Learning Cebuano with Chris

This week I have been learning simple greetings in Cebuano. In this episode I talk through the greetings I have come across, including: * Maayong buntag – Good morning * Maayong udto – Good high-noon * Maayong hapon – Good afternoon * Maayong gabii – Good evening * Maayong adlaw – Good day As well as: * Kumusta man ka? - How are you? And a couple of responses to each. A couple of resources I mention in the episode, are the following YouTube episodes, that have been very helpful: Fidel Jezrel Gido's ‘Useful Bisaya Phrases – Polite Greetings [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RvDotqsWPY]’ Miguel Yan's 'Introductions 1 [https://youtu.be/R2XXdVY-pZw]' and 'Common Greetings [https://youtu.be/itQLuMF2rAg]'

This week I have gone back to basics, learning the Cebuano pronunciation, specifically touching on the alphabet, vowels and loan-words. I have been learning using two books and a host of different YouTube channels. Full details below. I hope you are enjoying learning about my progress and if you are learning alongside me do share your comments and suggestions! The books I used are Magbinisaya Kita Primer [https://amzn.to/2AteO6J] by Jessie Grace Udang Rubrico and A Handbook of Cebuano Visayan [https://amzn.to/2YElQ0s] by Anssi and Nida Raisanen. The three YouTube videos mentioned are from Eprill Michelson [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq3GmNDXSCY], Miguel Yan (Just4Kix [https://youtu.be/R2XXdVY-pZw]) and Judy DIY Addict [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8vXcWZxxkU]. They are really worth visiting.

Thanks for joining me for my first-month's update. How quickly it has gone! In this episode I will look at the preparations I made before starting to learn Cebuano, including finding the motivation to study and different study-techniques that are out there. I then go onto look at what I did over the four weeks and discuss what I have learned, focusing on what went well, and what went not-so-well. If you're studying alongside me, I hope you find the content useful, or if you're just joining along for the ride, I hope you enjoy it. For more, do check out the blog accompanying blog learningcebuano.blogspot.com and if you have any ideas, suggestions or advice, please let me know. Thanks again!

Hi, I’m Chris. Join me as I learn the Filipino language Cebuano – also known as Bisaya. You can follow along with me here and on my blog - learningcebuano.blogspot.com I will include updates on my progress, and more importantly share tools for learning - including grammar tips, vocabulary and different study methods. Along the way I will point out books, apps, podcasts and other resources that I discover. If you are learning alongside me, it would be great to hear your progress. Follow me at Learning Cebuano with Chris.