Bisaya Grammar — 21 lessons

Cebuano grammar, from pronouns to focus marking.

Step-by-step lessons covering the structures that make Bisaya different from English and Tagalog. Start with pronouns and work up to verb-focus grammar at your own pace.

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  1. 1
    Beginner

    Personal Pronouns

    Learn the basic pronouns in Bisaya

  2. 2
    Beginner

    Basic Sentence Structure

    Understanding how Bisaya sentences are formed

  3. 3
    Beginner

    Common Sentence Patterns

    Practical patterns for everyday communication

  4. 4
    Beginner

    Verb Focus System

    Understanding Actor, Object, Locative, and Instrumental Focus

  5. 5
    Beginner

    Locative Focus (-an Suffix)

    Emphasizing locations, directions, and referents

  6. 6
    Intermediate

    Verb Aspects

    Completed, Incomplete, and Contemplated Actions in Bisaya

  7. 7
    Intermediate

    Markers (Ang, Ug, Sa)

    Essential particles that mark relationships in sentences

  8. 8
    Intermediate

    Negation

    How to say 'no' and negate sentences

  9. 9
    Intermediate

    Forming Questions

    How to ask questions in Bisaya

  10. 10
    Intermediate

    Linkers (Nga, Ka, Y)

    Connecting words and phrases in Bisaya

  11. 11
    Advanced

    Numbers and Counting

    Learn to count in Bisaya

  12. 12
    Advanced

    Adjectives and Descriptions

    How to describe things in Bisaya

  13. 13
    Advanced

    Time Expressions

    Talking about time in Bisaya

  14. 14
    Advanced

    Commands and Requests

    Giving instructions and making polite requests

  15. 15
    Advanced

    Expressing Ability and Possibility

    How to say 'can', 'able to', and 'might'

  16. 16
    Advanced

    Conjunctions and Connecting Ideas

    Joining sentences and ideas together

  17. 17
    Advanced

    Demonstratives — Kini, Kana, Kadto

    Master the three Cebuano pointing words and their contractions

  18. 18
    Advanced

    Ako vs Ko — Clitic Pronoun Placement

    Why the same pronoun has two forms — and where to use each

  19. 19
    Advanced

    The Linker Nga — When It's Required

    How nga connects modifiers to nouns (and when it contracts)

  20. 20
    Advanced

    Question Particles — Ba, Diay, No

    How Cebuano forms questions without changing word order

  21. 21
    Advanced

    Aspect Prefixes — Mo, Mag, Na, Nag

    The four prefixes that drive most Cebuano verbs

How to study grammar effectively

Take short, daily sessions.
Ten focused minutes each day beats one long weekend cram. Open the same lesson twice if you need it twice.
Build your own example sentences.
Don't just read — write three of your own examples for every pattern. The act of construction is what makes it stick.
Speak it out loud.
Reading silently isn't enough. Voice each example so your mouth learns the rhythm alongside your brain.
Listen to natural Bisaya regularly.
Cebuano YouTube channels, local radio, and films expose you to grammar in motion. You'll start hearing the patterns from the lessons.