Learn Bicol : Basic Bicolano Phrases
by Caramoan Travel Guide on Jan.08, 2009, under Travel Tips
It’s always nice to know at least a little about the language / dialect of the places we visit. In the Caramoan Islands, the local communities speak Bicol or Bicolano. If you’re planning on visiting the Caramoan Islands soon, the few basic phrases below might help you in getting around the place. These phrases might come handy during communication with the local residents or simply when asking directions.
Good morning – Maray na Aldaw
Good afternoon – Maray na Hapon
Good evening- Maray na banggi
Good night-maray na banggi
Thank you- salamat
You are welcome- mabalos
I’m glad to meet you- Ugma akong naghilingan kita.
My name is… – (name) an ngaran ko
What is your name? – Anong pangaran mo?
Hello – Hello
How are you? – Kumusta
I’m sorry – Patawarun mo ako
Yes – Iyo
No -Dai
Please – Tabi (di ginagamit at the beginning of a sentence)
Please speak slowly – Pakiluway-luwayan man tabi (please) ang pagtaram mo
What is this? -Ano ni?
How much? -Gurano ni?
Do you speak English? -Tatao ka magtaram English?
Do you understand? -Nakakasabot ka?
Where is… -Hain ang…
Where are… ? -Hain ang mga…
How do you say____ in Bikol? -Pano sabihun ang ____ sa Bikol?
I’m tired. -Pagal na ako
It’s ok. -Ayus lng yan.
Mother – Ina (pero di na masyado ginagamit in normal talk) ex. Mama Mary – Inang Maria
Father – Ama
Brother – tugang na lalaki
Sister – tugang na babayi
Hospital – ospital
Store – tindahan
Water – tubig
Food – kakanun
Where is the nearest restroom? -Hain ang pinakaharaning banyo?
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February 11th, 2009 on 1:38 PM
well im amazed its so beautiful!! and look forward for my summer vacation!!
February 11th, 2009 on 1:42 PM
i’ve been to Baao last january!! hoping to go to Caramoan this April for my summer getaway!
May 30th, 2009 on 6:45 AM
What does “uragon ka noy” mean?
I received this comment on a video post I have on youtube and would like to find out what it means.
Thank you!
June 13th, 2009 on 8:54 AM
MAGAYUNON!!!
July 7th, 2009 on 5:54 PM
Its so nice to learn bicol dialect… i hope there are more translations that will be post here in this site… i am willing to learn bicolano’s dialect… My father is a bicolano and i love to stay and have my vacation in Bicol…
July 30th, 2009 on 6:42 PM
maray man ta naifeature an saro s magagayon na lugar kan bikol.
bikol ……an lugar kan magagayon!
August 8th, 2009 on 11:44 AM
amazing!
hope I can see this place in real
August 8th, 2009 on 11:45 AM
magaun talaga ang bikol bako lang sa paghuna moh!
September 1st, 2009 on 4:15 PM
Please don’t bother to stay in Rex Inn, poor ang services nila, mukha silang pera, at di marunong makipag usap. Try other hotel or Inn I suggest, Maganda ang caramoan, pero nadissapoint kami sa tinirhan namin, please see below the Inn.
Rex Tourist Inn – Located in Real St. Barangay Tawog.
November 12th, 2009 on 12:15 PM
wish that someday i can see the birth place of my father…
March 27th, 2010 on 9:04 PM
We hAd a tOuR In BiCOl aNd iTs SoO gReAT
.,I ♥ AlL AdVEnTuReS In bIcOl.,LiKe tHe zIpLiNe tHaT I WiLl nEvEr fOrGeT…tHeN ClImBiNg tO KaPiT TuKo??? (i tHiNk tHaT Was iT)
.. I♥BICOL ..
AnD I WIsH To vIsIt bIcOl aGaIN.,
May 7th, 2010 on 7:21 PM
magayon s caramoan ano balik giraray kita
June 12th, 2010 on 5:21 PM
gaun mn kn caramoan heheh..magun p sa boracay! hahaha
July 4th, 2010 on 4:02 PM
Hi po,
may you translate some common phrases for me?
I love you
I’m sorry
you are beautiful
delicious!
That’s all, thanks in advance
August 29th, 2010 on 7:52 PM
Very helpful, thank you!
September 8th, 2010 on 11:32 AM
haha ako oragon pero dae ma ako mruniong mgbicol unti lng
September 28th, 2010 on 8:46 PM
can yOu TranSlatE thIs to BicolaNO?
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
A verY pleasant afternOon laDies aNd geNtleMen…
The lAdy Standing here in fRont of yoU is no oTher than Ms. Joanne Abellana,16 yEars yOung haVinG tHe cOurSe of Bachelor of tourism Management,presenting the region of “BICOL”
THANK YOU !!!!!
“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It is courage that counts.”
October 11th, 2010 on 9:05 PM
I love you=========
I’m sorry==========
you are beautiful==magayunon ka man
delicious!=========masiramun
October 17th, 2010 on 1:36 PM
Ay maurag kamo….. Here are some nice phrases to say:
Gusto mo mag kituan kita? – Do you want to have a seat?
Dakulaon ang buray mo!- You have such a nice smile!!
October 17th, 2010 on 1:42 PM
Dakulaon ang boto ko, sisay ang gusto mag supsup? – I have some food, do you want some?
Ang buray ni ina mo kung isay isay na boto ang nakakalaog.- Your mother’s earrings are beautiful!
October 28th, 2010 on 12:39 AM
Great post. Been trying to learn a new language online but not having much success, considering going to a local course so this is useful, thank you.
November 10th, 2010 on 7:43 PM
mga parakito sa gadan..!!!!!!
mga raot ang payo..!!
January 17th, 2011 on 3:43 PM
please help me translate to bicol language:
“maraming salamat po sa mga mahal na kamag anak ng mahal kong asawa, kayo rin po ngayon ay bahagi na ng buhya ko.”
..highly appreciated.
January 19th, 2011 on 12:17 PM
wag kayong maniniwala s translation nung iba.. mga bastos! grabe!
January 19th, 2011 on 12:19 PM
wag kayong maniniwala s translation nung iba.. mga bastos! grabe! sariling dialect nyo ang binabastos nyo!
January 21st, 2011 on 4:52 PM
hays…it helps me alot to keep comuniacate to my boyfriend…i want to express my gratitude for the one who create this site…thank you!!
February 2nd, 2011 on 4:44 PM
this site is really a help but i hope that our bicol language illiteracy will never be a scorn to us.we are here to asks some help not to be laugh at by giving us wrong translations of ur dialect.EMABRASSING!
February 2nd, 2011 on 4:45 PM
anywaysss thankie so much for this site…love yah bicolanos
February 9th, 2011 on 9:37 PM
I have a cousin from bicol and he was here now in Baguio with me . He was really smart and good. But sometimes when im talking to him, he answered me in bicolano. I really dont understand. So please can anyone here teach me how to speak bicolano.
February 12th, 2011 on 6:50 PM
BEWARE: SOME OF THE ABOVE PHRASE TRANSLATIONS ARE NAUGHTY AND DOWN RIGHT DISRESPECTFUL. RESEARCH BEFORE YOU USE THEM IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GET A HUGE SLAP IN THE FACE (OR FOR MEN) GET DUMPED BY THE VERY GIRL YOU’RE COURTING, pasaway na mga bicolano ini
February 20th, 2011 on 11:14 PM
oo nga .. buti nagtanong muna ako sa friend ko ..
February 20th, 2011 on 11:17 PM
i Love you — namumutan ta ka ?
February 28th, 2011 on 11:30 PM
nagyon lang kita narinig mag bicol
March 6th, 2011 on 11:39 AM
“maraming salamat po sa mga mahal na kamag anak ng mahal kong asawa, kayo rin po ngayon ay bahagi na ng buhya ko.”
translation..
“dios abalos tabi sa mga namomotan na paryentes kang sakong namomotan na agom, kamu ngonyan ay kaiba na kang buhay ko.
March 6th, 2011 on 11:41 AM
namumutan taka is version of albay, padangat taka is naga version but its meaning is just the same, i love you.
March 6th, 2011 on 11:44 AM
i more than willing to teach you bicol language..
)
March 6th, 2011 on 11:53 AM
kulang pala ng ‘m’ ung abalos sa taas na post ko..hehehe
March 6th, 2011 on 3:32 PM
maray na hapon satuya…kitang mga taga bicol dae ta kotana raoton ang satuyang sadiring tataranon…ta maung ibang mararaot kundi kita man giraray na mga taga bicol, bakong eyo? makulog sakuya na sarong bicolano, na maaraman na kita man giraray palan ang nag raraot kang satuyang sadiring taram!!! sarong bicolano digdi s mindanao…
March 13th, 2011 on 10:13 PM
Maray na banggi, pa translate naman po. salamat!
“padangat man din sa imo”
March 16th, 2011 on 10:15 AM
this is really nice….
March 17th, 2011 on 12:16 AM
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March 21st, 2011 on 4:19 AM
Sa mga tourist-to be nang caramoan, try ninyo ang Caramoan Bed and dine resto. Masarap ang mga pagkain at mura pa, malinis din ang mga cuarto at most of all magagalang ang mga tauhan Jan, lalo na ang may ari r na si mr. And mrs. Allan belt ran lejarde. Paki try lang at di kayo magsisisi….you will love the place and food, for sure, cause I had been there with my family during our vacation from California. Salamat at mabalos saindo gabos…. Mel asetre.
March 31st, 2011 on 1:31 AM
Anu ang i miss you sa bicol? hehe pa help
April 13th, 2011 on 1:45 PM
Ma jan kami, taga partido ano ta dai pag janon hadi? taga goa ini hoo….
April 13th, 2011 on 1:47 PM
Maurragon na maray, pang Int’l talaga , mayo sinda ka yan ho…..
April 16th, 2011 on 7:15 PM
hello saindo mga kapwa ko uragon…i want to learn bikol language,,sana maturungan niyo ako..hehehe….here’s my fb account: mikel_macahis@yahoo.com…salamat!
May 12th, 2011 on 1:23 AM
Sa mga kapwa ko bic0lan0.,tabi man po pakilinaw ng tama ang simbag sa mga kahap0tan ninda..0rgulyo ta p0ng mga bic0lan0 ang magkaigwa ng marhay na pag iriba asin brkada, tawo po sinda n nagrani sato kaya dapat lng po na balus0n taman sinda ng marhay n pakiiba…
May 12th, 2011 on 9:15 PM
tama! wag namang ganyan. siguro hindi naman talaga sila mga bicolano.. basher!!
my parents both came from bicol (camsur)..wala lang..sa goa. nagbabakasakaling may kamag-anak akong maligaw dito.. hehehe..
andami naming gustong puntahan ng pinsan ko nung nagbakasyon kami nung holy week kaya lang wala na kaming pera.. sa Sabang nalang kami nakaligo.. hahaha sana ma try ko din sa Caramoan. sa iba, try to visit din Adiangao ^^ maganda din dun.
July 6th, 2011 on 9:02 AM
dae aku marunong magsalita ng bicol whooahh??
July 6th, 2011 on 9:08 AM
meron acung friend na bicolano he teach how to speak bicol but now his on tayabas quezon>>sarap palang maging friend ang mga bicolano;;;; kier:kenn
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August 1st, 2011 on 4:16 PM
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September 4th, 2011 on 12:52 PM
Straight to the purpose and well crafted! Why can not everyone else be like this?
September 8th, 2011 on 1:36 AM
hi, could anyone please translate the ff:
1. i can’t wait to see bicol.
2. bicol, here we come.
3. maraming salamat bicol, until next year.
thank you.
September 14th, 2011 on 9:39 AM
hi, could anyone please translate the ff:
1. i can’t wait to see bicol.
2. bicol, here we come.
3. maraming salamat bicol, until next year.
1. dai ko na kayang mag halat para mahiling ang bicol.
2, bicol, yaon na kami.
3. dakul na pasalamat bicol, hanggang sa sunod na taon.
September 14th, 2011 on 11:48 AM
thanks krayziechamp. much appreciated.
i hope it’s weekend already.
bicol, yaon na kami.
October 11th, 2011 on 3:55 AM
Hi, glad I found this site as I will be relocating to the Bikol region (Naga City) around April next year to marry my fiance.
Any help with the Bikol Dialect / Language is of a great help as I cannot find a decent dictionary / translation site anywhere
November 7th, 2011 on 2:02 PM
gamda tlga ng bicol mayong makakaraog hahaha
November 12th, 2011 on 6:50 PM
hello! can someone teach me and translate me words? all my friends are from naga but my bf is from albay so they have different dialects. just spying my bf coz i cant understand his posts in fb. im from tagaytay so i wanna learn dialect from albay, hope someone can help me, thank you!
December 24th, 2011 on 3:47 PM
What does paratatsaran mean?
January 2nd, 2012 on 12:22 PM
may i know some bad words sa bicol and their meaning. except sa buray ni ina mo thanks
January 16th, 2012 on 5:03 AM
Thanks for the pointers it really helps me a lot with my new friend from bicol…:-)
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February 6th, 2012 on 11:01 AM
Here’s another website with a few more Bicol phrases. http://tourcaramoan.com/index.php/about-bicol/bicol-words-a-phrases