Friday, September 30, 2011
Cebuano language
Cebuano is spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people. It is the most widely spoken member of the Visayan Languages; a language closely related to other Filipino languages, and malay and Indonesian. It has the largest native language speaking population of the Philippines despite not being taught formally in schools and universities. It is the lingua franca of the Central Visayas and Mindanao.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Interrogative Pronouns
Unsa - What
Asa - Where
Kinsa - Who
Kanus-a - When
Unsa-on - how
Example
* Unsa ang Generman sa " Kumusta" ? - What is the German for " How are you " ?
* Kinsa ni tag-iya ? - Who owned this one ?
* Asa ka paingon ? - Where are you going ?
* Kanus-a imong Birthday ? - When is your Birthday ?
* Unsa-on nako pagsarado ang bintana ? - How can I close the window ?
Asa - Where
Kinsa - Who
Kanus-a - When
Unsa-on - how
Example
* Unsa ang Generman sa " Kumusta" ? - What is the German for " How are you " ?
* Kinsa ni tag-iya ? - Who owned this one ?
* Asa ka paingon ? - Where are you going ?
* Kanus-a imong Birthday ? - When is your Birthday ?
* Unsa-on nako pagsarado ang bintana ? - How can I close the window ?
Si and Ni
" Si "- Marker for Proper Noun
" Ni " -Marker for Personal Pronoun
Example
Si Aquino ang bag-ong Presidente. - Aquino is the new President.
Si Maria kay guwapa. - Maria is beuatiful.
Note : It is not necessary that the marker " Si " is always in the beginning of the sentence.
Ang bag-ong Presidente kay si Aquino. - The new President is Aquino.
Asa ni nimo nakuha ? - Where did you get it ?
Dili ni ako ! - This is not mine !
" Ni " -Marker for Personal Pronoun
Example
Si Aquino ang bag-ong Presidente. - Aquino is the new President.
Si Maria kay guwapa. - Maria is beuatiful.
Note : It is not necessary that the marker " Si " is always in the beginning of the sentence.
Ang bag-ong Presidente kay si Aquino. - The new President is Aquino.
Asa ni nimo nakuha ? - Where did you get it ?
Dili ni ako ! - This is not mine !
" Ba " Marker
" Ba " - is a marker for Yes or No Question
Statement to Question
German ako. - I am German.
* German ba ako ? - Am I German ?
German siya. - He is German.
* German ba siya ? - Is he German ?
German ka. - You are German.
* German ka ba ? - Are you German ?
# Note : Ka is shorter form for Ikaw.
German ba ka ? is not good for Cebuano´s ears.
German kita. - We are Germans.
* German ba kita ? - Are we Germans ?
German kami. - We are Germans.
* German ba kami? - Are we Germans?
German kamo. - You are Germans.
*German ba kamo? - Are You Germans ?
German sila. - They are Germans.
German ba sila? - Are they Germans ?
Note :
When the Pronouns is not the first word of the sentence, the short form is more commonly used than the full form.
Ako - ko Ikaw - ka (kaw) Kita - ta
Kami - mi Kamo - mo Siya - sya
Example
German ba ako? - Am I German?
* German ba ko ? - Am I German ?
German ba siya ? - Is he German ?
* German ba sya ? - Is he German ?
German ba kamo ?- Are they Germans?
*German ba mo ? - Are they Germans?
Statement to Question
German ako. - I am German.
* German ba ako ? - Am I German ?
German siya. - He is German.
* German ba siya ? - Is he German ?
German ka. - You are German.
* German ka ba ? - Are you German ?
# Note : Ka is shorter form for Ikaw.
German ba ka ? is not good for Cebuano´s ears.
German kita. - We are Germans.
* German ba kita ? - Are we Germans ?
German kami. - We are Germans.
* German ba kami? - Are we Germans?
German kamo. - You are Germans.
*German ba kamo? - Are You Germans ?
German sila. - They are Germans.
German ba sila? - Are they Germans ?
Note :
When the Pronouns is not the first word of the sentence, the short form is more commonly used than the full form.
Ako - ko Ikaw - ka (kaw) Kita - ta
Kami - mi Kamo - mo Siya - sya
Example
German ba ako? - Am I German?
* German ba ko ? - Am I German ?
German ba siya ? - Is he German ?
* German ba sya ? - Is he German ?
German ba kamo ?- Are they Germans?
*German ba mo ? - Are they Germans?
Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.7
II - Plural
4.) 3rd Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Sila´ Nila´ Ila´
( They ) ( Them ) ( Their )
Example
* Nominative
Sila akong mga amigo. --- They are my friends.
* Objective
Ganahan ba ka nila? --- Do you like them ?
* Possessive
Ila ba tong sala´? --- Is that their mistakes ?
Vocabulary
Amigo - Friends
Ganahan - like
sala´- mistakes
4.) 3rd Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Sila´ Nila´ Ila´
( They ) ( Them ) ( Their )
Example
* Nominative
Sila akong mga amigo. --- They are my friends.
* Objective
Ganahan ba ka nila? --- Do you like them ?
* Possessive
Ila ba tong sala´? --- Is that their mistakes ?
Vocabulary
Amigo - Friends
Ganahan - like
sala´- mistakes
Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.6
II - Plural
3.) 2nd Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Kamo Ninyo Inyo
( You ) ( You ) ( Your )
Example
* Nominative
Pag-amping kamo. --- Take care both of you.
* Objective
Asa ninyo ge-butang ang bugas ? --- Where did you put the rice?
* Possessive
Nindot inyong lugar. --- Your place is nice.
Vocabulary
Amping - take care
ge-butang - put
Asa - where
bugas - rice
Nindot - nice / wonderful
Lugar - place
3.) 2nd Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Kamo Ninyo Inyo
( You ) ( You ) ( Your )
Example
* Nominative
Pag-amping kamo. --- Take care both of you.
* Objective
Asa ninyo ge-butang ang bugas ? --- Where did you put the rice?
* Possessive
Nindot inyong lugar. --- Your place is nice.
Vocabulary
Amping - take care
ge-butang - put
Asa - where
bugas - rice
Nindot - nice / wonderful
Lugar - place
Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.5
II - Plural
2.) 1st Person Exclusive
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Kami Namo Amo
( We ) ( Us ) ( Our )
Example
* Nominative
Kami ang mi-daog. --- We are the one who won.
* Objective
Maka-tabang ka namo. --- You can help us.
* Possessive
Amo ning kariton. --- This is our cart.
Vocabulary
Daog - won
Tabang - help
Kariton - cart
2.) 1st Person Exclusive
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Kami Namo Amo
( We ) ( Us ) ( Our )
Example
* Nominative
Kami ang mi-daog. --- We are the one who won.
* Objective
Maka-tabang ka namo. --- You can help us.
* Possessive
Amo ning kariton. --- This is our cart.
Vocabulary
Daog - won
Tabang - help
Kariton - cart
Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.4
II - Plural
1.) 1st Person Inclusive
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Kita Nato Ato
( We ) ( Us ) ( Ours )
Example
*Nominative
Mo-adto kita sa Cebu. --- We will go to Cebu.
*Objective
Mo-uban siya nato. --- He will go with us.
*Possessive
Ato ba nang sala´? --- is that our mistake?
Vocabulary
Mo-adto - will go
Mo-uban - will go with
ba - is question marker
Sala´- fault / mistakes
1.) 1st Person Inclusive
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Kita Nato Ato
( We ) ( Us ) ( Ours )
Example
*Nominative
Mo-adto kita sa Cebu. --- We will go to Cebu.
*Objective
Mo-uban siya nato. --- He will go with us.
*Possessive
Ato ba nang sala´? --- is that our mistake?
Vocabulary
Mo-adto - will go
Mo-uban - will go with
ba - is question marker
Sala´- fault / mistakes
Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.3
I - Singular
3.) 3rd Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Ikaw Nimo Imo
( You ) ( You ) ( Yours )
Example
* Nominative
Ikaw ang hinungdan nganong mi-ulan. --- You are the reason why it´s raining.
* Objective
Nagsalig ko nimo. --- I trust you.
* Possessive
Imo ba ng libro ? --- Is that your book ?
Vocabulary
Hinungdan - reason
Ngano - Why
Nagsalig - trust
Libro - book
Ulan - rain
3.) 3rd Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Ikaw Nimo Imo
( You ) ( You ) ( Yours )
Example
* Nominative
Ikaw ang hinungdan nganong mi-ulan. --- You are the reason why it´s raining.
* Objective
Nagsalig ko nimo. --- I trust you.
* Possessive
Imo ba ng libro ? --- Is that your book ?
Vocabulary
Hinungdan - reason
Ngano - Why
Nagsalig - trust
Libro - book
Ulan - rain
Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.2
I - Singular
2.) 2nd Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Siya´ Niya´ Iya´
( He / She ) ( Him / Her ) ( His / Her )
Example
* Nominative
Siya si Maria. --- She is Maria. Siya si Pedro. --- He is Pedro.
* Objective
Ambot Niya´. --- I don´t know with him/ her.
* Possessive
Iya ng balay. --- That is his/her House.
Vocabulary
Ambot - I don´t know.
Balay - House
2.) 2nd Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Siya´ Niya´ Iya´
( He / She ) ( Him / Her ) ( His / Her )
Example
* Nominative
Siya si Maria. --- She is Maria. Siya si Pedro. --- He is Pedro.
* Objective
Ambot Niya´. --- I don´t know with him/ her.
* Possessive
Iya ng balay. --- That is his/her House.
Vocabulary
Ambot - I don´t know.
Balay - House
Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.1
I- Singular
1.) 1st Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Ako ( I ) --- Nako ( me) --- Ako`( My )
Example
* Nominative
Ako si Peter. --- I am Peter.
* Objective
Nakadumdom pa ka nako? --- Do you still remember me?
* Possessive
Ako´ ang Mama kay taga Cebu. --- My mother is from Cebu.
Vocabulary
Nakadumdom- remember
Pa - still / yet
Ikaw(kaw) - You
Taga - from
1.) 1st Person
Nominative --- Objective --- Possessive
Ako ( I ) --- Nako ( me) --- Ako`( My )
Example
* Nominative
Ako si Peter. --- I am Peter.
* Objective
Nakadumdom pa ka nako? --- Do you still remember me?
* Possessive
Ako´ ang Mama kay taga Cebu. --- My mother is from Cebu.
Vocabulary
Nakadumdom- remember
Pa - still / yet
Ikaw(kaw) - You
Taga - from
Cebuano Personal Pronouns
Singular
Nominative Objective Possessive
1st Person Ako ( I ) Nako ( Me ) Ako` (My)
2nd Person Siya`/ Siya` Niya´/ Niya` Iya`/ Iya`
( He/ She ) ( Him/ Her ) ( His/ Her)
3rd Person Ikaw ( You ) Nimo ( You) Imo ( Yours )
Plural
1st Person Kita ( We ) Nato ( Us ) Ato ( Ours )
Inclusive
1st Person Kami ( We ) Namo ( Us ) Amo ( Ours )
Exclusive
2nd Person Kamo ( You ) Ninyo ( You ) Inyo ( Your )
3rd Person Sila ( They ) Nila ( Them ) Ila ( Their )
Nominative Objective Possessive
1st Person Ako ( I ) Nako ( Me ) Ako` (My)
2nd Person Siya`/ Siya` Niya´/ Niya` Iya`/ Iya`
( He/ She ) ( Him/ Her ) ( His/ Her)
3rd Person Ikaw ( You ) Nimo ( You) Imo ( Yours )
Plural
1st Person Kita ( We ) Nato ( Us ) Ato ( Ours )
Inclusive
1st Person Kami ( We ) Namo ( Us ) Amo ( Ours )
Exclusive
2nd Person Kamo ( You ) Ninyo ( You ) Inyo ( Your )
3rd Person Sila ( They ) Nila ( Them ) Ila ( Their )
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