Common Words
Bisaya: Ipatung verbTagalog: Ilagay
English: Put on top
Sample: Ayaw ipatung sa lingkuranan imong tiil (Don?t put your feet on the chair)
Sample: Ayaw ipatung sa lingkuranan imong tiil (Don?t put your feet on the chair)
Nangalisbo ang baho, pasabot aning nangalisbo kay wala napugngi, wala na contain in english.. sobra kabaho. (Because of unsanitary practices.. like not flashing the toilet with water.. or not cleaning itRead More
Potot(1)(paspas pagbasa/pagsulti), mao ning wa katubo, refers to a person who is not growing tall. Sa una katong bata pa, sigeg sungog (bully) nga potot! potot! Karon kay naa nayRead More
Nasugamak o nahisugamak, from bisaya word sugamak. Similar terms in bisaya words kay natumpawak, nadani, na-agni. In tagalog, nalulong.. in english involved into something and it’s impossible to get out.Read More
Tugpo is throwing something into the air. Pareha ba ron sa tabanog, itugpo para mulupad, dili mo sukarap. Kita mo ug amahan ug anak i-itsa sa taas? Tugpo gihapon ang tawagRead More
Sunggo literally means nosebleed in english, later on, gigamit ning “sunggo” sa conversation as idiomatic expression which means, wa ko kasabot. Sample: Sunggo ko sa imong gitawitaw oi. (I don’t understand whatRead More
Lantip nga panghuna-huna or hait nga salabutan. Alesto muhatag ug idea, paspas mo function ang brain. Bright gyud or utukan. Broad mind, knowledgeable.. Sample: Katong amahan ni Chelo kay bantogRead More