Cebuano for Beginners: Adto ta sa Siyudad (Let's go to the City)

This vocabulary lesson is for beginners.  It pays to know local terms for local places.    Names of places in Cebuano are preceded by ...

This vocabulary lesson is for beginners.  It pays to know local terms for local places.    Names of places in Cebuano are preceded by 'sa' except when they are used as the subject in the sentence where they are preceded by 'ang.'

Study this simple question and answer:

Q:  Asa  ka moadto?    
     Where   you  going?
A:  Sa tindahan.          
     To   store.

Study this sentence.  

Abri ang tindahan.        
Closed      store.

What precedes 'tindahan' in the phrase, sa tindahan?
What precedes 'tindahan' in the sentence, Abri ang tindahan?





In the phrase, the name for place tindahan is preceded
by the place marker, 'sa'.

In the sentence, the name for place tindahan is preceded by the subject marker, 'ang.' 

Study the grammar and then make your own patterns,  this way, you are teaching yourself.

Does Cebuano structure have is?   are? 

Now put 'sa' before each name of place in the picture. 
  
Now,  put 'ang' before each name of place in the picture.  You just need to put a Cebuano adjective before each one and voila, you have created a sentence.

That's how to teach yourself the language guys.  Hope you like this topic. 

By the way,  if you notice the first word that says da(l)an, it's because there is a rule in Binisaya that when the letter 'l' is between two vowels, the 'l' is omitted and the vowel sound is prolonged.

so basically, it is pronounced as da-an, where 'a' is prolonged.

Kita ta sunod leksiyon.  (See you next lesson)