Cebuano Worship Song

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History and Background of Cebu City, Philippines...

The City of Cebu (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Tagalog: Lungsod ng Cebu) is the capital city of Cebu and is the “second city” in the Philippines with the second most significant metropolitan centre and known as the oldest Spanish settlement in the country.

The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. Cebu is the Philippines’ main domestic shipping port and is home to about 80% of the country’s domestic shipping companies. Cebu also holds the second largest international flights in the Philippines and is a significant centre of commerce, trade and industry in the Visayas and Mindanao regions.
Cebu City is the center of a metropolitan area called Metro Cebu, which includes the cities of Carcar, Danao, Lapu-lapu, Mandaue, Naga, Talisay. Metro Cebu has a total population of about 2 million people. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Lapu-lapu City is only a twenty-minute drive away from Cebu City. To the northeast of the city are Mandaue City and the town of Consolacion, to the west are Toledo City, the towns of Balamban and Asturias, to the south are Talisay City and the town o Minglanilla. Across Mactan Strait to the east is Mactan Island where Lapu-lapu City and an aquarium attraction are located.

A few Important Cebuano Words/Phrases

A  few  Important Cebuano (Bisaya)  Words / Phrases
How are you	kumusta ka naman		Beautiful	guwapa
I love You	giuihigugma kita		Handsome	guwapo
I miss you	gimingaw ko nimo		Local man	Cebuana
Where is the Church	asa ang simbahan		Church	simbahan
Toilet	kasilyas		Room	kuwarto
Table	lamisa		Chair	lingkutanan

Cebuano- Basic Sentence Structure

For further development of  sentence structure in Bisaya..

Most Useful Cebuano Phrases II

Cheers/Good health!	Mabuhi!
Have a nice day	Magandang araw sa'yo!
Bon appetit	Manga-on ta! Manga-on ta ninyo!
Bon voyage	Maayong pagbyahi! Maayong pagbyahe!
I don't understand	Wala ko kasabot
Please speak more slowly	Palihug hinay-hinaya pag istorya Palihug hinay-hinaya pagsulti
Please write it down	Palihug isulat daw
Do you speak Cebuano? Yes, a little	Maka istorya ka ug Binisaya? Maka isturya ka ug Binisaya?
	Oo, gamay lang
How do you say ... in Cebuano?	Unsaon pagsulti ug......sa Bisaya?
Excuse me	Ekskyus mi, Excuse me, Tabi sa
How much is this?	Tagpila ni?
Sorry	Ikasubo ko
Foregive me	Pasaylu-i ako
Thank you Response	Salamat
	Ok ra to oy/uy, Wala ra to oy/uy
Where's the toilet?	Asa/Aha/Dis-a/Diin ang banyo/kasilyas/CR?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	Kani nga babayi/lalake ang magbayad para sa tanan Kani siya ang magbayad sa tanan
Would you like to dance with me?	Gusto ka makigsayaw kanako? Gusto ka makigsayaw uban nako?
I love you	Gihigugma ko ikaw
Get well soon	Ayo-ayo ha
Leave me alone!	Biya-i ra gud ko!
Help! Fire! Stop!	Tabang! Sunog! Hunung! Undang! Sakto na!
Call the police!	Tawaga ang pulis! Tawagi ang pulis! Panawag og pulis!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year	Maayong pasko ug Malipayong Bag-ong Tuig
Happy Easter	Maayong Pagkabanhaw sa Dios!
Happy Birthday	Malipayong Adlawng Natawhan
One language is never enough	Dili gayod/gayud sakto kung usa/isa ra ka sinutian/pinulungan
My hovercraft is full of eels	Puno ug palos akong huberkrap

Most Useful Cebuano Phrases

English	Bisaya/Binisaya (Cebuano)
Welcome	Maayong pag-abot, Malipayong pag-abot
Hello	Hello Hoy, Uy
How are you? I'm fine	Kumusta man ka?
	Maayo man, Maayo man ko
Long time no see	Dugayng panahon wala ta nagkita
What's your name? My name is ...	Unsa imong ngalan? (frm) Kinsay inyong ngalan? (frm) Kinsay imong ngalan? (inf) Unsa'y ngalan nimo? (inf)
	Ang akong ngalan kay ... (frm) Ang ngalan nako kay ... ... akong ngalan
Where are you from? I'm from ...	Taga-asa ka? Taga-diin ka? Taga dis-a ka? Taga-aha ka? Asa ka gikan? (inf) Asa kamo gikan (frm)
	Taga ... ko
Pleased to meet you	Nalipay ko nga nakaila ko nimo Malipayon ko nga nakaila ko nimo Nalipay ko nga nailhan tika Malipayon ko nga nailhan tika
Good morning	Maayong Buntag
Good afternoon	Maayong Hapon
Good day	Maayong adlaw sa imo, Maayong adlaw diha
Good evening/night	Maayong Gabii
Goodbye	Babai, Sige, Sigi, Ayo-ayo, Magkita lang kita ('ta) usab
Good luck	Maayo unta swertihon! Maynta swertihon! Maayong kapalaran!

All about Cebuano...

Cebuano, 

-  referred to by most of its speakers as Binisaya (or Visayan in English), is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas most of whom belong to the Bisaya ethnic group. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino languages.
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 parts of Mindanao. The name Cebuano is derived from the island of Cebu where the prestige dialect is spoken. Most people confuse the terms Binisaya vs. Bisaya. The term Bisaya refers to the people who live in the Visayas Region. Binisaya or Cebuano refers to the language spoken in Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and some part of Leyte, Samar and Mindanao.