A Guide to Cebuano: Level 2

By StreetWise Global

Here it is! The second level of StreetWise Global's Course in Cebuano. Written by the same professional team of native speakers as our Beginner's Guide, it builds on the strong foundation laid in Level 1.

This guide continues in the same vein with an easy to follow set of lessons you can enjoy at your own pace, and with your chosen reading device, your place of choice.

Enjoy!

• Language: English
• Publisher: StreetWise Global
• Release date: Feb 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301752614

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StreetWise Global

A Guide to Cebuano Level 2

By Cora & Kristian Iroy B.SC. (Psych)

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Published by Streetwise Global Publications

Sydney, Australia. County Donegal, Ireland

Smashwords Edition

First Published in 2013

Edited by Frank Green B.Sc.

ISBN: 9781301752614

Copyright - 2013 Streetwise Global Publications

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All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright holder and the publisher, application for which shall be made to the publisher.

Disclaimer: The information provided in this document is for information purposes only to provide the reader with background and an understanding of The Cebuano language at an intermediate level and is not to be considered either legal advice or legally binding on any party. The author, publisher and agents take no responsibility for any events or consequences arising from the reading of this work. While all effort is taken to ensure accuracy and timeliness, laws and judgements change and it is the responsibility of the individual to obtain accurate, professional advice.

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Foreword

Cebuano Level 2 is the follow on to the Cebuano Beginner's course produced by Streetwise Global. It was created by a native Filipino husband and wife team of adult learning professionals – Cebuano’s of course. So every word, phrase and grammatical nuance is 100 percent accurate as only a native would speak. However as we said in Level 1 – the Beginners Guide, English is their second language and whilst a magnitude better than our Cebuano here at Streetwise Global, we have ‘smoothed’ over some of the text to ensure it makes perfect sense to ensure that your experience is still worth every peso you invested in course.

But, there are lessons to be learnt from how our tutor phrases their English because these patterns will guide you to how a Filipino would manage English when you talk to them. So, whilst we have edited the English text, we have done so only to the extent necessary for a proper understanding leaving as much of the original phraseology intact as possible.

At Streetwise Global, we know from our own experience that learning any new skill and especially a language is not necessarily an easy task, but what we have done our best to achieve, is to give you the best shot at success and enjoy the experience at the same time.

Our advice is – Don’t worry. This isn’t an examination, the exercises in the course are there to enhance what you absorb from each lesson and you can take your time and revisit each section as often as you wish. Just work away at your own pace and eventually you will pick it up ‘little by little’ until you feel confident to start conversations with native speakers.

Of course many Filipinos speak reasonable enough English for you to manage. But there is nothing like being able to get the gist of a conversation, which we know at least once has been enough to alert us to danger