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“Good afternoon” in Bisaya: Maayong hapon
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “Good afternoon” is Maayong hapon, pronounced mah-AH-yong hah-PON. It's used as a greeting in everyday Cebuano conversation across the Visayas and Mindanao, where over 22 million people speak Bisaya as their native language.
Bisaya translation
Maayong hapon
mah-AH-yong hah-PON
- English meaning
- Good afternoon
- Part of speech
- greeting
How to pronounce Maayong hapon
Say it as mah-AH-yong hah-PON. Capitalized syllables in the pronunciation guide indicate stress — the part of the word you emphasize when speaking. Bisaya stress is meaningful: putting it on the wrong syllable can change the meaning of a word, so it's worth practicing out loud.
Example sentences
Maayong hapon, kumusta ka?
“Good afternoon, how are you?”
Usage note
Used from noon until around 5 PM.
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