Common Words
Bisaya: Dagan verbTagalog: Takbo
English: Run
Sample: Dagan ta pahilis sa gikaon (Let?s run to burn what we have just eaten)
Sample: Dagan ta pahilis sa gikaon (Let?s run to burn what we have just eaten)
Ugma damlag, means ugma, sa umaabot nga panahon (tagalog, pagdating ng panahon), ugma puhon. In english ugma damlag means tomorrow, in the near future. Sample: Mamahimong maestro ako pangandoy ugmaRead More
Kasinatian, means kaagi, gi-gikanan.. in english kay experience, coming from. Sample: Daghan na siya ug kasinatian sa gugma. (She have lots of experience about love)
Kagingking.. kaila mo ug kawayan? Kung kaila mo ug kawayan for sure kaila mo ug kagingking. Kaning kagingking, mao ning gagmay nga sanga sa kawayan. Sample: Daghan ug tunok angRead More
Kalimutaw, mao ning itom nga lingin sa mata. Eyeball in english. Sample: Lain-lain diay ug kolor ang kalimutaw sa tawo sa kalibutan sa. (Eyeball color is different from person toRead More
Sangpit or sampit, means tawag.. In english it is call or calling. It could also mean a nick like how do you want me to call you? (Unsay imo ganahanRead More
Sulagma, means naka-tag-an, natag-anan. Naka-“timing”.. Got lucky in english. Same as naka-taghap or nataghapan. Sample: Na-sulagmaan naka 100 sa exam. (Got lucky of getting a 100 score in the exam)
Kauluhan or kapitolyo, means ulo or head or main like main campus. In english it is called capital or capital city or headquarters. Sample: Kinahanglan adto magparehistro sa kauluhan (TheRead More
Mitakboy, pasabot ani kay mitakod, natakdan. Balatian nga mitakboy, sakit nga mitakboy. Sample: Dengue ang sakit nga mitakboy sa ilang baranggay (Dengue has spread out in their barangay)