| 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 ng̃a 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 mg̃a 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 ng̃a 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 mg̃a 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 ng̃a 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 pinulong̃an? |
| It is not, because it is necessary to study a great
deal |
Dili, tung̃ud cay quinahanglan gayud ang pagestudio sa dacong
cacugui |
| Do you understand what I say? |
Nacasabut ca ba sa acong guiing̃on? |
| I understand it very little |
Diriot da caayo ang mg̃a pulong ng̃a 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 pinolong̃an ng̃a
inglés? |
| I am not, because I was told that the pronunciation of
that language is very difficult |
Uala, cay guisuguinlan aco ng̃a maculi man caayo ang
pagsangpot nianang pinamolong̃an |