Do you speak English? | Nagasulti ca ba ug iningles? |
Yes, I do | Oo, nagasulti aco |
I speak it a little | Nagasulti aco ug diotay |
I do not speak it well | Dili maayo ang pagsulti co sa iningles |
I begin to speak it | Misugod aco sa pagsulti sa iningles |
I speak it enough to make myself understood | Ngasulti aco sa iningles ng~a igo sa pagpaquigsabut sa acong pulong |
I understand it a little | Nacasabut aco ug diotay |
I understand it perfectly | Nacasabut aco ug maayo |
I pronounce very badly | Dautan caayo ang pagcasangpot co |
Do you know Bisaya? | Maalam ca sa binisaya? |
No, I do not | Dili |
I find it very difficult | Maculi man canaco ang pagsulti co niana |
It is very easy | Masayon man |
Yes, I think so, but for the natives | Oo, masayon man lagui, apan sa mg~a bisaya hinoo |
You cannot speak Bisaya because you have not practised it | Dili ca macasulti ug binisaya cay uala ca magsulti niana sa canunay |
I wish to practise conversation a good deal | Buut aco unta magapulong pulong niana sa masubsub |
Does he speak Spanish? | Nagasulti ba sia ug quinachila? |
He does | Oo |
He speaks it very well | Nagasangpot sia ug maayo sa quinachila |
He speaks it badly | Dili maayo ang pagsulti nia niana |
He speaks it tolerably well | Maarang arang ang pagsulti nia sa quinachila |
Can you speak Latin? | Mantigo ca ug linatin? |
I can | Oo |
I cannot speak it, but I can translate it into Spanish | Dili aco macahimo magsulti sa linatin, apan mahimo cong paghubad niana sa quinachila |
How long have you been studying Spanish? | Dugay na ng~a nacatoon ca ug quinachila? |
I have been learning it three months | Tolo ca bulan da cutub sa pagsugod co sa pagtoon niana |
Why do you not use to speak Bisaya? | Mano di ca magasulti ug binisaya sa canunay? |
Because I am afraid of making blunders | Cay nahadluc aco sa pagpamulong ug mg~a sayop |
With what grammar did you learn Bisaya? | Sa onsang gramÁtica nacatoon ca ug binisaya? |
With the grammar of Father Zueco | Sa gramÁtica ni P. Zueco |
I learned Bisaya with the grammar written by Father Encina | Aco nacatoon ug binisaya sa gramÁtica ng~a guisulat ni P. Encina |
What professor have you? | Quinsa ba ang imong magtotoon? |
An Augustinian Father | Usa ca Pareng Agustinos |
Teach me English | Ton-i aco ug iningles |
Teach me Spanish and I will teach you Bisaya | Todlo-i aco ug quinachila ug aco magatodlo canimo ug binisaya |
If you please, I shall teach you English | Cun mahagugma ca unta, todloan co icao ug iningles |
I prefer to learn Spanish | Guipalabi co ang pagtoon sa quinachila |
It is very difficult to understand Spanish | Maculi man caayo ang pagcasabut sa quinachila |
I think so | Mao man |
Is it easy to learn a language? | Masayon ba ang pagtoon sa usa ca pinulong~an? |
It is not, because it is necessary to study a great deal | Dili, tung~ud cay quinahanglan gayud ang pagestudio sa dacong cacugui |
Do you understand what I say? | Nacasabut ca ba sa acong guiing~on? |
I understand it very little | Diriot da caayo ang mg~a pulong ng~a nasabut co |
Have you understood me? | Nasabut mo ang acong pulong? |
Yes, I have | Oo, nasabut co |
I can not understand you if you do not speak slowly | Dili aco macasabut canimo cun dili ca unta magmahinay sa pagsulti |
Will you speak English? | Buut ca ba magsulti sa iningles? |
Do you wish to speak Spanish? | Buut ca ba magsulti ug quinachila? |
Yes, I wish | Oo, buut aco |
Let us speak a little | Managsulti quita macadiot |
Let us speak Spanish | Magquinachila quita |
Let us speak English | Maginingles quita |
Let us speak Latin | Maglinatin quita |
Speak to me in English | Ininglisan aco |
Speak to me in Bisaya | Binisaya-an aco |
Speak to me in Chinese | Ininsican aco |
Translate this book into English | Ininglison mo quining libro |
Translate this news into Spanish | Quinachilaon mo quining noticia |
Does your boy understand Bisaya? | Nacasabut ba ang imong bata sa binisaya? |
He understood it formerly | Nacasabut sia niana sa caniadto |
Are you learning the English language? | Nacatoon ca ba sa pinolong~an ng~a inglÉs? |
I am not, because I was told that the pronunciation of that language is very difficult | Uala, cay guisuguinlan aco ng~a maculi man caayo ang pagsangpot nianang pinamolong~an |