Bikol phrasebook

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Bicol (Bikol) is a language spoken by people in the Bicol Region on southeastern Luzon in the Philippines. It was highly influenced by the Spanish language. The Bicol languages are a group of Central Philippine languages spoken mostly on the Bicol Peninsula of the island of Luzon and also parts of Catanduanes and Burias Islands and Masbate province. There is a dialect continuum between the Visayan languages and the Bicol languages; the two together are called the Bisacol languages. Central Bicol or commonly called as Bicol-Legazpi or Bicol-Naga is the most spoken language in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon. It is spoken in the northern and western part of Camarines Sur, second congressional district of Camarines Norte, eastern part of Albay, northeastern part of Sorsogon, San Pascual town of Masbate and southwestern part of Catanduanes. Central Bicol speakers can be found in all the provinces in Bicol and it is a majority language in Camarines Sur. The standard Sprachraum form is based on the Canaman dialect.

Pronunciation guide

Accent marks

Diacritics (tandang panduon) are normally not written in everyday usage, be it in publications or personal correspondence. The teaching of diacritics is inconsistent in Philippine schools and many Bicolanos do not know how to use them. However, diacritics are normally used in dictionaries and in textbooks aimed at teaching the languages to foreigners.
There are three kinds of diacritics used in Bicol

;Acute accent or pahilíg
Used to indicate primary or secondary stress on a particular syllable; marháy. It is usually omitted on words that are stressed on the penultimate (second to last) syllable; babáyi = babayi. It is possible that there is more than one stressed syllable in a word, meaning that that pahilíg mark may appear multiple times, as in Repúbliká. If there is no diacritic on the last two syllables of a word, then it means that there is stress on the penultimate syllable; kásayahan is actually stressed on two syllables

kásayahan.
;Grave accent or paiwà
It indicates that there is a glottal stop (/ʔ/) at the end of the word; sampulò. This mark may only appear at the end of a word that ends in a vowel. This mark does not indicate stress. Therefore, following the previously stated rule on stress, sampulò is stressed on the second to the last syllable

sampulò.
;Circumflex accent or pakupyâ
It indicates that the final syllable of a word receives stress while there is a glottal stop (/ʔ/) that follows; udô. This is because it is a combination of the pahilíg and paiwà marks. This mark may only appear at the end of a word that ends in a vowel.

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

Greetings

Self-introduction

Sample words, phrases, and sentences

Talk

Sisay tabì an tataó mag-English digdí?
===Toned speeches===
Toned speeches are speech registers unique to Bicol languages. They are used to spice up conversation. Also used to intimidate others.

Professions

Parts of speech

Water forms and land forms

Parts of the body

Sensations and perceptions

Note Use "daí" to mean "no" and "bakô" to mean "not".
"Daíng gayón" means "no beauty" and "bakóng magayón" means "not beautiful". Some adjectives here cannot be combined with "daí". Never say "daíng lumóy", instead say, "bakóng malumóy".
;I feel like urinating.

Interrogative words

Personality

Diseases

Spatio-temporal dimensions

These words are adjectives that begins with ha- and used only to refer to spatio-temporal dimensions.

Weather

Problems

;Leave me alone. :Pabayai saná daw ako.
;Don't touch me. :Daí mo ako pagdùtan.:Daí mo ako pagkaputan
;Help. :Tabang!

;I need your help. :Kaipuhan ko an tabang mo.
;police. :pulis.
;Call the police. :Umapód ka ki pulis. (Bicol-Legazpi)

Animals

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;worm. :ulod.
;fish. :sirâ.
;boar. :dùlag.
;sow. :butakál.
;piglet. :litson.
;pigpen. :tangkál.
;piggery. :urigan.
;hen. :gùnakan.
;rooster/cock. :sulog.
;butterfly. :kalibangbáng.
;turtle. :bahô.

;catterpillar. :atitìras.
;beetle. :kalibubog.
;bee. :sugód.
;octopus. :kanuos.
;shrimp. :buyód.
;anchovy. :bulinaw
;monkey. :ukáy. (Bicol-Legazpi)

Romantic words and phrases

;spouse. :agóm.
;child. :akì.:igin
;children. :mga akì.
;pregnant. :badós.
;kiss. :hadók.
;hug. :kugos.
;You are beautiful. :Magayón ka.
;You are very beautiful. :Magayunon ka.
;You are handsome. :Gwapo ka.
;You are very handsome. :Gwapuhon ka.

Emotions

;happiness. :kaugmahan.
;sadness. :kamunduan.
;fear. :takot.
;funny. :makaulok.:makangirit
;frown. :murusót. (adjective)

;It made me laugh. :Nágiulok ako.
;I was startled. :Nákigkig ako.:Nakilagan ako
;I am angry with you.

Family members

;father. :amâ.
;mother. :inâ.
;siblings. :tugang.
;older brother. :manóy. (Bicol-Legazpi) (old-fashioned)

;parents. :magurang.
;children. :mga akì.
;child. :akì.
;grand children. :makuapò.
;grand father. :lolo.
;grand mother. :lola.
;uncle. :amaón. (old-fashioned)

Fruits and Vegetables

Numbers

There exist two names for the numbers in Bicol. The native Bicol and the Spanish names. Generally, Bicolanos use the Spanish terms if they are talking about time. You will, however, see the native terms if you would read literary books. If you are going on a shopping, prices are given in Spanish names.
;one-half. : kabangâ
;one. : sarô
;two. : duwá
;three. : tuló
;four. :apát
;five. : limá
;six. :anóm
;seven. :pitó
;eight. : waló
;nine. : siyam
;ten. :sampulò
;fifteen. :kaglimá
;twenty. :duwampulò
;twenty-five. :duwampulò may lima
;thirty. :tulumpulò
;thirty-five. :tulumpulò may lima
;forty. :apát na pulò
;forty-five. :apát na pulò may lima
;fifty. :limampulò
;fifty-five. :limampulò may lima
;sixty. :anóm na pulò
;sixty-five. :anóm na pulò may lima
;seventy. :pitumpulò
;seventy-five. :pitumpulò may lima
;eighty. :walumpulò
;eighty-five. :walumpulò may lima
;ninety. :siyam na pulò
;ninety-five. :siyam na pulò may lima
;one-hundred. :san gatós

Time

Clock time

;one o'clock AM. :ala una nin máaga/máumagahon.
;two o'clock AM. :alas dos nin máaga/máumagahon.
;three o'clock AM. :alas tres nin máaga/máumagahon.
;four o'clock AM. :alas kwatro nin máaga/máumagahon.
;five o'clock AM. :alas singko nin máaga/máumagahon.
;six o'clock AM. :alas says nin pagkaaga.
;seven o'clock AM. :alas syete nin pagkaaga.
;eight o'clock AM. :alas otso nin pagkaaga.
;nine o'clock AM. :alas nuwebe nin pagkaaga.
;ten o'clock AM. :alas dyes nin pagkaaga.
;eleven o'clock AM. :alas onse nin pagkaaga.
;twelve o'clock noon. :alas dose nin pagkaudto.
;one o'clock PM. :ala una nin pagkahapon.
;two o'clock PM. :alas dos nin pagkahapon.
;three o'clock PM. :alas tres nin pagkahapon.
;four o'clock PM. :alas kwatro nin pagkahapon.
;five o'clock PM. :alas singko nin pagkahapon.
;six o'clock PM. :alas says nin pagkabanggi.
;seven o'clock PM. :alas syete nin pagkabanggi.
;eight o'clock PM. :alas otso nin pagkabanggi.
;nine o'clock PM. :alas nwebe nin pagkabanggi.
;ten o'clock PM. :alas dyes nin pagkabanggi.
;eleven o'clock PM. :alas onse nin pagkabanggi.
;twelve o'clock midnight. :alas dose nin matangâ.
;half-past one. :traynta minutos makalihis an ala una nin pagkahapon.

Duration

;_____ minute(s). :_____ minuto(s).
;_____ hour(s). :______ oras.
;_____ day(s). :____ aldaw.
;_____ week(s). :____ semana.
;______ month(s). :____ bulan.
;_____ year(s). :____ taon.

Days

Names for days are borrowed from Spanish.
; today : ngunyan (ngoon-YAN )
; yesterday : kasuugma (. , in Legazpi). kasuhapon (cah-soo-HAH-pohn, in Naga)
; tomorrow : sa aga (sah AH-ga)
; this week : ngunyan na semana (. )
; last week : kan nakaaging semana (. )
; next week : sa masunod na semana (sa MA-sooh-nohd na seh-MAH-na), sa maabot na semana (sa MA-ah-bot na seh-MAH-nah), sa otro semana (sa ; Monday : Lunes (LOO-nehs)
; Tuesday : Martes (mahr-TEHS)
; Wednesday : Miyerkules (mee-yehr-cooh-LEHS)
; Thursday : Huwebes (hoo-WEH-behs)
; Friday : Biyernes (bee-YEHR-nehs)
; Saturday : Sabado (sa-BAH-do)
; Sunday : Domingo (doh-MIHNG-goh)

Months

The names of the months are borrowed from Spanish language.
;January :Enero
;February :Pebrero
;March :Marso
;April :Abril
;May :Mayo
;June :Hunyo
;July :Hulyo
;August :Agosto
;September :Setyembre
;October :Oktubre
;November :Nobyembre
;December :Disyembre

Writing time and date

• English format: April 26, 1988 would be Abril 26, 1988
• Spanish format: April 26, 1988 would be ika-26 kan Abril, 1988

Concept of time

;lately. :kasubàgo.
;everyday. :aroaldaw
;every night. :burubanggi
;tonight. :ngunyan na banggi
;always. :pirmí.
;sometimes. :nugád. (not much preferred)