Bisaya is a general term. It could mean the dialect spoken in all of the visayas region. You could be more specific. Tagalog seemed to call bisaya anyone who came from visayas and mindanao. So try to ask again.

 

Oops! Hehehe. Could have read more. May i ask why you would want to learn cebuano language. Try to inquire SU.

 

bcuz i live in dumaguete and want to get around easier, and learn my language

 

why not try one basic word or sentence a day?

maayong buntag - good morning
maayong gabii- good evening
asa ka paingon? - where are you goin?
kgwapa nimo - youre gorgeous
asa dapit... -where is...

like youre goin to use it in sentence...

maayong buntag asa dapit ang mercado?

good morning! do u know where the market is?


just a basic word day would make you speak cebuano dialect in the long run.
no need of private tutor or a book to learn bisaya. just try to converse with bisayan people and you will learn... even a 5 year old kid could teach you a cebuano dialect.

hope this would help...

 

i see..yeah i think im gonna do that i thought of buying flashcards.
peopel who speak visaya is all around me..im shy to converse with them maybe what i say is wrong haha..but when i talk they laugh cuz i always say boang..basdos,,haha

 

Buang and bastos is what they call me since 9 years here in the PI, no matter what language I use ...

 

Rhoody, I find that hard to believe. .... a man of your good nature and gentleness called those names.

 

the one with the good manners is my twin-brother, we just use the same login here ... and passport and wifes andandand ... that gives each of us enough time to enjoy this wonderful country to the fullest :-)

 

haha so ur a forigner living in the philippines or a balikbayan?
i notice ur all over the forums here...and speak good english..