| Do you speak English? | Nagasulti ca ba ug iningles? |
| Yes, I do | Oo, nagasulti aco |
| I speak it a little | Nagasulti aco ug diotay |
| I do not speak it well | Dili maayo ang pagsulti co sa iningles |
| I begin to speak it | Misugod aco sa pagsulti sa iningles |
| I speak it enough to make myself understood | Ngasulti aco sa iningles ng̃a igo sa pagpaquigsabut sa acong pulong |
| I understand it a little | Nacasabut aco ug diotay |
| I understand it perfectly | Nacasabut aco ug maayo |
| I pronounce very badly | Dautan caayo ang pagcasangpot co |
| Do you know Bisaya? | Maalam ca sa binisaya? |
| No, I do not | Dili |
| I find it very difficult | Maculi man canaco ang pagsulti co niana |
| It is very easy | Masayon man |
| Yes, I think so, but for the natives | Oo, masayon man lagui, apan sa mg̃a bisaya hinoo |
| You cannot speak Bisaya because you have not practised it | Dili ca macasulti ug binisaya cay uala ca magsulti niana sa canunay |
| I wish to practise conversation a good deal | Buut aco unta magapulong pulong niana sa masubsub |
| Does he speak Spanish? | Nagasulti ba sia ug quinachila? |
| He does | Oo |
| He speaks it very well | Nagasangpot sia ug maayo sa quinachila |
| He speaks it badly | Dili maayo ang pagsulti nia niana |
| He speaks it tolerably well | Maarang arang ang pagsulti nia sa quinachila |
| Can you speak Latin? | Mantigo ca ug linatin? |
| I can | Oo |
| I cannot speak it, but I can translate it into Spanish | Dili aco macahimo magsulti sa linatin, apan mahimo cong paghubad niana sa quinachila |
| How long have you been studying Spanish? | Dugay na ng̃a nacatoon ca ug quinachila? |
| I have been learning it three months | Tolo ca bulan da cutub sa pagsugod co sa pagtoon niana |
| Why do you not use to speak Bisaya? | Mano di ca magasulti ug binisaya sa canunay? |
| Because I am afraid of making blunders | Cay nahadluc aco sa pagpamulong ug mg̃a sayop |
| With what grammar did you learn Bisaya? | Sa onsang gramática nacatoon ca ug binisaya? |
| With the grammar of Father Zueco | Sa gramática ni P. Zueco |
| I learned Bisaya with the grammar written by Father Encina | Aco nacatoon ug binisaya sa gramática ng̃a guisulat ni P. Encina |
| What professor have you? | Quinsa ba ang imong magtotoon? |
| An Augustinian Father | Usa ca Pareng Agustinos |
| Teach me English | Ton-i aco ug iningles |
| Teach me Spanish and I will teach you Bisaya | Todlo-i aco ug quinachila ug aco magatodlo canimo ug binisaya |
| If you please, I shall teach you English | Cun mahagugma ca unta, todloan co icao ug iningles |
| I prefer to learn Spanish | Guipalabi co ang pagtoon sa quinachila |
| It is very difficult to understand Spanish | Maculi man caayo ang pagcasabut sa quinachila |
| I think so | Mao man |
| Is it easy to learn a language? | Masayon ba ang pagtoon sa usa ca pinulong̃an? |
| It is not, because it is necessary to study a great deal | Dili, tung̃ud cay quinahanglan gayud ang pagestudio sa dacong cacugui |
| Do you understand what I say? | Nacasabut ca ba sa acong guiing̃on? |
| I understand it very little | Diriot da caayo ang mg̃a pulong ng̃a nasabut co |
| Have you understood me? | Nasabut mo ang acong pulong? |
| Yes, I have | Oo, nasabut co |
| I can not understand you if you do not speak slowly | Dili aco macasabut canimo cun dili ca unta magmahinay sa pagsulti |
| Will you speak English? | Buut ca ba magsulti sa iningles? |
| Do you wish to speak Spanish? | Buut ca ba magsulti ug quinachila? |
| Yes, I wish | Oo, buut aco |
| Let us speak a little | Managsulti quita macadiot |
| Let us speak Spanish | Magquinachila quita |
| Let us speak English | Maginingles quita |
| Let us speak Latin | Maglinatin quita |
| Speak to me in English | Ininglisan aco |
| Speak to me in Bisaya | Binisaya-an aco |
| Speak to me in Chinese | Ininsican aco |
| Translate this book into English | Ininglison mo quining libro |
| Translate this news into Spanish | Quinachilaon mo quining noticia |
| Does your boy understand Bisaya? | Nacasabut ba ang imong bata sa binisaya? |
| He understood it formerly | Nacasabut sia niana sa caniadto |
| Are you learning the English language? | Nacatoon ca ba sa pinolong̃an ng̃a inglés? |
| I am not, because I was told that the pronunciation of that language is very difficult | Uala, cay guisuguinlan aco ng̃a maculi man caayo ang pagsangpot nianang pinamolong̃an |