq4nfx7oA-UwVsYAr4gcwaSwNbjOqbw6vFxoKVHQtmY7XSuJDdkpPEToPHm2456VhmRQyOSPkw1mlmx5Ck4QKgE-IbhgclKZFas4/s16000/stylecraze.bmp" /></a></div> <div> You may listen to the way this is spoken <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NfivWYSzLcOYivlUs5XIDUmQ8DaKWrc1/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">here</a>:<br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></div><div> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Sometimes you will here a variation of this which is <span style="color: red;">pag-amping</span>. Both mean the same. </span><span>The Siquijornons usually say, <span style="color: red;">pag-amping</span>. But in mainland Cebu, <span style="color: red;">amping</span> is common.</span><span> </span></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0ZtBIYV4hVDHV1nQDbFUShwFdyPYengmOZ7CUvaB_2gTwTKhIoJCrGBf0SZQtQTy4yDe6UT4ZKS2P1YX3TIrymGPDqROhpX09aUiRR6GFar_HZ2kuGFh7tBISmAavGOwRUkPv5B25qOFv74nTkHLLGqOhlFce0b9Ce9VqfKRy-X3zLrTkeZy4vo76Fo/s819/healthline.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="819" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0ZtBIYV4hVDHV1nQDbFUShwFdyPYengmOZ7CUvaB_2gTwTKhIoJCrGBf0SZQtQTy4yDe6UT4ZKS2P1YX3TIrymGPDqROhpX09aUiRR6GFar_HZ2kuGFh7tBISmAavGOwRUkPv5B25qOFv74nTkHLLGqOhlFce0b9Ce9VqfKRy-X3zLrTkeZy4vo76Fo/s16000/healthline.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NtTl-aj8r6kbMNq_jhFE-lW5fkGJNPi3/view?usp=drive_link">here</a> to listen to how to say this expression.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A variation to this is <span style="color: red;">pag-ayu-ayo</span>. Both mean the same. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkEWGFiZe7tE8gkktdOt2iYXqyWBmTsQtrZCXUnyD1aoca4-QmW_sCrbsTp3i92TOmwnziudkgHYW6SgN_ZOeRuB3kzT-8n2IaECnMbVkRvbns0yNWJmGo9rAyfZNygajI1UhC8am9XMBUmLZOV0d5XCa1NniLpGXfZx4-xYMT-duwE4q7e76By6afqc/s868/Discoverdiscomfort.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="868" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkEWGFiZe7tE8gkktdOt2iYXqyWBmTsQtrZCXUnyD1aoca4-QmW_sCrbsTp3i92TOmwnziudkgHYW6SgN_ZOeRuB3kzT-8n2IaECnMbVkRvbns0yNWJmGo9rAyfZNygajI1UhC8am9XMBUmLZOV0d5XCa1NniLpGXfZx4-xYMT-duwE4q7e76By6afqc/s16000/Discoverdiscomfort.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nw_iNKUp_V0nz6BKC8awddB67B5MNDlu/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">here</a> to listen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A variation of this is <span style="color: red;">Bantay diha</span>. Meaning, watch your way or watch where your going.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GG07ynhxPpgyo5MkwRhpmdBLZmwEM5ndglVNO1XcMQWPWVDgqprYMarSH3SojJGRhZwve9OwX1yQU_fwR-2NEQlJKcQ7OBi8GtQkMSJz_F0KQjzyN-mzQf95opju6S2mqAK0oZNju6JlLszbYSf65XL_m1ySg-jxY52EIrWDBWe-LJ4q-HXVlJCeCIk/s868/Greekboston.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="868" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GG07ynhxPpgyo5MkwRhpmdBLZmwEM5ndglVNO1XcMQWPWVDgqprYMarSH3SojJGRhZwve9OwX1yQU_fwR-2NEQlJKcQ7OBi8GtQkMSJz_F0KQjzyN-mzQf95opju6S2mqAK0oZNju6JlLszbYSf65XL_m1ySg-jxY52EIrWDBWe-LJ4q-HXVlJCeCIk/s16000/Greekboston.bmp" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NzGnGnvA5BO7Ln-8hNT_hBU3dpTWymiM/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">here</a> to listen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We usually say this when someone is taking a trip. A variation is <span style="color: red;">Maayong pagbiyahi</span>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">biyahi</span> - trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBYhzncgeM0nDlGdTX2Vrydf323xHLLFpsB6d67bJErYPHnPmPxREcWOaBDgkWLt07jz1EHZTGVmazUceztt_p1LyDSvKgCAGNGuofZXVC0nXu1AtOdRMpwPoLIJpMzk7iBg6hrqZrfxlpT9guOK4xQ7f4KsdxFN0BBtH21v8AqShkJoXrnNfbdK-Yp8/s819/GoodbyeNetflix.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="819" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBYhzncgeM0nDlGdTX2Vrydf323xHLLFpsB6d67bJErYPHnPmPxREcWOaBDgkWLt07jz1EHZTGVmazUceztt_p1LyDSvKgCAGNGuofZXVC0nXu1AtOdRMpwPoLIJpMzk7iBg6hrqZrfxlpT9guOK4xQ7f4KsdxFN0BBtH21v8AqShkJoXrnNfbdK-Yp8/s16000/GoodbyeNetflix.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O5nd-iIwzB2wpsA5R7Pd9iLKDbJISE64/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">here</a> to listen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another way to say this is: <span style="color: red;">Ubanan unta ka sa Ginoo</span>. Usually older people say this to also give their</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">blessing to the person who is leaving. They usually say this while the one leaving is kissing the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/12/cebuano-vocabularyvisayan-vocabulary.html">back of </a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/12/cebuano-vocabularyvisayan-vocabulary.html">their hands</a>. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfr59vLQB9LwkJLTiIklTeOhW8ut9_vVqppZOF8PWVKsoiOUgz6btDSXF0TQ8oNH3BF36SDB4jxABzVo8YiWOfo9XkGTfIRIfwEpZAEmJTh5vwFkmjjzQHSKZUHiyV5aZQUvndr6DxYdHZdH-tSWWuxoxvcoERVOHFGNyddNtQ1FzZHY-mq0sBKqoCr8Y/s868/knowyourmeme.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="868" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfr59vLQB9LwkJLTiIklTeOhW8ut9_vVqppZOF8PWVKsoiOUgz6btDSXF0TQ8oNH3BF36SDB4jxABzVo8YiWOfo9XkGTfIRIfwEpZAEmJTh5vwFkmjjzQHSKZUHiyV5aZQUvndr6DxYdHZdH-tSWWuxoxvcoERVOHFGNyddNtQ1FzZHY-mq0sBKqoCr8Y/s16000/knowyourmeme.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O7tHtpuTS4dtwLpeaHyVOQxt1OILvKFx/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">here </a>to listen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As stated, this literally means see you the day after. </span></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcS2d6IszO5RbGs3BRYViJ492sVhIUjXe4ZJeastQ7iuh5rQMpVaK5R0y0z25lSn_jRvqXjXsmPplu73iVY_AY2IGYU2ZmLJCJmZenMoAbYPIC2AKxacpklsozLK0GFNvrF29EJpCPo49YmSYYcf51djUdc7fA4yQiZFKpXpjDggHcK9OVwMN0sO0_GM/s868/Redbubble.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="868" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcS2d6IszO5RbGs3BRYViJ492sVhIUjXe4ZJeastQ7iuh5rQMpVaK5R0y0z25lSn_jRvqXjXsmPplu73iVY_AY2IGYU2ZmLJCJmZenMoAbYPIC2AKxacpklsozLK0GFNvrF29EJpCPo49YmSYYcf51djUdc7fA4yQiZFKpXpjDggHcK9OVwMN0sO0_GM/s16000/Redbubble.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Just click<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OO8y258OB0Tmb6P8TS0Cgivan-BnahDg/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank"> here</a> to listen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> <span> Unlike in English, the later here is literally, later. So don't be surprised if the local </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">will expect to see you a few hours later. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmjFrsKJygQLngmzyI86HGbp87SQnBYMXgcS7K56tU2PpdrOKoI7dRF1Er7mT2hZTHlkNm4O4tSFtbbcmFSxMUUDUGBSKRRmZwHSToP-6tNyskmEQ9zlpMEQaLwCz0iu1lnceoCef1LbYEii4j8Cf6FmYk7T8wjkHSVqykf2VoKn6xMASas2Afl9RIx0/s868/Musingsofaraven.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="868" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmjFrsKJygQLngmzyI86HGbp87SQnBYMXgcS7K56tU2PpdrOKoI7dRF1Er7mT2hZTHlkNm4O4tSFtbbcmFSxMUUDUGBSKRRmZwHSToP-6tNyskmEQ9zlpMEQaLwCz0iu1lnceoCef1LbYEii4j8Cf6FmYk7T8wjkHSVqykf2VoKn6xMASas2Afl9RIx0/s16000/Musingsofaraven.bmp" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Just <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OR3nqAZQ36YgtinriV6jE4bUcsHTUwel/view?usp=drive_link" target="_blank">click</a> here to listen to the correct pronunciation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> <span>This does not have a definite period of time. It just means see you whenever.</span> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Cux2umdHSlXRdX7Cix5ok-NvXBFWtWEUPLDbkzpHQKzFirYwS_QnlT5EbWbFOint-EYLKauUw-1XF14ySvoyOttgv6lWBwfTCngWmu9yYlwHZtWRkvxoxrF4VeYHp8dxSh47hQdzZDpIS_ZzwCoZhGAwql6f-dVsG1wLZS9ag6blyZEcB9_WxE-EumQ/s868/musingsofaraven%20(2).bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="868" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Cux2umdHSlXRdX7Cix5ok-NvXBFWtWEUPLDbkzpHQKzFirYwS_QnlT5EbWbFOint-EYLKauUw-1XF14ySvoyOttgv6lWBwfTCngWmu9yYlwHZtWRkvxoxrF4VeYHp8dxSh47hQdzZDpIS_ZzwCoZhGAwql6f-dVsG1wLZS9ag6blyZEcB9_WxE-EumQ/s16000/musingsofaraven%20(2).bmp" /></a></div> </div><div> Click<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OGCkm7UrCsY2PqbD8x4TePwzVFVsrNoI/view?usp=drive_link"> here</a> to listen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like the one above this, there is also no definite period of time stated here. This is a testament to the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">fatalistic character of the Pinoys. <span style="color: red;">Puhon</span> means Godwilling and Cebuanos say this very often.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(You can help me by clicking on the ads guys. Daghang Salamat!)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-77125099142390041662023-07-23T04:30:00.014-07:002024-01-11T18:44:28.241-08:00Can You Answer This Test About Filipino Culture (Part 1)?<p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Situation 1</span>: When invited to eat with a <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2013/12/cebuano-vocabulary-mga-sakop-sa-banay.html" target="_blank">family</a>, by a group of people, a couple of people, etc. </span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTLhkmfCRPKyqNvdnELA068QsUaBlc-Ak6EXbb4MIbE1J67qSJxmzFmwjxHTXgfEgqxC5bI8rhszEmkbsKwZ5MUrKsjn3v9NWanX6pnovdHuRdliIlqI143292SVa5j2gr4kE4_01SklcnjNNL-v3kodMtl0O0CaYC0FHaWR9o004oI0oXMyTdK8DDnA/s297/pinoyfam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="297" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTLhkmfCRPKyqNvdnELA068QsUaBlc-Ak6EXbb4MIbE1J67qSJxmzFmwjxHTXgfEgqxC5bI8rhszEmkbsKwZ5MUrKsjn3v9NWanX6pnovdHuRdliIlqI143292SVa5j2gr4kE4_01SklcnjNNL-v3kodMtl0O0CaYC0FHaWR9o004oI0oXMyTdK8DDnA/w400-h229/pinoyfam.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;">f you are a foreigner with no prior experience of the eating culture in the Philippines and the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2023/10/eating-invitations-in-philippines.html" target="_blank">eating etiquette</a> in the Philippines, try to understand the situation and choose the best answer according to your gut feeling and common sense. Because it is quite tricky and requires a lot of subtle observation as there are subtle nuances in that invitation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">You happen to find yourself in a <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/01/culture-matters-close-family-ties.html" target="_blank">Filipino home</a> during lunchtime or dinnertime and the family is preparing to eat. You were not expected as a guest and you were not included in the preparation. The family asked you to eat with them: Which of the following will you do?</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Choose the best option or options:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. Accept the invitation immediately (without thinking if the <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2013/09/cebuano-words-for-common-food-items-1.html" target="_blank">food</a> is enough only for the family or that the invitation was a token only).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Make an excuse that you are full or just eaten even if you are dying to try what they are about to eat and very hungry.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. Wait for a second invitation or a third invitation.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. Wait until the family gives you a seat at the table and put a plate before you. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Write your answers on the comment section and why you chose that particular option. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">(The answer will be posted soon.) </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-34259556205930439932023-07-04T16:08:00.004-07:002024-01-11T19:12:26.364-08:00Cebuano Sentence Pattern 1: Start Making Simple Sentences Now<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maayong buntag mga higala. This lesson is going to guarantee that you can start making sentences on your own. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always stressed that at the start of language learning, vocabulary building and learning to speak is more important than grammar. However, with proper guidance and instruction, you can start learning grammar gradually. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="324" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KEzAVIz1ol0" width="490" youtube-src-id="KEzAVIz1ol0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Watch how I guided you towards learning the first pattern. Do you think this kind of method is effective for you? Can you easily recall the pattern with this? Did you learn new vocabulary? </span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> I hope that by this lesson you will find grammar learning fun and easy.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red;"> Hangtud sunod nga leksyon mga higala. Amping.</span></span><div><p></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-6303433336091865052023-07-03T20:27:00.003-07:002023-07-03T20:27:46.686-07:00Do you know this Cebuano Word? Apiki<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nanay: <span style="color: red;">Paspas na kay apiki na sa oras.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Hurry up because we're running out of time.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Driver: <span style="color: red;">Dili ta makaagi diri kay apiki kaayo. </span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;"> </span>We can't pass here because there's not enough space.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4wr28-Y9o5_scUD6JIyDdW2554AVJXSi7_mgbUTpOiRRTC88z02G7ckOx6g92JB--a_5K4m3n_fHXYSiDvY0gG07DQGzFOaXg3h8bhkbdvArGVIfTWF4mWmS5QgSAjiqIq4_qgcVIeEPIkuHzt92f4cWj2mBj573WrV9HgFgvRyHEA0fwGKIpuNT8Mc/s1280/Slide1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4wr28-Y9o5_scUD6JIyDdW2554AVJXSi7_mgbUTpOiRRTC88z02G7ckOx6g92JB--a_5K4m3n_fHXYSiDvY0gG07DQGzFOaXg3h8bhkbdvArGVIfTWF4mWmS5QgSAjiqIq4_qgcVIeEPIkuHzt92f4cWj2mBj573WrV9HgFgvRyHEA0fwGKIpuNT8Mc/w640-h360/Slide1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Use this and sound like a native speaker. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Hangtod sunod nga pulong, mga higala.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-71182855566735160962023-06-27T16:19:00.010-07:002023-07-04T16:18:27.245-07:00Cebuano Grammar 1: Subject Markers<p> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Maayong adlaw, mga higala. This is a video that I have created for beginners. This tackles an important topic, but I tried to explain it in a very simple manner. If you are able to get it, please like and subscribe to my page and channel. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="341" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B5FBDauNUMg" width="538" youtube-src-id="B5FBDauNUMg"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Salamat kaayo mga bay, ayu-ayo. </span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-24041145653820216202023-06-19T03:32:00.002-07:002023-06-28T17:36:49.417-07:00Cebuano Phonology Part 1<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hi guys, finally, I was able to create this video that I think is going to help you as you start learning Cebuano. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/OUF3rN32yms" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There was a blog entry about this already, but I think this video is going to be more helpful. If you have any comments about the lesson, just put them in the comment portion below this entry. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Salamat kaayo, mga amiga ug amigo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Kita na lang ta ug ayu-ayo.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-82037194006214005282023-06-05T07:55:00.003-07:002023-08-04T23:10:14.680-07:0010 Things to know before starting to learn Cebuano or Bisaya <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So you want to learn Cebuano or Bisaya, here are some things you need to know first before starting to learn this beautiful language from the Visayan Islands. These will help you condition and prepare mentally for the task ahead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">With these reminders, you will have a smooth and enjoyable experience learning the Visayan language.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D9xlGnWhHMY" width="567" youtube-src-id="D9xlGnWhHMY"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p> <span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Salamat kaayo, mga higala</span>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span><span style="color: red;">Amping kanunay</span>.</span></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-52055469000847421002023-05-30T18:29:00.003-07:002023-05-30T18:42:25.857-07:00Do you know this Cebuano expression? Sa ngadto-ngadto - eventually; in the long run<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Sa ngadto-ngadto</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigEh58m89wW6K1quUYlEWOKLHgOFiGwszotIcb5yJume3q870Ipd7MJvzhmiqKJvxf3GUlJ7RFt_DnoO49rYKDfW1V6tppU1F0sXrUtMp_PDSn2tXY0Jjufdq_Y6vM0SZ-n2ycFjTq71IGMwCxsv7pvfRSs5El2CU6PcZrCzvedkgIK0j3EN1KghRb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigEh58m89wW6K1quUYlEWOKLHgOFiGwszotIcb5yJume3q870Ipd7MJvzhmiqKJvxf3GUlJ7RFt_DnoO49rYKDfW1V6tppU1F0sXrUtMp_PDSn2tXY0Jjufdq_Y6vM0SZ-n2ycFjTq71IGMwCxsv7pvfRSs5El2CU6PcZrCzvedkgIK0j3EN1KghRb" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cambridge Dictionary</i><br /><br /><span><span style="font-size: medium;">We are fond of saying </span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">eventually</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> in English. It is really a common word or expression but do we know how to express it in Bisaya? It is</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KDBhM7zXV4bZ56bekk--oY8WXGWQznw7/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">sa ngadto-ngadto.</a> </span><br /><br />So to use it in context, picture this scenario: A caterpillar who builds a cocoon will eventually turn into a beautiful butterfly. <br /><br />A bird who painstakingly carries twigs up the tree to build a nest will eventually be able to make one.<br /><br />Someone who works very hard will eventually attain success.<br /><br />So we can say this: <span style="color: red;">Sa atong paningkamot, magmalampuson kita sa ngadto-ngadto</span>. <br />Because of our perseverance, we will eventually succeed. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-86213260704004402982023-04-18T02:37:00.004-07:002023-04-22T22:05:11.903-07:00I Have a Cold (Bisaya)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVbZmdQNBfG2Gn86Pc26NtgaHsl22gVXTo7oCKySII6kZalS7aVYVoXkpAdtdRynFE6FzLGoxZLfCt4SloJuE3cgnROLYequnBaXuqBCOo2B_5-BNewVS4iI3MGFd9IneB2iiiR-aP2dtc8yQ7scc7K4BOYJfahnol-au6OQdwKFLA6Bd2edb4jn-0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVbZmdQNBfG2Gn86Pc26NtgaHsl22gVXTo7oCKySII6kZalS7aVYVoXkpAdtdRynFE6FzLGoxZLfCt4SloJuE3cgnROLYequnBaXuqBCOo2B_5-BNewVS4iI3MGFd9IneB2iiiR-aP2dtc8yQ7scc7K4BOYJfahnol-au6OQdwKFLA6Bd2edb4jn-0=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The Conversation</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Expressing bodily condition in Binisaya is an important knowledge for any foreigner living in a Bisaya-speaking place. Bodily condition is rather a long lesson in Binisaya. But for simplicity, we will only focus on catching a cold (<span style="color: red;">gisip-on</span>).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But first things first, cold is <span style="color: red;">sip-on</span>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">There are two ways to say <u>I caught a cold</u>. </span><div><br /><p></p><div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">1. <span style="color: red;">Gisip-on ko</span>. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: red;">Gi</span> - prefix added to a noun that refers to an <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>illness or bodily condition or even <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>feeling. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>For example:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> gi + <span style="color: red;">ubo</span> (cough, noun)<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> gi + <span style="color: red;">kalibanga</span> (diarrhea, noun)<br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span> gi + <span style="color: red;">nerbiyos</span> (nerves, noun)<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> gi + <span style="color: red;">piskat</span> (conjunctivitis, noun)<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> gi + <span style="color: red;">luod</span> (disgusted) (verb functioning as an <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>adjective)<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">2. <span style="color: red;">Naa koy sip-on</span>. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> (I have a cold. <span style="color: red;">naa</span> - have/existential verb; <span style="color: red;">ko</span>-I, <span style="color: red;"> sip-on</span>-cold))</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Here is a caveat: not all feelings/bodily conditions/illness can be prefixed with <span style="color: red;">Gi-</span> and not all can be used with <span style="color: red;">Naa</span>. But that will be a different lesson.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Sometimes when you have a <span style="color: red;">sip-on </span>(cold), you tend to <span style="color: red;">hatsing</span> (sneeze) a lot. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> IF you have any question regarding this lesson, you may comment down below or join my Facebook page: Cebuano Language Teacher. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <i>Some cultural tidbits</i>: If you share how you're feeling to a local, don't be shocked if other people will find out about it. It is just that being a community-oriented group, and out of concern for you, your neighbors/friend will likely ask someone their opinion about what your ailment or discomfort. So if you have <i>kalibanga</i> (diarrhea) over some food you ate, don't be surprised that not only your friend will know about it, but half of the barangay, it's because they are probably blaming themselves for giving you the food that caused your diarrhea. And probably will not be giving you the same food again. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: red;">Kita na lang ta</span>.<br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-76983704051766475852023-03-28T07:28:00.005-07:002024-01-09T03:35:51.690-08:00A Video of 10 Romantic Cebuano Expressions for the Passport Bros<p><span style="font-size: large;">I have written this blog entry eons ago, but just was able to create a video of it lately. I hope this will help you, my learners, in practicing how to express your love in Bisaya to your <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2011/10/10-romantic-cebuano-expressions.html">fiancee</a> (pangasaw-onon)to be. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In case you are wondering what <span style="color: red;">'ga</span> means, it is a <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2024/01/how-to-call-your-boyfriend-or.html">term of endearment</a> which means beloved, darling, dear, sweetheart. The full word is <i><span style="color: red;">pinangga</span></i> or <i><span style="color: red;">pangga</span></i>. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hryn71wSNLc" width="320" youtube-src-id="Hryn71wSNLc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So you may now confess away to the love of your life. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>How do you use this video in practicing</u>? First, listen carefully to the expression of your choice. You may adjust the speed so that you can catch what the words are in Binisaya or Cebuano. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then you <u>mimic</u> what the speaker is saying. You can do it five times or more until you can memorize it, and say it like a native speaker does. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Kita 'ta sunod, mga higala.</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-57517135561103778072022-11-28T17:58:00.007-08:002023-03-03T04:05:54.552-08:00Courtship in the Philippines - Pagpanguyab/ Pagpangulitawo<p><span style="font-size: medium;">So you want (to court) <span style="color: red;">manguyab </span> a Visayan Filipina? Here are some useful tips and Visayan expressions related to courtship. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSLn34NFoZKXExrGCLJskUDgRANL1_Dn4jHU6WM7bw1B298h5aMuhf0s2ubnGwz7NKWGsZeOTNzrebAdCrv70c-hf2JqsnWy5gJ4Kq4jvw0q1TtSieeBqC0YZknaALj9ZJarZ31cb3eG1PSPXdE5QDgq0NudxOgIMzQl7EMN7FM721eV9zjadvfzT/s241/C1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="241" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSLn34NFoZKXExrGCLJskUDgRANL1_Dn4jHU6WM7bw1B298h5aMuhf0s2ubnGwz7NKWGsZeOTNzrebAdCrv70c-hf2JqsnWy5gJ4Kq4jvw0q1TtSieeBqC0YZknaALj9ZJarZ31cb3eG1PSPXdE5QDgq0NudxOgIMzQl7EMN7FM721eV9zjadvfzT/w320-h278/C1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like any relationship, a romantic one starts with a good first impression; it starts with <span style="color: red;">pagdayeg </span><span>(admiration)</span> of someone's <span style="color: red;">katahom </span><span>(beauty)</span>, <span style="color: red;">kabuotan </span><span>(kindness)</span> or <span style="color: red;">kinaiya </span><span>(character)</span>. Later on, it could develop to a good friendship. The friendship stage can drag on or it can be short depending on a person's approach. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;">n the Philippines, traditional courtship starts with visiting the lady at her place of abode. Men should do the formal courting at the lady's house. The man is called a <span style="color: red;">manguyabay </span>(suitor). But before he even visits, he should ask the lady if it's okay to visit her at home. This is also a good way for the man to determine the upbringing that she has, whether she has close family ties and she comes from a small family, a big family. To ask permission if he can come to visit her at her place the man should ask:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Puydi ko mamisita nimo sa inyo?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May I visit you at your place? <span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5un-DZ2nnN_yQrpHdtkhPPEH5824AIIqGl6Rwpw3VUq-wfEgVpDmJoGMHCDffr5SZQyGsTyvGvcFgA-f7perTI9abSovfhJz6DzVy24talvVk8yY4cyem1zWg4vG4Ide4Dt0LaDroz2o3de_Glbgq0xIUWEICKmz8lKgb7wlsm3IZfVA0MOIwSGc/s308/C2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="308" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5un-DZ2nnN_yQrpHdtkhPPEH5824AIIqGl6Rwpw3VUq-wfEgVpDmJoGMHCDffr5SZQyGsTyvGvcFgA-f7perTI9abSovfhJz6DzVy24talvVk8yY4cyem1zWg4vG4Ide4Dt0LaDroz2o3de_Glbgq0xIUWEICKmz8lKgb7wlsm3IZfVA0MOIwSGc/w400-h213/C2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Men should not expect a straight answer immediately. It is customary for men to ask a few times before they will get an answer. It is called wooing. Ladies should play <span style="color: red;">padili-dili </span><span>(hard to get)</span> and not <span style="color: red;">humok og ilong </span>(easy to get). Even if they have a big crush on the man, ladies should play hard to get.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, after visiting the girl and you finally made up your mind, you can ask her if she accepts suitors or if you may court her: This is how you say it in Binisaya:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Puydi ko mangulitawo nimo? </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May I court you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And guys, like I have said earlier, a real lady will play hard to get. So you might want to ask her two or three times before you to get a definite answer. Don't hurry, three to six months of courtship is really short; in the olden times, some men courted ladies for over five years. If she asks you to wait, show patience. Persistence will work eventually.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3qYhO23rbqe1JLR-1aTvjvPq9C1scdRPzmtHX7gIv3B3VWMddAE69A8Sr0uIuyiPpK1S7yEl7FU3jZgpYRmFUnsGfarKG2EGEMyHaJRo9vHWHwb3MYLhnlCcsCe_STtrAw1IvJYfD-3iKWxfb1r_AssaVerlyZ5594720funTcTPIhxLJeApw-fd/s270/C3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="187" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3qYhO23rbqe1JLR-1aTvjvPq9C1scdRPzmtHX7gIv3B3VWMddAE69A8Sr0uIuyiPpK1S7yEl7FU3jZgpYRmFUnsGfarKG2EGEMyHaJRo9vHWHwb3MYLhnlCcsCe_STtrAw1IvJYfD-3iKWxfb1r_AssaVerlyZ5594720funTcTPIhxLJeApw-fd/w277-h400/C3.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the provinces or rural areas, the culture of <span style="color: red;">pangharana</span> (serenading) may still be practiced. During the <span style="color: red;">harana </span>(serenade) the suitor wannabe wears a Barong Tagalog and serenades the lady with a song that pleads for her to open the window and listen to him. After that, she may invite him to come up the house and eat some snacks with the family. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lately, because of technology, courting is being done digitally. Dating and <span style="color: red;">pagpanguyab</span> almost happens through texting and through social media platforms. But still there are parents who would prefer to know their daughter's suitor and for the boys, who their son wants to court. </span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-12940165904688698992022-10-17T00:08:00.009-07:002022-10-17T02:39:54.700-07:00Things We See in the Sky (Mga Butang nga Atong Makita sa Kalangitan)<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you ever wonder how you would call the things you see up in the sky in Binisaya? Well, you might be surprised that most of the words that refer to heavenly bodies are really easy and common. In fact, you hear them often. Here are some of them. You may listen to the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JJrBqqQ2YbT3mBQvIbCp7UeNoJYxME_s/view?usp=sharing">recording</a> so that you can pronounce each one well. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_8xdldnoyxWr1HTJegK1tH-0rZ2ReWD4m9qQW3o8TfmjJpkVgVVZ7e3Esa8Ky7bEj8E1Hg5-bRtaQfMrgANNphLpopglPN6ny8WcqtDGjV5ovmW5df9ANYu_I0YPWuJS2PTcEehue_-UrOuBq1kedkia2GsHpo3p5WvReSsG3fxjdsh71Ycc3itep" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="231" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_8xdldnoyxWr1HTJegK1tH-0rZ2ReWD4m9qQW3o8TfmjJpkVgVVZ7e3Esa8Ky7bEj8E1Hg5-bRtaQfMrgANNphLpopglPN6ny8WcqtDGjV5ovmW5df9ANYu_I0YPWuJS2PTcEehue_-UrOuBq1kedkia2GsHpo3p5WvReSsG3fxjdsh71Ycc3itep" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">nasa.gov</span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Sun - <span style="color: red;">adlaw</span><br /><br />Adlaw is really a common and useful vocabulary. You can greet someone by saying:<br /><br /><span style="color: red;"><i><b>Maayong Adlaw</b></i></span> which means good day.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQmLs-DaaNBFC7iKlUgxbayEX6ZRxSa_k498TLL8052CkjqPVf3tLJRJOjoRi9P_8BHO_oDyWsfRLIA0V7M28Zbx8_ODl-q4iOjc8iL5M-nD9gapyikOuh8TWHiYWh2CKN5FW5O6MGR4zHcVBYLRbAu2ILAP82r_IXcEjH4lac_0F17N1yO1-vc7IJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQmLs-DaaNBFC7iKlUgxbayEX6ZRxSa_k498TLL8052CkjqPVf3tLJRJOjoRi9P_8BHO_oDyWsfRLIA0V7M28Zbx8_ODl-q4iOjc8iL5M-nD9gapyikOuh8TWHiYWh2CKN5FW5O6MGR4zHcVBYLRbAu2ILAP82r_IXcEjH4lac_0F17N1yO1-vc7IJ" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">phye.org</span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">comet - <span style="color: red;">komita<br /></span><br /><span style="color: red;">Talagsaon kaayo ang mga komita.</span><br />Comets are very rare.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEholXNxzThvBhOAsvv9SG5wYPAqBnJy96cqpqkMZssb6B8TDO5xJj8HUozlc6EsxETbucOtf4jJwLaUMTc1naIJskXAlbwFTECjyO-fESDXj3uRaSAK2Pozmo20JijR5uOO4Yu0Ef8b7KdanQTdKNSXJ72g5c45OtRD09FRT3CLPVKv7sZJw9RGDzJt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEholXNxzThvBhOAsvv9SG5wYPAqBnJy96cqpqkMZssb6B8TDO5xJj8HUozlc6EsxETbucOtf4jJwLaUMTc1naIJskXAlbwFTECjyO-fESDXj3uRaSAK2Pozmo20JijR5uOO4Yu0Ef8b7KdanQTdKNSXJ72g5c45OtRD09FRT3CLPVKv7sZJw9RGDzJt" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a-z-animals.com</span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">planet - <span style="color: red;">planita</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Adunay siyam ka planita sa atong solar system.</span><br />There are nine planets in our solar system.</span><br /><br /><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwbMTX-7YRib2Fh7pUnjuvNu3Lhkw2FK59YwswfrjOzF11NKBGygN1hXAa-RoZ8cNKZwkz5T3eqbc93xpl4qYdIWMZtsiQe4WLzufUqxns9Jm6SxNIifyCv68GElViyJRUsXI4ibBLy0swXIWY6oBE2xJihUM7RqyA8OI0nUoMj8TV21qB8q3qmW_s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="268" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwbMTX-7YRib2Fh7pUnjuvNu3Lhkw2FK59YwswfrjOzF11NKBGygN1hXAa-RoZ8cNKZwkz5T3eqbc93xpl4qYdIWMZtsiQe4WLzufUqxns9Jm6SxNIifyCv68GElViyJRUsXI4ibBLy0swXIWY6oBE2xJihUM7RqyA8OI0nUoMj8TV21qB8q3qmW_s" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">dictionary.com</span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">star - <span style="color: red;">bituon</span><br /><br />Nagsiga-siga ang mga bituon sa langit.<br /></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">The stars in the sky are shining.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTaeBPZymsx8lCZE4q2mvcBDj9jxjQ0p_C0VJl4-1sZ4bYwpQ2wkH-XhyYc3H13qFM2BZXrF-k73mUt14VD6x7UWE8HVXYiXOgq2sy3uqJMkTbhw2Nz_3QVR47ckpPLd0ZozgcOyTTOdNtgF8dDzA1nCojGo98bgVygnvJN1PvqR1pUW0gf5byBWC5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTaeBPZymsx8lCZE4q2mvcBDj9jxjQ0p_C0VJl4-1sZ4bYwpQ2wkH-XhyYc3H13qFM2BZXrF-k73mUt14VD6x7UWE8HVXYiXOgq2sy3uqJMkTbhw2Nz_3QVR47ckpPLd0ZozgcOyTTOdNtgF8dDzA1nCojGo98bgVygnvJN1PvqR1pUW0gf5byBWC5" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">timeanddate.com</span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">moon - <span style="color: red;">buwan</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Nagpahiyom ang buwan.</span><br />The moon is smiling.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghRREfgVJdIdJjaaF73vW3HnHoJe9YM431M2V-1s5AcoDfvl4EjFU25LvvjQLU3rnZwC4wY_gGfZ38AKtKQBwnbs0mckvWN-t_tVIGqm6RRwWHsVN27DjmV0HYMv5dcE2purbrCyShEBQFF8rfm0-aR97DhuDweFmCZHf-zSx2rDDijYzcCqez1Gwx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="273" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghRREfgVJdIdJjaaF73vW3HnHoJe9YM431M2V-1s5AcoDfvl4EjFU25LvvjQLU3rnZwC4wY_gGfZ38AKtKQBwnbs0mckvWN-t_tVIGqm6RRwWHsVN27DjmV0HYMv5dcE2purbrCyShEBQFF8rfm0-aR97DhuDweFmCZHf-zSx2rDDijYzcCqez1Gwx" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">watchandlearn.scholastic.com</span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">rainbow - <span style="color: red;">bangaw</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">Dako kaayo ang bangaw. </span><br />The rainbow is very big.</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: red;">Hangtod sa sunod nato nga panagkita, mga higala.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Until our next meet up, my friends.</i></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843253592942908974.post-48950804337767781762022-09-03T01:50:00.028-07:002024-01-12T04:26:09.939-08:00What Things Are Taboo in The Philippines? <div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b>Hi guys, I'm sharing a post which I stumbled upon in Quora. This was contributed by Siwaga Bisayawa (could be a pseudonym). I think these are useful for foreigners or visitors to the Philippines. Some items were added as corollary to the other items. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPIYEb0BcSLm0u67bkWlmRotOPkP-3-5N5NHq2hk9CHX970XlGYnT7lGPoP3KCBV_3cbCZmeA8ypX3x8txejlNQHvJBnzzC1cy2VemN2mZBt9twplB8Vp0M906wzavrrxMGDqSAWkK62gdENOfs3dkb6Anm-lMvJzGHP2464ChK7dDCEtD7mQE1IT/s300/folkway.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPIYEb0BcSLm0u67bkWlmRotOPkP-3-5N5NHq2hk9CHX970XlGYnT7lGPoP3KCBV_3cbCZmeA8ypX3x8txejlNQHvJBnzzC1cy2VemN2mZBt9twplB8Vp0M906wzavrrxMGDqSAWkK62gdENOfs3dkb6Anm-lMvJzGHP2464ChK7dDCEtD7mQE1IT/w640-h358/folkway.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">study.com</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">1. Not taking a shower before meeting someone is considered very rude. <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2015/03/some-silly-and-funny-items-you-are.html#more">Body odor</a> is a sign of disrespect. Filipinos are not used to the smell of non Asians and will find it unbearable. So shower lots, use soap, deodorant, moisturizer and baby powder on your socks. Wash your bum with soap and water.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">2. Filipinos will not take insult lightly and in Bisaya areas, you could get beaten up for insult. I have seen it myself, the foreigner was a Spaniard in Bohol.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">3. Not using serving spoons.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">4. Calling a superior/elder by name. If you speak a <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2015/04/why-proper-pronunciation-is-important.html#more">Filipino language</a>, use polite speech like Po, and addressing yourself and others in the 3rd person, also lower the tone of your voice. This is polite speech.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">5. Pointing is a sign of aggression, don't point at people.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">6. Do not attack a woman, if you hit a woman or commit sexual assault, all she has to do is shout and people nearby are more than willing to beat you dead, so be careful. Conduct yourself properly around women, the Philippines is a <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/01/culture-matters-close-family-ties.html">matriarchal society</a>. This is not like Thailand where you can go head to head with a woman, in Philippines, the locals will intervene and join in. Strangely, cat calling is still common here even though I heard it is illegal.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">7. “</span></b><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2015/01/how-can-he-do-that.html">Pssst hoy" <span style="color: black;">is rude.</span></a> “Oy" is ok.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">8. Cheating is taboo. If you were caught in the act fornicating, your spouse can kill you and your lover on the spot and the spouse will not be charged for any crime.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"> <span><!--more--></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">9. Drugs is taboo. People hate drugs here that is why Duterte is the most popular president in Philippine history.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">10. Do not hold positive views towards the NPA. People hate that terrorist group.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">11. Do not show off your wealth or intellect. People hate it.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">12. Don't criticize the Philippines and say your country is better.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">13. Don't openly support America or China.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">14. Don't touch people, even in a friendly way.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;">15. Don't say anything negative to Muslim minority groups or anything about Islam in public. Even us locals here don't do it despite our differences, we don't talk about it, this is not America. We don't say things out loud just because we can. Please be sensitive to people's <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2014/04/cebuano-vocabulary-semana-santa-in.html">religious beliefs</a> even if you disagree with it since it is their choice and it is their life. Religious tolerance is more important than exercising freedom of speech here. </span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b>16. Being overly direct and frank. Even if a Filipino says you can be direct and frank with him, truth is, you can't. You can ask a third party, someone close to him to assist you if you think what you will say is offensive. Sometimes it's in how you say it, not what you say. Face saving is a big thing in the Philippines. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b>17. Losing one's virginity and pre-marital sex. It is just something not to crow about among girls. Sex before marriage is strongly discouraged, but it is the opposite if you are male. For girls, keeping that tissue in tact gives a sense of pride to them. But it is exactly the opposite for boys. (Talk about double standards.) </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b>18. Abortion. It is a strong religious belief that once a woman is conceiving, to abort the fetus is tantamount to committing a crime. It is only by medical reasons that a fetus can be aborted and this is still very debatable. </b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b>Though Filipinos are generally hospitable and kind, there are many things that foreigners need to learn and in some instances, foreigners need to be more observant in a <a href="https://www.cebuanoteacher.com/2023/10/eating-invitations-in-philippines.html" target="_blank">subtle way</a> to be able to know the core values of Filipinos. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div>tyvmahamatil3x</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0