Similarities Between Spanish and Cebuano

How close is Cebuano, an Austronesian language spoken in the southern Philippines, to Spanish? Is it possible for a Spanish speaker to understand Cebuano? In this video, Danitza (Spanish speaker) and Miguel (Cebuano speaker) demonstrate some of the commonalities between the two languages with a list of words and sentences.
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The Cebuano language (Bisaya) is an Austronesian language spoken in the southern Philippines, namely in Central Visayas, western parts of Eastern Visayas, and on majority of Mindanao. Until the 1980s, Cebuano had the largest native language-speaking population in the Philippines. It is the lingua franca of the Central Visayas, western parts of Eastern Visayas, some western parts of Palawan, and most parts of Mindanao. The name Cebuano is derived from the island of Cebu. Geographically speaking, the language is spoken in the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, northeastern Negros Occidental, southern Masbate, many parts of Leyte, Biliran, parts of Samar, and most parts of Mindanao, the second largest island of the Philippines. In addition to that, a large portion of Zamboanga, Davao , Surigao, and Cotabato’s population is Cebuano speaking.
Spanish is a Western Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain, which has expanded to become the world's second-most spoken native language group of languages. Most of modern Spanish comes from Latin, with ancient Greek and Arabic also having an impact on the language. It has also been influenced by Basque, Iberian, Celtiberian, Visigothic, French, Italian, Occitan, Catalan and Sardinian, as well as from Nahuatl, Quechua, and other indigenous languages of the Americas. The Spanish language evolved from Vulgar Latin, which was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans during the Second Punic War, beginning in 210 BC. Previously, several pre-Roman languages, unrelated to Latin, and some of them unrelated even to Indo-European, were spoken in the Iberian Peninsula. These languages included Basque (still spoken today), Iberian, Celtiberian and Gallaecian. Today, Spanish is the official language of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

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Special thanks to Miguel who travelled all the way from California to Toronto to take part in this video. I hope you guys enjoy this episode and if you live in Toronto or happen to be visiting, speak a language that we have not featured on this channel and would like to participate in a future video, please contact us on Instagram: Bahador (@BahadorAlast): instagram.com/BahadorAlast Please be sure to check out Miguel’s channel where he posts videos relating to Cebuano: kzbin.info/door/M33jWYzJi96KIkco6FxJQg

[@mccardrixx5289]

This is an awesome channel :3

[@Just4Kixs]

Many thanks! I plan on definitely coming back!

[@barbgtravels]

Sorry but “bote” is not “drop” in Spanish. She was speaking some sort of slang. She should have said “deje caer el martillo en mi pie”. “Bote” is “throw away” in Spanish.

[@lc-mx1ir]

Each region has their own unique culture and language, we are not just tagalogs (filipino is basicslly tagalog or atleast what we call everyone who speaks it) even native writing system, baybayin is for tagalogs

[@319hiroyuki]

FINALLY!! Been anticipating various Filipino languages for ages

[@forsaturn4629]

A Filipino looking like a Chinese speaking Spanish. Philippines in a nutshell.

[@kesterjohnpalarao6861]

forSaturn Hhahahaha

[@machigiceb7788]

The diversity lmao

[@keith_chung]

An Asianiard.

[@yesera8284]

forSaturn plus they are in Toronto

[@jetgamez643]

yep lol

[@DTVDragonsTelevisionRevised]

Kinsay bisaya? (Uy daghang salamat pud sa 2k likes 😎👍) 👇🏻 (Ug 3k likes pud, LABYU GUYS

[@jere-jeanapduhan5792]

Ako ngano man?

[@mariberdin6916]

Ako

[@blackwater7183]

Bisdak diri XD

[@BasuraContentFTW]

dabawenyo ko hahahaha proud bisaya.

[@DTVDragonsTelevisionRevised]

Ey taga gensan man ko

[@ladychips]

ohh finally! people always compare Tagalog and Spanish when cebuano actually has more Spanish words

[@cherrymae.bilono-ac]

chavacano does have so much spanish. almost sound like spanish

[@markavila24]

So?

[@AlTaJr61]

That's because Filipino Media makes it sound like ALL Filipinos speak/understand Tagalog fluently. Foreigners are surprised that people in Cebu, Bacolod, Davao are more comfortable speaking in English, fluent or not, than Tagalog.

[@aryahanchannel1657]

Sino pumatay Kay Magellan?

[@leibnizlagura4396]

Chavacano has more tho XD

[@nicadelacruz3580]

I didn't know that I'm speaking Spanish the whole time🙂

[@luminateah3765]

Technically, no 😂 there are just words we borrowed from them 😂

[@hannahjeandaris3859]

@@luminateah3765 exactly!

[@luminateah3765]

@@hannahjeandaris3859 right? Because I am bisaya, and I am learning Spanish and because of that I just realized that some 'pang tigulang' words that we youngster's don't/can't understand are spanish or Spanish-creole words.

[@Lie0620]

@@luminateah3765 Oh wow! I am learning spanish/español too. It's quite easy to learn it.

[@nolramagemo619]

Search "boondock" americans coloquial word

[@heinrichlaurence5745]

The coolest thing about being bisaya, is that you can speak 3 languages 1. english 2. tagalog 3. bisaya and a bit of spanish

[@kiddomeme3730]

fukn true hahaha

[@williamwilliamsanmigue5241]

And pilipino can speak Spanish

[@Ren-ed7pf]

Multilingual HAHAHAHA

[@weh5275]

Ilonggos can speak 4 languages 1. Tagalog 2.english 3.Hiligaynon 4.Bisaya (And a lil bit of spanish)

[@louiszmomo3297]

I'm a kid and I can speak 7 language

[@leefelix6538]

Me: *"Damn SB19 is from the Philippines, better start studying their language"* This man: *"We have more than 100 languages"* Me:... where should I start?

[@jayllefishx]

co-atin's spotted HAHAHA 💙

[@jenisis3849]

Start with Tagalog

[@RJ-sy5xt]

Even in SB19!!!! WHAHAHAHAH *DAMAY CIVILIAN*

[@sorainneliu1136]

It's not Tagalog, it's FILIPINO.

[@imanarmyandimproudandalway7735]

@@sorainneliu1136 bruhhh

[@roy1299]

Nice! someone who acknowledges that the languages in the Phils are not dialects

[@firthm2]

yes, thank you for clarifying that Miguel! Many people do not know that Cebuano, Waray, Ilokano, Kapampangan, Hiligaynon, and so on are LANGUAGES, not dialects.

[@ayden_james]

yessss they are languages of their own

[@LarryBrownleesanteropaganismo]

Correct i was telling that to all foreigners and some ignorant Filipino that is a language hindi dialects

[@richmondighot5609]

Estoy de acuerdo contigo. Bisaya man ako nga daku sad. Hahaha. Además del bisaya, hablo tagalo, español e inglés.

[@akosipogi9635]

I'am ILOCANO, so UKININAYO AMIN

[@crimson9273]

Her: "exactly the same" Him:*laughs in 300 years*

[@BossGokaiGreen]

HI FRIENDSHIP ❤️🐷🇯🇵

[@angelicaamora11]

Damn this is the best comment yet 😂😂😂😂

[@jgja1931]

333 years to be exact

[@iissss9847]

More like 333 years 😂😂😂

[@neeevan]

If u live in Zamboangga city you'll learn yakan,tausug,chavacano, bisaya, english and tagalog. All that in one diverse community

[@marshalllee624]

Even in Basilan too. with the addition of bahasa malay and Indonesia ..

[@kumareyakemerut496]

In Gensan too

[@MiMiMiMi-du6jy]

true lmaoo

[@romsong.lobitana2393]

@@marshalllee624 I really obsessed with learning with Bahasa Indonesia.

[@denniscris9667]

yep i can speak a little yakan and tausug, im a native chavacano speaker and i can also speak bisaya soooo im so lucky.

[@gaypilar7854]

Chavacano hast the most Spanish language related words, like almost 90%.

[@juansehernandez4504]

Chavacano, as far I know, is the only romance asian language

[@noyoucantseeme]

He did mentioned a "Criole" he was talking about the Chavacano

[@pepelepew6803]

pero, el maestro como habla mezcla visaya y spañol es hombre de cebu.

[@Danielito9320]

Zamboanga has the closest language to Spanish

[@florenrivera923]

Yeah,he's wrong!!

[@h.p.lovecraftscat8476]

*yawa* a word that can be used for different occasions

[@b2xofficial635]

yawa uy HAHAHAHA

[@romsong.lobitana2393]

"Yawa" I always heard it in calle.

[@hmmmlemmesee7621]

Kamoy yawa guys

[@alfeahamacanim5732]

Tag han lage Mga bisiya mag Ingon ana mga badword,ataya oi😂

[@newtype5005]

"iyot ta" means I love you

[@jhestpubg829]

The coolest things about us zamboangueños is we can talk 4 languages. 1.Chavacano 2.bisaya 3.tagalog 4.English Proudly from Asia's Latin City City of Zamboanga❤❤❤

[@btsmochimi7924]

wow ya'll can speak bisaya too? incredible

[@kyziabahana3941]

Zamboangueños too🖐👋

[@eliasquiroz1677]

Hola, hermano de filipinas

[@mohammadalaiyabassir569]

Some there can speak also a Tausog? May I right? Maybe some of my friends are living there.

[@ronelcabeza4088]

The best thing about us tawi-tawian is that we can speak more that 5 dialect/languages. 1. Sinama 2. Tausug 3. Bisaya 4. Tagalog 5. English 6. Malay And a little spanish. 😂

[@franzisixx7156]

I'm a seafarer from Germany and I've worked with many visayan people on board. I learned spanish when I was in high school and I also spent a few months in Costa Rica. When I heard my colleagues on the ship talk to each other I sometimes couldn't help shouting "oh my god, that one is the same in Spanish!". And when I was on the bridge and our 3rd officer handed over the watch to the 2nd officer, who spoke both cebuano, I understood a lot. It was such a great experience! 😁

[@jchavez1431]

I love the fact that miguel does not use Bisaya to label Cebuano. Instead, he used Cenibuanong Bisaya (Cebuanong Binisaya). Because most people have forgotten that bisaya is not just cebuano. Bisaya is a general term used to refer to many languages spoken in the Visayas including Romblomanon, Cuyonon and Minasbate. Cebuano is bisaya but not all bisaya are cebuano.

[@shasha6670]

True!!

[@headblink9321]

True. Taga Davao ko but when I travelled in Cebu you clearly specify the Difference between the two. Labaw na ang tono 🤣

[@jakristarchives]

No; he said, "Sinugbuanong Bisaya," which is correct and specific.

[@baydee7508]

Karamihan kc sa atin mga ignorante . nakarinig lng ng hindi Tagalog , otomatiko na bisaya agad . Saka cebuano ang mas kilala na bisaya na salita .

[@thirdydelossantos2181]

lalom kaayo og cenbuanong bisaya.

[@richmondighot5609]

Me encanta este tipo de actividad. Algo que podemos relacionar con nuestros antepasados cuando los españoles conquistaron a nuestro país. Saludos desde Filipinas. Dios les bendiga

[@keithalasco6330]

It's because the cebuano language uses a lot of borrowed words from spanish. But using deep cebuano words would really sound foreign even for us native speakers. Lol!

[@hildagoddess5042]

todo bo sabe!

[@purpleglow2751]

sa tru lungs

[@purpleglow2751]

like migula blah blah

[@reymonzydon3865]

I dont understand what my father says sometimes because he is bul.anon, they used a more native bisaya

[@kathleenabbu8553]

Deep Cebuano= Murag wali sa Bibliya o Balaanang Kasulatan 🤣

[@arieskyllelariosa9658]

But there is no "Giatay" in spanish, right? Good.

[@juedkeigh]

Callate and kayata and how that turned about

[@louiszmomo3297]

Waa kay buot

[@alwaysbullyingme10yearsago14]

giatay

[@terrencesora1174]

"Merise" ra daw naa 😂😂😂

[@jimininakyeopta5323]

Yagaa hahaha

[@fastwebcam]

The californian philippino cebuano guy is enthusiastic! He never gives up trying. I like it!

[@pt.photography_]

Pilipino

[@fastwebcam]

@@pt.photography_ my bad. i am sorry.

[@Just4Kixs]

Aww Sapasibo! (He's from Davao by the way ;-) )

[@christianlumberpondmachado4721]

I'm born and raised in Cebu now living in Canada. Some friends who are of different race think I look a bit mixed but I always say I'm Filipino. I miss speaking in my Cebuano/Bisaya language. And yes... more Spanish words we use on a daily basis.

[@lyrabasmayor5745]

whahahahahahaha kuya

[@curvy6c1]

I live here in California now where I learned my Tagalog because some Filipinos were making fun of me with my strong southern twang English 😂🤣I am 5’7 with Native American Indian features plus bluish gray eyes .

[@blaisejoo7500]

maglisod kog tagalog kesa english hahaha

[@gorgosaurusful]

¡Genial! Sabía que el filipino guardaba muchas semejanzas con nuestra lengua, pero no sabía de la existencia del idioma cebuano. Muy interesante ¡Saludos!

[@patrishapaguia8418]

2:15 When the guy said "Martes" my brain automatically said "Cracklings" gosssshh! My humor is trash!!!

[@angelohataas1398]

lmao

[@sidewalk51]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@melbertbacarra9976]

Hahaha

[@nikkie6354]

hahaha

[@kevin080592]

inuman na yan

[@luine8984]

Ugh thanks for Miguel for pointing out that Cebuano, along with myriads of other Filipino languages are NOT Filipino dialects.

[@jannicaflyncuaresma5853]

Correction: Bisaya(cebuano) is the first largest filipino language, tagalog is second. (if we are talking about REAL NATIVE SPEAKERS. bisaya people are many

[@kawaiiafangirl]

Yep. Tagalog became larger bc it's what the people in the Manila region spoke and Manila was chosen to be the capital by the Spaniards so the economy and population grew over time. Bisayans and most Filipinos in PH sometimes learn Tagalog if they want to work in Manila also.

[@aldas9174]

I'm Tagalog but I'm agree.. if you heard almost all other languages/dialects in Filipino they are all Bisayan accent and Cebuano is the father of all bisaya accent

[@killersg.8290]

Cebuano is a language, Bisaya isn’t

[@potitus8751]

Imagine a polyglot who knows about 30% or maybe even 40 of the Philippines language

[@rinardmadarimot2609]

I love how this Cebuano guy know the difference between a "language" and a "dialect". Because a lot of Filipinos (not in general) always mistaken Cebuano, Ilocano, Waray etc. as dialects which is NOT Btw, proud Cebuano here💖

[@Just4Kixs]

He's a proud Davaoeño and I'm glad he mentioned the difference too!

[@philiprevis6784]

Yeaaaa😍

[@roamaroundgisg7362]

Amazing that he spoke with a very distinct strong visayan accent, which is quite not common for many Davaoenos these days.

[@georgeroy5914]

Okehhh kaayo!

[@jamesaprendeespanol9564]

A lot of Filipino commenters love to say it otherwise, it's been hard trying to correct them. Kasalanan ng mga Hekasi teachers natin 'to. The tongue-twisting "pre-dominantly Christian country" paired with the languages/dialect debacleis a whole other thing in itself. lol

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*OKAY KAAYO!* Paglike pud mo oy! | | |

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Hahaha dapat "okehh" 😂

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@@buenvidanadz1969 gani²

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Hakdog

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Na tuk.an koh

[@karlpatrickprias8185]

Ajajaja pang limos gud loy🤣🤣🤣

[@naeviscalling6429]

Thankyou so much for making this!

[@mikoyopaw2169]

It was fun. Thank you guys. Daghang salamat

[@djei5105]

Them saying "it's so weird" is weird cuz well, the Philippines was under Spanish rule for almost 4 centuries

[@tiagarcia8124]

Ikr! I feel cringey everytime they say it.. not in a bad way though.. just.. Weird 🤪

[@uglybepis3571]

@@tiagarcia8124 it's because they're colonial mentality

[@SantomPh]

it is weird because the south and north (Cebu and Ilocos) have a lot of Spanish words but the main language of Tagalog from Luzon in the middle has less

[@ralphw7454]

They say it’s weird because in western cultures... even though our society is very multicultural(The fact that the Philippines Cory Aquino dropped Spanish as a national language). It doesn’t come up often which Filipinos are seen, mingled or accepted in the Hispanic boat compared to other Hispanic cultures. You’re all from the Philippines so you have no idea what it’s like to grow up in a multicultural diverse environment. So, that’s why other cultures are shocked. They Hispanic bridge has already been broken.

[@ralphw7454]

shōnneru Filipinos from the Philippines have an ignorant colonial mentality.

[@earshad2622]

It's nice to hear my language. Here in the Phils, you're automatically multilingual. Cebuano and Ilonggo have more Spanish loan words than Tagalog.

[@Pseudoperonospora_cubensis]

I agree Im an Ilonggo

[@ataparag232]

almost all of the words there are used in tagalog, except ajo

[@starcore27]

Chabacano ?

[@natewanky1317]

Hiligaynon is the dialect, and Ilonggo means the people

[@renkadinan9427]

Chavacanos: "ya'll r Pathetic"

[@randyferwerda9153]

Alast family, Danitza, and Miguel thank you for your wonderful presentation! Now I can pay it forward hopefully making my saleswoman's day tomorrow for her time she gave me today. Her last name is Cebuano.

[@emiljunetalundata189]

Cebuano is the first island who's been colonized by spanish.... WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@t95cu8]

Exactly!! 😂

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

"HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA"

[@flordelizaabarquez4073]

Cebuano are the people, Cebu is the island

[@justinecuaresma8529]

*cebu

[@quelm.masapol4573]

To be specific, the first one is Limasawa.

[@nate-otero]

I like how they say “that’s so weird” when it’s similar considering the Phillipines were a Spanish occupied colony for ages

[@jrdardonl]

Many natives from those languages are not exactly aware of their historical heritages.

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Roberto Dardón Due to colonization, colonial mentality, religious brainwash, whitewashing, ignorance and racism🤷🏾‍♀️

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Nateorius Me You make colonialism sound nice🙄🤦‍♂️

[@nate-otero]

Gille87 I never said it was nice or good but history is done nothing can change that

[@tanjohn571]

Wala man niya gamita ug hingpit ang sinugbuanung binisaya. Millennial nga bisaya man na siya

[@Just4Kixs]

Thank you very much for having me Bahador! I had so much fun making this video with you!

[@BahadorAlast]

My pleasure! Thank you so much for coming all the way to Toronto for this! You're missed here! Welcome back anytime!

[@RJ-sy5xt]

*Thank you so much!!!*

[@BossGokaiGreen]

@Just4Kixs PLEASE TELL HIM TO DO JAPANESE AND TAGALOG 🐷❤️🇯🇵

[@affordablefoodideas]

this is so great to watch...i am from Cebu and i really want to learn Sapnish fluently

[@sernielyn5249]

Nice to see you all..have a nice day..thanks for sharing informative video

[@zendiieerellavadegoyhaaleg2905]

Heeey bahador! Pure Cebuano is watching over here!!! Sooo happy to see a person from Davao speaks Cebuano Bisaya out there in your video. I am sooo proud of you! More actual differentiates from different Languages Please! Love lots from San Fernando, Cebu! Gihigugma ta mo!

[@BahadorAlast]

That's wonderful to hear. Thank you ❤️❤️

[@RJ-sy5xt]

I can understand him that's, *"I love y'all."*

[@RJ-sy5xt]

*Gugma is love.*

[@dreination659]

Bisaya is ilonggo and bisaya is only spoken in Visayas island not in mindanao, our dialect in mindanao is Cebuano not bisaya

[@zendiieerellavadegoyhaaleg2905]

@@dreination659 The term Bisaya refers to the Broad kind of Visayan Language not only in Cebu, Leyte, Negros, Bohol and Siquijor but also in Mindanao that covers it

[@unknownph537]

"Cebuano has alot of Spanish Creole" -Chavacano has joined the chat

[@JobLuzon]

Umm. The guy already Said "based on the most spoken language in the philippines". Chavacano is excluded to his examples bec it isn't even in the top 10. only a minority of people in ph speaks it.

[@unknownph537]

@@JobLuzon But not everyone speak Cebuano only in Cebu and its very different from Bisaya just like Luzon Tagalog and some words its different in Filipino that we used alot because it mix with spanish english and other languages but Chavacano is widely spoken in Zamboanga peninsula to Basilan Island until now.

[@JobLuzon]

@@unknownph537 no . Cebuano is a kind of Bisaya. "Bisaya" is a term which can either be cebuano, waray or any language spoken in visayas. Search it and see for yourself. I am from Bohol and i dont say I speak boholano. I speak cebuano which is a type of "bisaya language". And out of all the bisaya languages it is the most major spoken in the country after Filipino . Parts of visayas and 90% of mindanao speak cebuano and in the video they talked about "major" language, not minorities (like chavacano). Pls comprehend their conversation.

[@jgill551]

he said "Cebuano has the most Spanish influence". Chavacano is a Spanish creole, it's automatically excluded because it didn't exist before Spanish came to the Philippines and couldn't have existed without it.

[@uglybepis3571]

Chavacano isn't even a Native Philippine language it's more of a Creole

[@rroark1222]

I really love this channel 😍😍😍

[@izzlyprovoked7159]

The guy in the middle is like "wtf am i doing here"

[@nadrov9479]

😂😂😂😂

[@sheryllovestobake9898]

hahaahahah u made me laugh so hard brother...

[@BossGokaiGreen]

HI FRIENDSHIPS ❤️🐷🇯🇵

[@jgja1931]

@@BossGokaiGreen japan?

[@doncorleone3082]

Very impressive on the part of Miguel. He is very charismatic with lots of pride in his native tongue and to travel to Toronto for this!! Good on him!! 👏👏

[@Just4Kixs]

I would love this comment if I could!

[@thatonelight1002]

Of course we speak spanish we've been colonized for 300 years

[@ichigo4597]

Looking for this comment 😂

[@reseilekayesomosot3195]

still don’t know why we dismissed spanish in the philippines. we were literally colonized longer than mexico 😹

[@khileangelie8366]

@@reseilekayesomosot3195 its a good thing. That way philippines has a title and identity on its own

[@haniella5276]

It’s 333 years to be specific

[@carlosa7598]

@@reseilekayesomosot3195 my father is from Mexico Native and i can confirmed that of what you said😄

[@Steqqu]

wow! proud to be Cebuano! ❤️

[@neilzandlerorillo647]

"Chavacano and Spanish" chavacano it's 80% like Spanish I'm Chavacano From Philippines

[@kanorpelipe8981]

Are you from zamboanga city?

[@maclesstear1985]

true

[@johnnerisa635]

Boss Khuto no its Cebuano and Spanish 98%

[@chrrystar311]

Boss Khuto yahh bien chavacano gayod. Maskin iyo ta intende kosa sila ta abla.

[@maclesstear1985]

@@johnnerisa635 if you havent heared chavacano yet, then you know nothing.

[@ej2538]

Girl: trigo Me my mind: trivago 🤦‍♂️😂

[@bennygagaoin]

Holly MePaparazzi 😂

[@arieskyllelariosa9658]

Hotel, trivago. hahahaha

[@lacisteeiramgoyaj5671]

Me too

[@alliahjaelaamistoso852]

Girl: trigo My Mind: Tribe... 😶

[@josebenjamin1777]

Same

[@daywalker3735]

This was fun!

[@johnp.johnson1541]

Very nice video here gang. You seem like good people.

[@Magmeow05]

I like how this cebuano guy knows the difference between the dialect and language. Nowadays most of filipinos thinks that languages like bisaya, kapampangan, ilokano, hiligaynon and other 187+ philippine languages are dialect. I'm proud of him even though i'm not a cebuano or speak the language. I wish next time my language kapampangan will feature in this channel. Like the similarities between kapampangan vs spanish or kapampangan vs cantonese/hokkien, since spanish and chinese has influence in kapampangan language (except that kapampangan has more spanish than cantonese, we use times, countings, weekdays/weekends, objects/things in spanish)also, like the other philippine languages. Edit: but i think you need to look more about the chavacanos, it is similar to spanish than bisaya. Bisaya is more closer to bahasa indonesian than spanish.

[@RJ-sy5xt]

Yeah, I picked up the words from Bahasa Indonesia and I compared it most of the common words are sound similar but pronouncing different. *BTW CEBUANO SPEAKER HERE*

[@crazy948]

i thought most people now know that Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilokano etc are languages and not dialects? however, this may be the reason: if Filipino is the national language, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Tagalog etc are dialects. must be why people think Cebuano etc are dialects of Filipino. but if Tagalog is the national language (which used to be that way in the past), Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilokano etc are also languages. is this how Dept of Education is teaching our kids now? anyways, when asked what languages i am proficient, i usually reply: Cebuano (mother tongue), Tagalog, Hiligaynon, (and other foreign languages).

[@Magmeow05]

@@crazy948 Nope they don't know. Because in schools, most of the teachers, taught us that way. Because the government wants us to unite just by speaking filipino and english. Official or not still, nothing changes the fact that languages like cebuano, hiligaynon, kapampangan, ilonggo etc. Are languages because in history they are languages and not dialects and also they have their own historical writing system not just baybayin, kapampangan and bisaya has a writing system too just like kulitan and badlit(if they are a dialects of filipino then they will have to use baybayin also but no because baybayin is for tagalog only and kapampangan doesn't have a letter H or Ha but the baybayin alphabet has). And this languages have their own set of rules, own vocab and different grammar(that's makes them a language), so they're not mutually intelligible to each other. Btw, i don't have a kids haha i'm just only a student who likes to study about languages.

[@dnztv8012]

@@crazy948 As per our National Constitution Filipino and English is our national Language which composes of variety or standardized version of Tagalog and other borrowed languages from different country who colonized us. Tagalog though is the first language of one third of the population of the Philippines. There are words in Tagalog that is more in depth meaning than Filipino

[@gogoal3004]

@@dnztv8012 back to history sabi nya tigas mo

[@callmekenflores1842]

Wow i didnt know cebuano has lots of spanish words in it. Like im mindblown

[@arthur08031981]

also cebuanos were not treated unjustly as the tagalogs by the spanish...they would rather not as they would be killed! hehehe!

[@JacobPolicediez]

Kendrick Flores Yeah tinood jud na (It’s true). Taga-Cebu here.

[@philipantonio2260]

Also, in Iloco! Some terms mentioned were actually Iloco.

[@jayssabenicio4600]

@@milomontes3143 333 years to be exact

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

@Odell Mateo ...and whats wrong with that?

[@marcoescobedo6163]

This is a good video. I love it, but I saw a mistake in one of the phrases. Panadero is the person who bake bread. In the phase "Cada Lunes voy al panadero" doesn't have a good sense. The correct phrase should be "Cada Lunes voy a la panaderia", panaderia is the business, Panadero is the baker. In the second phrase could be correct because in different countries of latin america this word is used in different way. I my country we use "botar" when we throw something in purpose. best regards.

[@virginiaobra9869]

Im new in your channel and i find it very entertaining and interesting! Proud Filipina here..

[@minasketchup7207]

"Naa koy bentaha." Me, someone who speaks Cebuano: *What? Unsa daw? Ha?* 😂

[@plstellurcatisaidpspsps]

Abi gane nako ug 'Naa koy bintana' iyang gusto iingun kaso ka weird pud kung magshow off siya sa iyang bintana lol Kasagara 'Nakabentaha ko' man gud namu na pag-ingun ba 😂

[@minasketchup7207]

@@plstellurcatisaidpspsps hahahah samok kaayo sa

[@senorswordfish6019]

@@plstellurcatisaidpspsps giatay jud 😂

[@aslevillalino5320]

abi nakug (May binibenta ako) hahaha

[@johnramirez3247]

Advantage na oy, bentaha.

[@oreodimasdale3840]

4:16 In cebu, we also hear this a lot. "Naa mo SM advantage?"

[@37yearsago24]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@nobitanobi2749]

Hahahahahahahahaha

[@altinaco885]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

[@arieskyllelariosa9658]

HAHAHAHAHA bwesit

[@reese_rb]

hahahahahahahahhaahhaa

[@MannyGonzalezReyna]

LOVED IT!

[@Jim-be8sj]

Interesting. I was looking at a map of Davao City in the Philippines the other day and sometimes it seemed like I was looking at map of Mexico City instead. In one subdivision the streets were named for colors. There was Amarillo, Azul, Roja, etc. I knew there was a lot of Spanish in Cebuano but I didn't know it was more than in other languages like Tagalog.

[@renatzkigab2616]

Yeah in Davao our language is Cebuano in softer kind and not the original which is in deep-hard sound. The streets in the City are commonly named after the Heroes which are in Spanish and those so called "Hacienderos" or the Landlords those who owned large area of land properties in olden days.

[@Jim-be8sj]

@@renatzkigab2616 Thanks for that comment. I have a friend who lives in Cabantian and I have learned the names of some of the streets in that barangay. Mostly, they seem to be English words that are grouped together with a common theme. One area has flower names like Rose, Violet, Carnation, etc. Others I saw came from the English titles for the books of the bible. My favorite was the streets named after chemical elements like Oxygen, Helium, Radon, etc.

[@BinaryTechnique]

No freaking lie....this is one of the best channels on KZbin

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you!

[@philiprevis6784]

You should look for a Chavacano speaker, Chavacano is a Spanish Creole language in the Philippines.

[@BahadorAlast]

Sure! Any Chavacano speakers in Toronto? or any who would travel to Toronto like Miguel? Anybody is welcome! Reach us on Instagram!

[@mars9075]

@@BahadorAlast i do🤚🏻 from nyc but i understand spanish fluently tho it wont be fair.

[@Qwertyl6996]

@@BahadorAlast check the pilipino nurses in toronto there would be a chavacano speaker there.😅

[@ShirtlessPinoy]

If that’s the case, Chavacano is a Spanish creole so that means, they can converse already. No need to site the difference anymore.

[@Qwertyl6996]

@@ShirtlessPinoy the stracture of putting up sentences together is localized(bisaya,hiligaynon stracure).native spanish would have higher chance of understanding chavacano than chavacano would understand a native spanish speaker.

[@ryannoy9501]

Ang galing naman nito... More of this content please

[@lianet777]

The thing is that “boté el martillo sobre mi pie” is super grammatically incorrect. The proper way would’ve been “se me cayó el martillo sobre mi pie”. “Boté” is to “throw”. You don’t throw the hammer on your foot. It falls on your foot. Had she said it grammatically correct, it would’ve been easier for him to understand

[@justrandomthings709]

*se me cayó *boté

[@echepr]

I get what you mean and you are right but you are super dramatically incorrect with "vote" and "callo" 😂. "Vote" refer "to vote" and "callo" refer to "corn or callus".

[@lianet777]

@@echepr well, you know what I meant! 🤣 also, I meant to write “grammatically” not, “dramatically” hahahahahahaha Cayo! And “bote” 🤣

[@hayzel4823]

Bote means in the northern city is Bottle

[@jakekim7109]

This is why its convenient watching money heist as a cebuano

[@wakuluriel4363]

si Genial hermano.. me encanta ver series de dinero de dinero tan intensa. Que episodio eres ahora?

[@Iluvchinoo]

I love money heist ❤️

[@JobLuzon]

Legit 😂

[@HumanSagaVault]

how much more if you are from zamboanga and speaks chavacano, you probably wouldn't need subtitles. XD

[@seraphicchic8829]

😭😭😭

[@Benimore]

I remember I used to have a blog in Spanish around 2008 or so, and in the counter stats, it showed that Cebuano was one of the 3 top languages that visitors had their browsers configured with. Made a lot of sense after realizing how strong the similarities were when it comes to certain phrases.

[@jackyjammartinez3930]

My hometown,Masbate City in the Philippines is the same Language Spanish.. if You Cousin is primo or prima if You Nephew is sobreno or sobrena.🙂

[@bryandy1701]

This was so nice

[@andrewpestano1086]

This is interesting, BTW some cebuano are fluent in English than tagalog

[@disgusted2704]

Yah that's true

[@scablet]

same for us ilonggos...we're more comfortable speaking English than Tagalog

[@disgusted2704]

@Pepelucho Ramos Arquinga I can say that I'm very fluent in tagalog or taglish to say the least but I'm not comfortable speaking it unless necesarry

[@joshua_prime3743]

Exactly

[@notme6753]

That is so true... I'm an ignorant Filipino from Luzon who thought that all Filipinos can speak Tagalog so when I went to Bohol for the first time I was speaking to the people there in tagalog and they said they couldn't understand me and requested that we speak English instead 😂

[@jaelfir5052]

You know you are bilingual when your brain is working double time to provide the correct word in the appropriate language. hahaha

[@RJ-sy5xt]

I'm Trilingual but only my fluencity is Cebuano/Bisaya.

[@Just4Kixs]

Dude seriously!! #MultilingualProblems

[@rudnamm]

its not always positive though, practically everyone in the philippines is knows both english and tagalog so we tend to combine them, basically we lose vocabulary in both languages and cant speak straight english nor tagalog its a big problem here in manila i dont know if its the same in the provinces.

[@saywhat7077]

As a multilingual, I approve.

[@saywhat7077]

@@rudnamm not so much in the provinces. I guess in my province (Sarangani), at least.

[@jrsportszone5370]

Really like this topic, remember Spaniards lives here about 400years in the Philippines ,gracias

[@kyliedimacuha7761]

When she said “pavo”, my mind: “stupid”? LMAO

[@keith_chung]

Same ahahahahaha

[@laviniatimbal1503]

Saaaaame HAHAHAHA

[@theresetampus8207]

kylie dimacuha me too 🤣 korean influence be like 🤣

[@jqa16]

ガゴ

[@tybuzz67]

well, close enough. those birds are stupid.

[@richardlegaspi1502]

“Cebuano has the most spanish influence” Me: LAUGHS IN CHAVACANO

[@uglybepis3571]

Chavacano is not the most spanish influenced language because it is a Spanish creole

[@matt_tron1014]

@@uglybepis3571 the guy literally mentioned chavacano when he said that we have a spanish creole in the Philippines. But people here in the comment section are still triggered lol

[@itchaboyluna9026]

Soy bisaya y soy habla español 😂😂

[@joeriecutora1955]

Still Chavacano is bisaya dialect.. so we should say, Chavacanong bisaya is the most Spanish language influence. Cebuanong bisaya is only spoken in Cebu and some part of Bohol but Bohol is used bisaya from Leyte usually. I forgot how to call it. It's a Leyte's dialect.

[@uglybepis3571]

@@joeriecutora1955 chavacano is neither a dialect or a native language here in the Philippines it's still Spanish

[@ThePdapena]

I'm learning Tagalog, and to know this exist is like magic. Don't call me crazy. I know I can't learn all the languages in the world but to know they exist is a lovely. And... It's easy for me to believe that Miguel came only to make this video. I have a lot of friends from Philippines and I can tell you that they are the most nice and helpful people in the world. And I'm from Latin America. I'm probably gonna marry a Philipine guy. 😂😂😂😂 No, I don't think that's truth, but it's always a possibility.

[@H24seven]

WoW special talks thank you for sharing this video learned other language

[@mackieverga314]

When a Spanish speaker says she’s surprise that we “have the same word for that” that’s acceptable. But when a Cebuano speaker is “surprised,” NO!

[@Franco_Tolingin]

I agree. Often na demunyu. Ahahah

[@mackieverga314]

@@Franco_Tolingin OA OA RA! HAHAHA!

[@davepoblete2989]

he said" that so wierd" didnt he know that Philippines conquered for 300 years or more by Spaniards

[@bjap1563]

Either he lives overseas since birth or migrated a long time ago.

[@lamaradacullo8009]

It's 333 years not 300 years.

[@soraphii]

@@lamaradacullo8009 😐

[@yani4349]

i think it was just meant as a filler tbh. he was probably nervous and didn’t know what to say

[@fini8874]

It's probably still weird to hear a language that is so similar to your mothertongue :'D

[@heavenspraise9247]

Nice see you there guys

[@cjmontaos3822]

Nindot kaayo imong content bai, Bahador. Kung di ka kasabot pangutana lang sa imong amigo 😂

[@warrenstates8955]

Very, very well done! I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Perhaps a short video of each person speaking in their native environments.

[@MeGabrielPerez]

A lot of people commenting re Chavacano, I’m excited for that episode.

[@fivantvcs9055]

Hello +Bahador Alast , do you think it would be possible to make a Chavacano (language of Zamboanga or why not another chavacano; which is a Spanish/Philippine creole language) / Spanish broadcast?

[@sid2751]

I like how they’re acting all surprised whereas they already knew about the ressemblances of both languages

[@ernztinterre6427]

When she said "trigo", my mind went Scientian mind said "trigonometry?". But then I remembered "Florente at Laura" where there are so many deep Filipino words.

[@charlynmaegilbuena3167]

Hahaha engineering pa more

[@markervinmorauda6980]

trigo is not even a deep word.

[@harleyqueen6663]

TRIGO. tagalog na tagalog di yan Jusko. 😂😂

[@mae9362]

RingSight91 exactly

[@kingspastime8544]

This video is so entertaining and awesome! As a native Cebuano as well (born in Cebu), I am so proud of my kaCebuano Miguel's performance here, in this video. He did it so well. By the way, @#BahadorAlast, if you want to feature another language in the Philippines that uses much more Spanish words, I wanna recommend "Chavacano" language. I would say, though I love and agree that Cebuano uses much of Spanish words, it is Chavacano language that is very similar to Spanish language and uses a lot more of Spanish words than any other languages in the Philippines. It's like 60% or higher of their words are Spanish. This is based on my experience with some of my Chavacano friends who migrated there when I was still in Cebu (where the word "Cebuano" language originated from).

[@shellafealbarico8162]

I feel pity in the middle he was like an outcast even though hes the one who invite them 😂

[@hazelmaetubod1885]

Yes my dad told me that some Cebu languages are same as Spanish and now it's easy for me to understand some words of Spanish

[@matt_tron1014]

"Filipino vs Spanish" Bisaya people and other filipinos who speak a different filipino language triggered. "Cebuano vs Spanish" Filipinos who speak chavacano or any other language in the philippines are also triggered... Lol seriously chill out. You wanna learn spanish??? DUOLINGO APP!!!

[@ataparag232]

visayan people are egotistical so I'm not surprised about arguments

[@matt_tron1014]

Not all visayans are egotistical. It was nice that another filipino language was represented. But other filipinos started complaining that their language was not represented which i find kinda annoying.

[@MinYoongi-qb9gr]

Same.

[@lc-mx1ir]

I already know spanish, i learned from university

[@lc-mx1ir]

@@ataparag232 because it is always portrayed that filipinos are only tagalogs which is not true, other regions have its own culture, and tagalogs are always discriminating even with visayan and mindanao people

[@topedoggoandcatlover6825]

You should get a Filipino Chavacano vs Mexican Spanish. These two languages are more alike in spanish than any languages in the philippines. By the way, I am chavacano, our province is located in southern part of the philippines.

[@topedoggoandcatlover6825]

Apsorrus von Lötzing yes, and its because zamboanga city (where chavacano people lives) is one of the gateway of the Galleon trade between philippines and mexico.

[@jameskaftar5903]

Stop showing off

[@kikojavier3804]

Felloww Chavacano. I never learned the language but my mum is from the Chavacano part of Vigan and my dad is from spain but i never picked up spanish and i grew up on tagalog

[@kikojavier3804]

James Kaftar chill

[@user-uf3qr9lx6u]

I want to learn Chavacano! 🇵🇭

[@liannekarla]

Hahaha! This is sooo cool! 🤘🏽

[@lorenzjudeceloso2444]

You should try the Hiligaynon version next time

[@boii6569]

Bahador is back yehey

[@hershnotfound]

I'm cebuana but i dont even understand most of the bisaya words/sentences in the vid. Some high level cebuano/bisaya languange man

[@johnramirez3247]

It's not a highlevel bisaya, you're just a conyo bisaya. A person who chooses to put english words in bisaya, instead of really learning pure binisaya.

[@audreymarnealaniasco2093]

Ako,taga davao,oriental,unta pero usahay nganong,di ko kasabot sa ilang,giingon muingon nlng kog unsa wa ko kasabot paki english charot pero di bitaw jud kaayo,ko,kasabot

[@bigtoe3635]

@@johnramirez3247 yeah, but its kind of a norm now

[@Sultan-of-Visjaya]

@@johnramirez3247 Facts bro haha.

[@johnlanes5425]

@@bigtoe3635, a norm that actually disgusts me.

[@alphaeusjeaicohalinabon4657]

Hi there I am a cebuano too from Cebu

[@francebarcelo]

Hi there! To correct Mr. Miguel, Chavacano language (spoken in Zamboanga area) is the closest language to Spanish.. Proud growing up in Mindanao area which happened I learned Visayan language as well.. Great job Mr. Bahador for your KZbin Channel!

[@BahadorAlast]

Thank you so much. Miguel was actually about to mention that in the video. It was my fault actually for taking over.

[@mccardrixx5289]

*I learn Spanish in school and it's such a great language!*

[@jrdardonl]

A language which will opens you to more than 500 million of posibilities in life! 😉

[@mccardrixx5289]

@@jrdardonl Sí,claro

[@buenvidanadz1969]

Tienes rázon!! Soy un Cebuano hablantes, y creo que idiomas de latin, especialmente español, es muy elegante y bello para escuchar :)

[@wellajoysocorin6905]

@@mccardrixx5289 does that mean "yes, clear" idk im just guessing sksks

[@mccardrixx5289]

@@wellajoysocorin6905 Yes!

[@daphnemeca4361]

This video is soo entertaining, I'm from cebu diay. Maayong gabie ninyong tanan labaw nas mga taga cebu😘

[@bienespinagarcia1196]

I'm from Davao I speak cebuano and I live in Toronto. I enjoy you show wow.

[@rogielabadan2355]

The father of my grandmother is a pure spanish. He's last name was Rellampago. But when I was 10 or 12 maybe I already know I poke spanish. Because of kutsara, tenedor, kutsarita, platito. And many more.

[@philiprevis6784]

ohhh this is so cool!!! Cebuano Speaker here!!!!

[@nicojameslapore5874]

Yesss. Some of words in our language are similar to the spanish though they have differences in spelling but there are similarities in pronunciation and the meaning😊 Shout out to all cebuanos out there😊

[@harveykruptons4664]

Of course!!! Cebuano and Spanish have so many words that are the same, because the Spanish have stayed in the Philippines, particularly in Cebu and the whole Visayan Region for hundred of years. We also adapt some of Spanish Culture, like Fiesta, Zarzuela, and many more. 😊😊😊

[@angelanngranada5987]

Proud Zamboangueña here😊😊our language is so much similar in Spanish. It's called Chavacano "Broken Spanish"😊😊

[@junahexhenodiala4540]

Wala namang chavacano ang nabanggit dito

[@jamestheminorbender4978]

You listened to my request! yay!