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“Thank you very much” in Bisaya: Salamat kaayo
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “Thank you very much” is Salamat kaayo, pronounced sah-LAH-maht kah-AH-yo. It's used as a phrase in everyday Cebuano conversation across the Visayas and Mindanao, where over 22 million people speak Bisaya as their native language.
Bisaya translation
Salamat kaayo
sah-LAH-maht kah-AH-yo
- English meaning
- Thank you very much
- Part of speech
- phrase
How to pronounce Salamat kaayo
Say it as sah-LAH-maht kah-AH-yo. 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
Salamat kaayo sa tanan!
“Thank you very much for everything!”
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