A Guide to the Masbateño Dialect
Planning to go to Masbate Province for a visit? Is your lover a Masbateño/Masbateña? Or just curious about Masbate's language?
Masbateño is a Visayan language spoken by more than 600,000 people, primarily in the province of Masbate in. It is close to thePhilippines of Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) and Waray-Waray, both spoken on Visayas. It can be considered a Bisakol language, meaning a language intermediate between Visayan and Bikol languages. - Wikipedia Capiznon variant
Here are some words/phrases that might be useful for your first and succeeding trips.
Related: Oh, How I Love You So, Masbate!
W-H Questions
- Who? - Sin-o?
- What? - Nano?
- Where? -
Diin - When? - San-o?
- Why? - Kay nano? Kay?
- How? - Pan-o?
- Who are you? - Sin-o ka?
- Where are we? -
Hain kita - What is your name? - Nano
ang pangaran mo - Where do you live? - Diin ka naga istar?
COMMON PHRASES:
- I Love you - Palangga
ta ikaw - I Love you - Namomo-
ot ako sa imo Namumot an ta ikaw Bicol - I Love you so much - Purupalangga
ko ikaw - Let's eat - Mag
kaon na kita Karaon na kita - You're (really) beautiful - Ka-
ganda mo gayud - You're (really) handsome - Ka-
gwapo mo gayud - Help me please - Buligi/Buliga man
ako - Can you teach me? - Pwede mo ba ako matukduan?
- I want to learn Masbateno - Gusto
ko makaaram - Good morning - Maayo
na aga - Good afternoon - Maayo
na hapon - Good evening - Maayo
na i - Sleep tight - Turog
maayo - I don't love you anymore - Dili ko na
ikaw palangga - Can I ask a favor? - Pwede mag ngayo pabor?
COUNTING:
- One -
Usad - Two - Duwa/Duha
- Three - Tulo
- Four - Upat
- Five - Lima
- Six - Unom
- Seven - Pito
- Eight - Walo
- Nine - Siyam
- Ten - Napulo
- Eleven -
Onse - Twelve - Dose
- Thirteen - Trese
- Fourteen - Katorse
- Fifteen -
Kinse - Twenty - Baynte
- Twenty One - Baynte-
uno - One Hundred - Syen/Usad
kagatos - One Thousand -
Usad
We hope you learned a Masbateño word or two in this blog post. Yes, Masbate language is indeed as interesting as its virgin white beaches, caves, mountains, and people.
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Source: Wikipedia
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42 comments
May I know the phrase"marasa pa" means in English?
ReplyDelete"Marasa pa" means over exaggerated.
Delete'Marasa pa" is a verbal expression of one's disbelief, disappointment or when attributing the blame to somebody.
Delete'Marasa pa" is a verbal expression of one's disbelief, disappointment or when attributing the blame to somebody.
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ReplyDeleteDo you want to know the masbatenyo phrase "kadamu mo" and "buruang ka lang".
ReplyDelete"Kadamu mo" is an expressiom when telling a persom that he disagrees to that person's exaggerated view or over reaction (damu means plenty or more than what is necessary)..."Buruang ka lang" is a way of telling the other person that he/she doesn't know what he/she is talking or doing!
Deleteburuang ka lang..means you sound crazy
Deleteadditional to One thousand in Masbateno dialect is "mil". Numbers One to Ten can also be substituted with: "Uno, Dos, Tres, Cuatro, Cinco, Sies, Siete, Utso, Nueve, Dyes"
ReplyDeletewhat is kauban?
ReplyDeleteKasama
Deletewhat is kauban?
ReplyDeleteWhat is sinda
ReplyDeleteSila
Delete“Sinda” means they
DeleteWhat is "alam ko ikaw to" in masbateño?
ReplyDeleteIts "aram ko ikaw idto".
Delete"Aram ko kaw ini"
Deletehow about nauyon kaman it's expression?
ReplyDeleteParang "namimihasa ka."
DeleteSaang lugar ka ba dumayong bata ka?
DeleteWhat are the curse words in Masbate? What are their meanings? I heard one is kondinado??? What does it mean?
ReplyDeleteWhat is "Gusto ko makasama ka habang buhay"
ReplyDeleteIn masbateño?
Gusto ko na makaupod ka hasta nala. Yan po Ang minasbate nyan☺️
DeleteAq an makiusap aw nno n lng an oagkita mu s aqn aq n nga an dili ginarespito aq p an mapaintindi,makakada ng aq mahinulihan xa
DeleteAno po yan sa mas ate
Other variety: "Gusto ta ikaw makaupod hasta nala."
DeleteWhat is "agay wang" in masbatenyo
ReplyDeleteWhat is anong ginagawa mo in masbate?
ReplyDeleteIt's "Naga anu ka?"
DeleteOther: "Nano ginahimo mo?"
DeleteAno ibig sabihin ng boot/buot
ReplyDelete"Muwang" or "Isip" or "Alam"
DeleteEx: "Wara ka lakin buot" = "Wala ka talagang isip"
Talab?
ReplyDeleteLabat
ReplyDeletewhat is "good day" in masbate?
ReplyDeleteIt's maayo na aga
DeleteDili namamati means not listening
ReplyDeleteanu yung word na iwat at kuri?
ReplyDeleteano sa masbatenyo ang this
ReplyDeletetranslate " nasosopog Ako"
ReplyDeleteNahihiya ako
DeleteWhat is laban lang in masbate?
ReplyDelete