Bohol Facts
About Bohol
| Land Area | 4,117.26 sq. kilometers |
| Provincial Capital | Tagbilaran City |
| Population | 1,394,329 as of May 1, 2020 – Philippine Statistics Authority |
| Language | Boholano-Cebuano, Tagalog, a bit of Spanish ,majority of locals can speak and write in English. |
| Divisions | Grouped into 3 Congressional Districts |
| Political Administrative | 47 municipalities and 1 city |
| Barangays/Villages | 1,109 |
| Currency | Philippine Peso (₱) |
| Location | Central Visayas, Philippines |
| Tourists Arrival | 2023: 1,012,854 |
| Time Zone | Standard Time; differs from Greenwich time by even number of hours |
| Average Temperature | 22.9 – 26.9 Celsius = 73.22 – 80.42 Fahrenheit |
| Topography | Varies from level to steeply sloping, with land elevation ranging from 0 near 900 meters above sea level. |
| Climate | Generally fair with distributed rains every now and then |
Useful Phrases
When Socializing
| Good Morning | Maayong Buntag – ma.a.yung.bun.tag. |
| Good Day | Maayong Adlaw – ma.a.yung.adlaw. |
| Good Afternoon | Maayong Hapon – ma.a.yung.ha.pon. |
| Goodbye / Take care | Amping – am.ping |
| Hello, how are you? | Kumusta? – ku.mus.ta. |
| I’m good. And you? | Maayo raman ko, ikaw? /Okay raman ko, ikaw? – ma.a.yu. ra.man.kû.i.kaw? / o.key.raman.kû.i.kaw? |
| What is your name? | Unsa (Unsay) imong ngalan? – un.sa.i.mung.ngá.lan. |
| My name is [your name] | Ang akong ngalan si [state your name]. – ang.a.kung.ngá.lan.si. [state your name] |
| I live in [place] | Nag puyo ko sa [place] / Taga-[place] ko. – nag.pu.yû.kû.sa [place] / ta.ga. [place] k.û. |
| Thank you! | Salamat! – sa.lá.mat. |
| Thank you very much | Daghang salamat / Salamat Kaayo – dag.hang.sa.lá.mat./sa.lá.mat.ka.a.yu. |
| You’re welcome | Walay Sapayan / Way Sapayan – wa.lay.sa.pá.yan./way.sa.pá.yan. |
| Please | Palihug – pa.lí.hug. |
| Yes | Oo – ú.u. |
| No | Dili – dí.lî. |
| This /That | Kani/Kana – ki.ní./ka.nâ. |
When Eating
| Let’s eat | Mangaon ta / Ngaon ta – ma.nga.un.ta./nga.un.ta. |
| I’m hungry | Gigutom na ko / Gutom nako – gi.gu.tum.na.kû./gu.tum.ná.kû. |
| I’m thirsty | Gi-uhaw ko – gi.u.haw.kû. |
| I’m full | Busog na ko – bú.sug.na.kû. |
| I have no appetite | Wala koy gana. – wa.la.kuy.ga.na. |
| That was a good meal | Lamia ang pagkaon – la.mi.a.ang.pag.ka.un. |
| Delicious! | Lami! – la.mî. |
| The bill, please | Ang bayronon palihug – ang.bay.ru.nun.pa.lí.hug. |
When Traveling
| I’m came from [place] | Gikan ko sa [place] – gí.kan.kû.sa. [place] |
| I’m going to [place] | Muadto or Adto ko sa [place] – mu.ad.tu./ad.tu.kû.sa. [place] |
| See you later | Kita ta unya / Kita ta puhon – ki.tâ.tâ./ki.tâ.tâ.pu.hun. |
| How much is the fare? | Tagpila ang plete/Pila ang plete? – tag.pi.la.ang.plí.ti. |
| Where is the this place? | Asa ni lugara? / Asa ni ? – á.sa.ni.lu.ga.ra./á.sa.ni. |
| What is this? What is that? | Unsa ni? / Unsa na? – un.sa.ni./un.sa.na. |
| How much? | Tagpila ni? / Tagpila na? – tag.pi.la.ni./tag.pi.la.na. |
| I will pay | Mubayad na ko/ Mubayad ko – mu.ba.yad.na.kû. |
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