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Practical Bisaya for beginners
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Practical Bisaya for beginners

A course about basic vocabularies and expressions used in Bisaya.
Last updated 5/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Proper way to introduce yourself
  • The Philippine currency
  • How to use publice transportation
  • Phrases used when shopping
  • Basic dining tips
  • Basic sentence structures

Course content

7 sections48 lectures2h 12m total length
  • Introduction to learning Bisaya0:41
  • Basic pronunciation: Consonant4:32
  • Vowels (Basic)2:34

    In this lesson, we will talk about the vowels used in Bisaya and how they are pronounced.

  • Basic Pronunciation: Double Vowels2:13
  • Special Case of /Ng/ sound: "Mga"2:55
  • Pronunciation Quiz
  • Video Quiz: Bisaya Pronunciation3:35
  • Video Quiz: Key2:42
  • Assignment: Bisaya Song
  • Pronunciation Practice (Video)4:42

Requirements

  • None

Description

Mabuhay! Kumusta?
(Long live! How are you?)
Hello and welcome to the course, Practical Bisaya for Beginners where you will learn various vocabularies and expressions to help you communicate with Bisaya speakers in the Philippines.

This course covers the following topics:

Category 1-Introduction to learning Bisaya
What is Bisaya?
Basic Pronunciation rules
Vowels
Consonants
Double Vowels
Practice


Category 2- Proper way to introduce yourself
Greeting and departure phrases
Titles
Introducing yourself
Greetings for the time of the day
Gestures
Practice


Category 3- Understanding the currency
Exchange rate (USD to Php)
Coins
Paper Bills
Calculating (pricing- how many coins needed to pay for etc)
Common scams and how to avoid them
Real-life applications
Practice

Category 4 -Learning how to use public transportation
Getting around
Riding the jeepney/taxi
Places
Distance
Fare
Common Problems
Practice


Category 5- Learn how to shop with confidence
Inquiring
Buying & Bargaining
Agree/Disagree
Practice


Category 6- Basic dining tips
Invitation
Ordering food
Requesting changes to the order
Inquiry
Describing the food
Practice

Category 7-
Making sentences
Practice

Thank you for your interest, time, and effort in giving attention to Bisaya!
I greatly appreciate your support and will strive to make much better and relevant courses in the future the might be related to this dialect.
Should you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please let me know.
Have a nice day and I hope you have fun learning!

Who this course is for:

  • People who want to learn and speak Basic Bisaya