Visayan 1/Chapter 1 (The Basics)

Greetings

 * Hello. - Hello.
 * Maayong buntag. - Good morning.
 * Maayong hapon. - Good afternoon.
 * Maayong gabii. - Good evening.
 * Baybay. - Goodbye.
 * Muhawa nako. - Goodbye.
 * Kumusta? - How are you?
 * Kumusta kamo? - How are you? (plural)
 * Maayo. - Good/well.
 * Maayo man salamat, ug ikaw? - I'm fine thank you, and you?
 * Maayo sab. - Good also.
 * Maayo man. - Good also.
 * Salamat. - Thank you.
 * Daghang salamat. - Thank you very much.
 * Walay sapayan. - You're welcome.
 * Way sapayan. - You're welcome.
 * Salamat lang. - No, thank you.
 * Palihug. - Please.

Time phrases

 * Unsang orasa na? - What time is it?
 * Alas nuebe medya na - It is 9.30

Numbers

 * sero - zero
 * usa - one
 * duha - two
 * tulo - three
 * upat - four
 * lima - five
 * unom - six
 * pito - seven
 * walo - eight
 * siyam - nine
 * dyes - ten
 * onse - eleven
 * dose - twelve
 * trese - thirteen
 * katorse - fourteen
 * kinse - fifteen
 * disesays - sixteen
 * disesyete - seventeen
 * disiotso - eighteen
 * disenuybe - nineteen
 * bayente, kawhaan - twenty
 * bayente uno - twenty one
 * bayente dos - twenty two
 * trayente - thirty
 * kwarenta - forty
 * singkwenta - fifty
 * saysenta - sixty
 * setenta - seventy
 * otsenta - eighty
 * nobenta - ninety
 * syento - one hundred
 * syento singkwenta - one hundred fifty
 * dos syentos - two hundred

The body

 * lawas - body
 * babaye - female, girl, woman
 * lalaki - male, boy, man
 * hamtong, edaran - adult
 * bata - child, baby
 * panit - skin
 * maniwang, payat, wangkig - skinny
 * mataba - fat
 * ulo - head
 * buhok - hair
 * nawong - face
 * bungot - beard
 * aping - cheek
 * suwang - chin
 * kandi-is - dimple
 * dung-gan, dalunggan - ear
 * tambol sa dalunggan - eardrum
 * atuli - ear wax
 * mata - eye
 * pilok - eyelashes
 * tabon-tabon - eyelid
 * kilay - eyebrow
 * hubon - fontanel
 * agtang - forehead
 * bag-ang - jaw
 * baba - mouth
 * ngabil - lip
 * wa-it - upper lip
 * ngabil - lower lip
 * lagos - gum

Days

 * Dominggo - Sunday
 * Lunes - Monday
 * Martes - Tuesday
 * Miyerkoles - Wednesday
 * Huwebes - Thursday
 * Biyernes - Friday
 * Sabado - Saturday

Months

 * Enero - January
 * Pebrero - February
 * Marso - March
 * Abril - April
 * Mayo - May
 * Hunyo - June
 * Hulyo - July
 * Agosto - August
 * Septyembre - September
 * Oktubre - October
 * Nobyembre - November
 * Disyembre - December

Region focus (Bohol)
Bohol is a first income class island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of 4821 km2 and a coastline 261 km long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines. To the west of Bohol is Cebu, to the northeast is the island of Leyte and to the south, across the Bohol Sea is Mindanao.

The province is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts. The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of limestone formations, are the most popular attraction. The formations can be seen by land (climbing the highest point) or by air via ultralight airplane tours. Panglao Island, located just southwest of Tagbilaran City, is famous for its diving locations and is routinely listed as one of the top ten diving locations in the world. Numerous tourist resorts and dive centers dot the southern beaches. The Philippine tarsier, amongst the world's smallest primates, is indigenous to the island.

A narrow strait separates the island of Cebu and Bohol, and both share a common language, but the Boholanos retain a conscious distinction from the Cebuanos. Bohol's climate is generally dry, with maximum rainfall between the months of June and October. The interior is cooler than the coast.

It is the home province of Carlos P. Garcia, the eighth president of the Republic of the Philippines (1957–1961) who was born in Talibon, Bohol.

On 15 October 2013, Bohol was devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was 6 kilometers south of Sagbayan town. The earthquake, which also devastated neighboring Cebu City, claimed 156 lives and injured 374 people. It also destroyed or damaged a number of Bohol's heritage churches, including the churches of Baclayon, Loboc, Loon, Maribojoc, Loay, Dimiao, and Dauis.