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Gamhanan: English to Cebuano Translation 101: A No-Brainer Guide To Translating Complex English Terms And Phrases Into Cebuano (Visayan) Dialect
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About Gamhanan: English To Cebuano Translation 101: A
This book is written with so much promise of delivering unrivaled content pertaining to a subject that is not easily put into words – the translation of uncommon texts and phrases in English into their Cebuano (Visayan) equivalent.The material and the learning covered in this book is intended for a beginner who has already gained a basic understanding of the Cebuano (Visayan) language and who wishes to delve deeper into the learning of the colorful spoken Cebuano dialect.If all you needed is to get a fast-paced introduction into the basic conversational Cebuano (Visayan) dialect, you might want to check the prequel of this Cebuano tutorial series – BisDak: Learn to Speak Cebuano Overnight.This book Gamhanan, is intended to further equip your understanding of the Cebuano dialect through immersion into conversational phrases, plus, the reader can indulge in an array of translated English to Cebuano examples. This tutorial is also richly decorated with information about some aspects of the Cebuano (Visayan) dialect that you probably are not aware of; things like the ease with which any Visayan can speak Boholano.The title of this book ‘Gamhanan’ is a word that denotes power. The root word is ‘gahum’ which means power. The alternate word is ‘Makagagahum’. Makagagahum means powerful. 'Gamhanan’ is a word that acknowledges someone who has accomplished a remarkable feat.This book then could have easily been alternately titled with any superlative word instead of the word ‘Gamhanan’ to emphasize the intended intensity of the learning exploration to be gained from the material.A well-laid out walkthrough of the English to Cebuano translation process, awaits anyone who will read this resource. There is also a guide provided to easily speak Boholano for anyone who has already acquired a skill in the conversational Visayan. As a native speaker of the Visayan language, the author has provided enough translated illustrations to make the learning easily comprehensible.This book is also a rich compendium of translated figurative phrases in English, phrases like ‘the whole nine yards’, ‘at the drop of a hat’ and more.Anyone can essentially do an online search to carry out a full translation of English to Cebuano and vice versa. But there is no one resource that offers an intelligible approach, let alone a consistently meaningful translation of the words or a given phrase. This book will attempt to help change that.This translation guide also touches on modern-day phrases and texts from social media engagement and the digital age. Some translation that you will find in this book are probably the first of its kind and you will not see them anywhere else.After reading this book, the author hopes for the reader to gain a deep appreciation of the Cebuano (Visayan) dialect. Armed with the lessons covered in this tutorial, you can claim to be “Gamhanan!” You will enrich your Cebuano (Visayan) vocabulary and you will gain a treasury of words and phrases that you never even realized to have existed in the Cebuano language.The ultimate goal of this book is to inculcate into the reader’s mind the idea that a powerful tool can survive new and emerging ideas.Decades from now, new ideas, new technologies and new words will emerge but to have a basic understanding of how these words are formed and how they can be broken down into the root words and be able to find the meaning behind them is invaluable.The author hopes that this book will be your superpower to tapping into the potentials of a well-founded literary understanding of the approach of translating English into Cebuano (Visayan) language and the other way around.
