English: javelin
Cebuano: bangkaw (n); sapang (n); suob (n);
Example:
English: Sara is good at throwing a javelin.
Cebuano: Maayo mo labay og bangkaw si Sara.
javelin
jelly
English: jelly
Cebuano: haleya (n); gulaman (n); latik (n); pampatam-is (n);
Example:
English: Tell mother to buy jelly at Pasig market.
Cebuano: Igna si mama mga mopalit og haleya sa merkado sa Pasig.
jellyfish
English: jellyfish
Cebuano: bokya (n);
Example:
English: There are many jellyfish in the Mactan sea.
Cebuano: Daghan bokya sa dagat sa Mactan.
jeopardize
English: jeopardize
Cebuano: pakuyaw (v); mamilegro (v); makapeligro (v); makapakuyaw (v);
Example:
English: Kamala’s foolish behaviour may jeopardize her future.
Cebuano: Ang buang-buang nga pamatasan ni Kamala makapeligro sa iya’ng kaugmaon.
jeopardy
English: jeopardy
Cebuano: kabilinggan (n); kakulian (n); katalagman (n); peligro (n); delikado (n);
Example:
English: Leni’s statements put us in jeopardy.
Cebuano: Nabutang kita sa peligro tungod sa pahayag ni Leni.
jerk
English: jerk
Cebuano: tukmod (v); bunlot (v); labni (v); labnot (v); sintak (v); tugpo (v); tulod (v); waslik (v) wilik (v); katok (n); buang (n); bugo (n); sipat (n);
Example:
English: Don’t jerk me, you jerk!
Cebuano: Ayaw ko itukmod, buang ka!
jest
English: jest
Cebuano: tiaw (v); kataw-anan (n); komedya (n); pakatawa (n); panistis (n); tiaw-tiaw (v)
Example:
English: Don’t jest at her.
Cebuano: Ayaw pag tiaw kaniya.
jester
English: jester
Cebuano: komedyante (n); tigpakatawa (n); maninistis (n);
Example:
English: Dolphy makes me laugh, he is a good jester.
Cebuano: Makapakatawa kanako si Dolphy, maayo siya nga tigpakatawa.
jet
English: jet
Cebuano: punsit (v); punsitan (v); sidlit (v); sirit (v); til-is (v);
Example:
English: She jets out of the place.
Cebuano: Ni sidlit siya og pahawa.
jettison
English: jettison
Cebuano: tambog (v); itambog (v);
Example:
English: The pilot was forced to jettison the cargo and make an emergency landing.
Cebuano: Napugos ang piloto og tambog sa karga para makahimo og emerhensya nga pagtugpa.
jicama
English: jicama
Cebuano: singkamas (n);
Example:
English: Jicama is cheap at Cogon Market in Cagayan de Oro.
Cebuano: Barato ang singkamas sa Cogon Market sa Cagayan de Oro.
jiffy
English: jiffy
Cebuano: kadali (n); dihadiha (n); diha dayon (n); gilayon (n); gutling (n); sa hinanali (n); wala’y langan (n);
Example:
English: I will be back in Laguna in a jiffy.
Cebuano: Mobalik ako sa Laguna diha dayon.
jig
English: jig
Cebuano: igpot-igpot (v); lugnot-lugnot (v); sadsad (v);
Example:
English: The flag jig every time a wind hits it.
Cebuano: Mag lugnot-lugnot ang bandila kapag maigo kinisa hangin.
jimmy
English: jimmy
Cebuano: ligwat (v); pangligwat (n); giligwat (v);
Example:
English: I need a jimmy to remove a large rock.
Cebuano: Nagkinahanglan ko og pangligwat para makuha ang dako’ng bato.
jingle
English: jingle
Cebuano: batingting (n); batingting (n); kagilkil (n); tagingting (n); tilingtiling (n); kanta (n);
Example:
English: We often turn our heads when we hear the jingle of coins.
Cebuano: Mo lingi kita kapag makadungog og batingting sa mga sinsilyo.
jinx
English: jinx
Cebuano: demalas (n); malas (n); wala’y swerte (n);
Example:
English: I believe Joe is the jinx.
Cebuano: Nagatuo ko nga si Joe ang demalas.
joker
English: joker
Cebuano: siawan (n, adj); tigpasiaw (n); dyoker (n);
Example:
English: Leni is a good joker.
Cebuano: Maayo nga tigpasiaw si Leni.
English to Bisaya Books to Improve Your Bisaya Language Skills
If you are eager to learn more about the Bisaya language, then I hope the following books listed in Amazon might help you achieve your dream of becoming fluent in speaking, not just Cebuano, but also Hiligaynon or Waraynon.
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A Handbook Of Cebuano Visayan Paperback – by Anssi and Nida Raisanen
BISDAK: Learn To Speak Cebuano Overnight: A No-Frills Approach to Learning Cebuano (Visayan) Dialect by KD Sofia Sigil.
Magbinisaya Kita Primer 1: A Cebuano Learning Book 2009 Edition by by Mrs Jessie Grace Udang Rubrico Ph.D. and Mr. Jonathan Mark Udang Rubrico.
The Giant Ilonggo Phrasebook: Over 1900 Ilonggo (Hiligaynon) Phrases and Notes That Will Help You Speak Like an Ilonggo by Paul Soderquist.
Nalipay ako makilala ka!: An introduction to Hiligaynon Paperback – by Anssi Raisanen.
Waray Lessons by PhilLang Books
interfere
English: interfere
Cebuano: manghilabot (v); mangilabot (v);
Example:
English: I don’t interfere in matters that do not concern me!
Cebuano: Dili ko manghilabot sa mga butang nga wala ako’y kalabotan.
interior
English: interior
Cebuano: sulod (adj);
Example:
English: The interior of Quiapo church was is beautiful.
Cebuano: Nindot ang sulod sa simbahan sa Quiapo.
internal
English: internal
Cebuano: sa sulod (adj);
Example:
English: Some politicians ruin the nation’s internal affairs.
Cebuano: Nakadaut ang uban nga politiko sa sulod nga kalihokan sa nasod.