CEBUANO LANGUAGE LESSON #04 Express Your Passion! Cebuano Phrases to Share Your Hobbies

“Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s lesson! In this video, we’re going to learn how to talk about your hobbies in Cebuano. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your conversational skills, this is the perfect way to express what you love doing. Let’s dive in and have some fun learning together!”

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In this lesson, you will;
Learn how to express your hobbies.

Vocabulary

Directions: Listen and repeat after your teacher.

Gikalingawan / Hilig

• Meaning: Hobby / Interest / Something enjoyed
• Part of Speech:
  • Gikalingawan: Verb (Past or Present tense, stative)
  • Hilig: Noun or Adjective (Interest or fondness)
• Usage: Used to express hobbies, activities one enjoys, or general interests.
• Examples:
  • Unsa ang imong gikalingawan?
    (What do you enjoy doing?)
  • Ang akong hilig kay magbasa og libro.
    (My hobby is reading books.)

Magbyahe-byahe

• Meaning: To travel frequently / Go on trips
• Part of Speech: Verb (Future or Habitual tense)
• Usage: Refers to traveling around for leisure or work.
• Examples:
  • Ganahan kaayo ko magbyahe-byahe sa mga lugar nga wala pa nako naadtoan sauna.
    (I really like traveling to places I’ve never been before.)
  • Magbyahe-byahe mi karong bakasyon.
    (We’ll be traveling this vacation.)

Bakangteng oras

• Meaning: Free time / Spare time
• Part of Speech: Phrase
• Usage: Refers to time available for leisure or personal activities.
• Examples:
  • Unsa man ang imong buhaton sa imong bakangteng oras?
    (What do you do in your free time?)
  • Ang akong bakangteng oras gigamit nako sa pagpahuway.
    (I use my free time to rest.)

Ganahan

• Meaning: Like / Want / Enjoy
• Part of Speech: Verb (Present tense, stative)
• Usage: Expresses a liking or desire for something.
• Examples:
  • Ganahan ka ba magduwa og baskitbol?
    (Do you like playing basketball?)
  • Ganahan ko mokaon og ice cream karon.
    (I want to eat ice cream right now.)

Buhaton

• Meaning: To do / To perform / To accomplish
• Part of Speech: Verb (Future tense)
• Usage: Refers to actions that someone intends to do or accomplish.
• Examples:
  • Unsa imong buhaton karong adlawa?
    (What will you do today?)
  • Daghan pa ko og buhaton sa opisina.
    (I still have a lot to do at the office.)

Magdagan-dagan

• Meaning: To run around
• Part of Speech: Verb (Future or Habitual tense)
• Usage: Refers to running or moving quickly in an energetic or playful manner.
• Examples:
  • Ang mga bata magdagan-dagan sa plaza kada hapon.
    (The kids run around the plaza every afternoon.)
  • Ayaw pagdagan-dagan dinhi kay delikado.
    (Don’t run around here because it’s dangerous.)

Magduwa

• Meaning: To play
• Part of Speech: Verb (Future or Habitual tense)
• Usage: Refers to engaging in games, sports, or playful activities.
• Examples:
  • Ganahan ka magduwa og balibol?
    (Do you like playing volleyball?)
  • Magduwa mi sa gawas unya.
    (We’ll play outside later.)

Unsa paman?

• Meaning: What else?
• Part of Speech: Interrogative Phrase
• Usage: Used to ask for additional options, ideas, or information.
• Examples:
  • Gipangutana nako siya kung unsa paman iyang buhaton.
    (I asked him/her what else they’ll do.)
  • Unsa paman imong ganahan?
    (What else do you like?)

Magluto-luto

• Meaning: To cook casually or try cooking
• Part of Speech: Verb (Future or Habitual tense)
• Usage: Refers to experimenting or casually cooking something.
• Examples:
  • Magluto-luto ko og bag-ong resipe karong hapon.
    (I’ll try cooking a new recipe this afternoon.)
  • Ganahan siya magluto-luto og pagkaon para sa iyang pamilya.
    (She enjoys cooking for her family.)

Ako pud!

• Meaning: Me too! / I also!
• Part of Speech: Phrase (Expression)
• Usage: Used to express agreement or shared sentiment.
• Examples:
  • Person A: Ganahan kaayo ko mokaon og lechon.
    (I really like eating lechon.)
    Person B: Ako pud!
    (Me too!)
  • Person A: Moadto ko sa dagat karong weekend.
    (I’ll go to the beach this weekend.)
    Person B: Ako pud!
    (Me too!)

Flashcards

Dialogue Practice

Directions: Read the following conversation with your teacher.

Cebuano Dialogue 1

Joyce: Hello!
Leah: Hi!
Joyce: Ako si Joyce. Unsa imong pangalan?
Leah: Akong pangalan kay Leah.
Joyce: Maayong panagkita nimo, Leah!
Leah: Maayong panagkita sad nimo.
Joyce: Unsa imong gikalingawan (hilig)?
Leah: Ganahan ko magbiyahe-biyahe.
Joyce: Makalingaw lagi na!

Cebuano Dialogue 2

Joyce: Maayong Buntag!
Leah: Maayong Buntag pud!
Joyce: Akong pangalan kay Joyce. Unsa imong pangalan?
Leah: Ako si Leah.
Joyce: Kumusta ka karon?
Leah: Maayo ra.
Joyce: Maayo! Unya sa imong bakanteng oras, unsa ang imong ganahan buhaton?
Leah: Ang akong mga gikalingawan (Ang akong ganahan buhaton) mao ang magdagan-dagan sayo sa buntag ug magduwa og bidyo games.
Joyce: Nindot na. Unsa paman?
Leah: Ganahan sad ko magluto-luto.
Joyce: Ako pud!

Translated Dialogue 1

Joyce: Hello!
Leah: Hi!
Joyce: I’m Joyce. What’s your name?
Leah: My name is Leah.
Joyce: Nice to meet you, Leah!
Leah: Nice to meet you too.
Joyce: What’s your hobby?
Leah: I like travelling.
Joyce: That sounds fun!

Translated Dialogue 2

Joyce: Good morning!
Leah: Good morning too!
Joyce: My name is Joyce. What’s your name?
Leah: I’m Leah.
Joyce: How are you today?
Leah: I’m good.
Joyce: Good! So, Leah, in your free time, what do you like to do?
Leah: My hobbies are jogging early in the morning and playing video games.
Joyce: That’s nice. What else?
Leah: I also like cooking.
Joyce: Me too!

Key note

When you want to say your hobbies or what you like to do, we say;

Ganahan ko/Hilig nako + hobbies
Examples:
Ganahan ko magluto-luto.
I like cooking.

Ganahan ko magdagan-dagan sayo sa buntag.
I like jogging early in the morning.

Hilig nako magbiyahe-biyahe.
My hobby is traveling.

Hilig nako ang pagkanta.
My hobby is singing.

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Comprehension Quiz

1. How do you reply to the question ‘Maayong panagkita nimo’?
   a. Maayong panagkita sad ninyo.
   b. Maayong panagkita sad niya.
   c. Maayong panagkita sad nimo.
   d. Maayong panagkita sad nako.
   
2. What’s the Cebuano of ‘free time’?
   a. Oras
   b. Buhaton
   c. Bidyo games
   d. Bakanteng oras
   
3. How do we say ‘hobby’ in Cebuano?
   a. magduwa
   b. magbyahe-byahe
   c. lingaw
   d. hilig
   
4. How do we say ‘What else?’ in Cebuano?
   a. Ngano man?
   b. Unsa paman?
   c. Unsa man?
   d. Kinsa man?
5. How do you reply to the question ‘Unsa imong gikalingawan?’
   a. Ganahan ko magluto-luto
   b. Ganahan ko kana.
   c. Ganahan ko mopalit og sapatos.
   d. Ganahan ko moadto.

Rearranging Sentence Quiz

Arrange the words to make sentences.

1. Leah / Maayong / nimo / , / panagkita
2. ko/ Ganahan / magbiyahe-biyahe
3. kay / pangalan / Joyce / Akong
4. Leah / unsa / Unya / gikalingawan / , / imong / ?
5. sad / Ganahan / magluto-luto / ko

Fill-in-the-Blanks

Directions: Complete the sentence with the correct Cebuano word.

Quiz 1

Joyce: Ako si Joyce. Unsa imong __________?
(What’s your name?)

Quiz 2

Leah: Ang akong mga gikalingawan mao ang magdagan-dagan sayo sa buntag ug __________ og bidyo games.
(My hobbies are jogging early in the morning and __________ video games.)

Quiz 3

Joyce: __________ panagkita nimo, Leah!
(Nice to meet you, Leah!)

Quiz 4

Leah: Ang akong ganahan buhaton mao ang magdagan-dagan sayo sa buntag ug __________ magluto-luto.
(I like jogging early in the morning and __________ cooking.)

Quiz 5

Joyce: Maayo! Unya sa imong __________ oras, unsa ang imong ganahan buhaton?
(Good! So, in your __________ time, what do you like to do?)

Phrase Matching Exercise

Directions: Match the numbers in the first column (Cebuano Phrase) with the corresponding letters in the shuffled second column (English Meaning).

Review

1:Three new words and phrases in the lesson.

2: Three difficult-to-pronounce words

Your teacher will choose and say each word. Please repeat the word with your teacher 3 times.

Answer

Comprehension Quiz

1. c. Maayong panagkita sad nimo
2. d. Bakanteng oras
3. d. hilig
4. b. Unsa paman?
5. a. Ganahan ko magluto-luto

Rearranging Sentence Quiz

1. Maayong panagkita nimo, Leah.
2. Ganahan ko magbiyahe-biyahe.
3. Akong pangalan kay Joyce.
4. Unya, unsa imong gikalingawan, Leah?
5. Ganahan sad ko magluto-luto.

Fill-in-the-Blanks

1. pangalan
2. magduwa
3. Maayong
4. ganahan sad ko
5. bakanteng

Rearranging Sentence Quiz

1 → e
2 → h
3 → b
4 → c
5 → d
6 → f
7 → g
8 → a

Part of speech breakdown for Dialogue 1

1. Joyce: Hello

• Word: Hello
  • Part of Speech: Interjection
  • Usage: A common greeting used when meeting someone.
  • Examples:
    • Hello, kumusta ka?
      (Hello, how are you?)
    • Hello, maayo nga adlaw!
      (Hello, good day!)

2. Leah: Hi!

• Word: Hi
  • Part of Speech: Interjection
  • Usage: A casual greeting, often used informally.
  • Examples:
    • Hi, kumusta imong adlaw?
      (Hi, how’s your day?)
    • Hi! Nagpaabot ba ka nako?
      (Hi! Were you waiting for me?)

3. Joyce: Ako si Joyce. Unsa imong pangalan?

• Word Breakdown:
  1. Ako:
     • Part of Speech: Pronoun (First Person Singular)
     • Usage: Refers to oneself (“I”).
     • Example: Ako si Maria. (I am Maria.)
  2. Si:
     • Part of Speech: Article (used to mark proper nouns).
     • Usage: Identifies the subject of the sentence when referring to names.
     • Example: Si John nagluto. (John is cooking.)
  3. Joyce:
     • Part of Speech: Proper Noun (Name).
  4. Unsa:
     • Part of Speech: Interrogative Pronoun
     • Meaning: What.
     • Example: Unsa imong gusto? (What do you want?)
  5. Imong:
     • Part of Speech: Pronoun (Second Person Singular, Possessive).
     • Usage: Refers to “your.”
     • Example: Unsa imong hilig? (What is your hobby?)
  6. Pangalan:
     • Part of Speech: Noun
     • Meaning: Name.
     • Example: Ang akong pangalan kay Juan. (My name is Juan.)
• Usage: This sentence is used for introductions to ask someone’s name.
• Additional Example:
  • Ako si Pedro. Unsa imong pangalan?
    (I am Pedro. What is your name?)

4. Leah: Akong pangalan kay Leah.

• Word Breakdown:
  1. Akong:
     • Part of Speech: Pronoun (First Person Singular, Possessive).
     • Usage: Refers to “my.”
     • Example: Akong amigo mao si Juan. (My friend is Juan.)
  2. Pangalan:
     • (See above).
  3. Kay:
     • Part of Speech: Linking Particle
     • Usage: Connects the subject to the predicate.
     • Example: Kini kay mahal. (This is expensive.)
  4. Leah:
     • Part of Speech: Proper Noun (Name).
• Usage: This sentence is used to state one’s name in an introduction.
• Additional Example:
  • Akong pangalan kay Maria.
    (My name is Maria.)

5. Joyce: Maayong panagkita nimo, Leah!

• Word Breakdown:
  1. Maayong:
     • Part of Speech: Adjective
     • Meaning: Good, pleasant.
     • Example: Maayong adlaw. (Good day.)
  2. Panagkita: