Some Food Terms

Filipinos love to eat. They are also fond of going to social gatherings. When somebody passes the board exam, having birthdays, holiday occassions, and the like...there is surely a little gathering held in the host/hostess house, in the beach,pool, park or restaurant. Whenever you're invited to these occasions, impress them with your knowledge in Visayan Language. Filipinos find it amusing to hear those Non-Filipino speaking person using the Visayan or the Tagalog Dialect or any native Filipino dialects. But here, I will only teach you Bisaya (Visayan). Watch the supplementary video below to learn the intonation of some terms. I'm not really an expert in the language but I will try my best to teach you effectively and easily. These lessons are not really the formal type. Most of them are done in the informal/modern way. But you can count on me that they are real facts and I assure that most of all Visayans understand the terms.

Conversational Bisaya:

Q: Unsay imong ganahan kaunon? - What do you want to eat?
A: Gusto ko mukaon ug piniritong isda. - I want to eat fried fish.

Q: Unsa pay lain nimong gusto? - Aside from that, what would you like to eat?
A: Ganahan ko mukaon ug u-tan. - I want to eat vegetables.

Q: Mao ra na imong kaunon? - You only eat those?
A: Gusto sad ko mukaon ug lechong manok. - I also like to eat roasted chicken.

Q: Mahilig diay ka ug walay karne na pagkaon? - You're not fond of eating meaty foods?
A: Oo, bawal man gud sa ako ang mga tambok na pagkaon. - Yes, I'm not! Because I'm avoiding fatty foods.

Common Food Terms:

1. Using the word LECHONG MANOK/BABOY/BAKA

Words to remember:

lechon - roast
lechong manok - roasted chicken
chicken - manok
lechong baboy - roasted pig
baboy - pork or pig
lechong baka - roasted beef
baka - beef or cow

A.

Paborito nako kaunon ang lechong manok. - One of my favorite food is roasted chicken.

Paborito nako kaunon ang lechong baboy. - I love to eat roasted pig.

Paborito nako kaunon ang lechong baka. - Roasted beef is my favorite delicacy.

****they all have the same thoughts****

B.

Ang paborito nakong sud-an kay lechong baboy. - My favorite viand is roasted pig.

Ang paborito nakong sud-an kay lechong manok. - My favorite viand is roasted chicken.

Ang paborito nakong sud-an kay lechong baka. - My favorite viand is roasted beef.

****they all have the same thoughts****

C.

Ganahan ko mukaon ug lechong manok. - I want to eat roasted chicken.

Ganahan ko mukaon ug lechong baboy. - I want to eat roasted pig.

Ganahan ko mukaon ug lechong baka. - I want to eat roasted beef.

****they all have the same thoughts****

D.

Saying it in the negative way, just place the word DILI before the word GANAHAN/GUSTO.


Words to remember:

dili - not/don't
ganahan/gusto - love, like, want (you can use it interchangeably)


Dili ko ganahan mukaon ug lechong baboy. - I don't want to eat roasted pig.

Dili ko gusto mukaon ug lechong manok. - I don't like to eat roasted chicken.


E.

Another negative way of saying it. Just place the word DILI before the word MUKAON.


Dili ko mukaon ug lechong baka. - I don't eat roasted beef.

Dili ko mukaon ug lechong baboy. - I don't eat roasted pig.



2. Using the word PINIRITONG ISDA/MANOK

Words to remember:

pinirito - fried
isda -fish