Hiligaynon phrasebook

Hiligaynon or more known as Illongo is spoken in the Western Visayas region as well as in South Cotabato in Mindanao, in the Philippines. It is a part of the family of Visayan languages. The language contains much of Spanish loanwords. It is also known as Illongo because much of the speaker originate in the province of Iloilo and has a total of 11 million speakers making it the 3rd most spoken native language in the Philippines. Pronunciation guide Pronunciation is similar to Tagalog and Capiznon. Vowels a  like 'a' in "apple" e  like 'e' in "bed" (often silent at the end of a word) i  like 'i' in "fin" o  like 'o' in "dog" u  like 'oo' in "hoop" Consonants b  like 'b' in "bed" c  like 'k' in "kid" d  like 'd' in "dog" f  like 'ph' in "phone" g  like 'g' in "go" h  like 'h' in "help" j  like 'dg' in "edge" k  like 'c' in "cat" l  like 'l' in "love" m  like 'm' in "mother" n  like 'n' in "nice" p  like 'p' in "pig" q  like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always) r  like 'r' in "row" s  like 'ss' in "hiss" t  like 't' in "top" v  like 'v' in "victory" w  like 'w' in "weight" x  like 'cks' in "kicks", 'h' in "help" y  like 'y' in "yes", like 'ie' in "pie" z  like 'z' in "haze" Common digraphs ay  like 'ai' in "chai" aw  like 'ow' in "cow" ey  like 'ay' in "say" iw  like 'iw' in "eew" ow  like 'ow' in "row" oy  like 'oy' in "boy" Phrase list Basics Hello.  Hello. (Same as in English) Hello. (informal)  Hi. (Same as in English) How are you?  Kamusta ka na? (KaMOOStah KAH nah?) Fine, thank you.  Ma-yu man ako. (Mah-YUH man AKOH) What is your name?  Ano ang pangalan mo? (Ano ang paNGAlan moh?) My name is ______ .  Ang pangalan ko ay si ______ . (Ang paNGAlan koh ay si ______.) Nice to meet you.  Nalipay ako makilala ka. (NaLIpay AKOH makilala KAH) Please.  Palihog. (PaLIhog) Thank you.  Salamat. (SaLAHmat) You're welcome.  Wala sang anuman. (WaLA sang anoMAN) Yes.  Hu-o. (Hu-Oh) No.  Indi. (INdi) Excuse me. (getting attention)  . ( ) Excuse me. (begging pardon)  . ( ) I'm sorry.  . ( ) Goodbye  . ( ) Goodbye (informal)  . ( ) I can't speak name of language [well].  [ ]. ( [ ]) Do you speak English?   ? ( ?) Is there someone here who speaks English?   ? ( ?) Help!   ! ( !) Look out!   ! ( !) Good morning.  . ( ) Good evening.  . ( ) Good night.  . ( ) Good night (to sleep)  . ( ) I don't understand.  . ( ) Where is the toilet?   ? ( ?) Problems Numbers Time Clock time Duration Days Months Writing time and date Colors Transportation Bus and train Directions Taxi Lodging Money Eating Bars Shopping Driving Authority Learning more This article is still a stub and needs your attention. It does not have a template. Please plunge forward and help it grow!