English: center
Cebuano: sentro (n); tunga (n);
Example:
English: I am at the center.
Cebuano: Naa ko sa tunga.
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English: center
Cebuano: sentro (n); tunga (n);
Example:
English: I am at the center.
Cebuano: Naa ko sa tunga.
English: cat
Cebuano: iring (n);
Example:
English: The cat is eating.
Cebuano: Nag kaon ang iring.
English: care
Cebuano: atiman (v); labot ( v); palangga ( v);
Example:
English: My mother cares for me.
Cebuano: Nag atiman akong inahan sa ako.
English: calm
Cebuano: kalma (adj); kalmado (adj); kalinaw (adj);
Example:
English: Just be calm.
Cebuano: Kalma lang.
English: calamity
Cebuano: kadautan (n); kaalaot (n); kalisdanan (n); kalamidad (n); katalagman (n);
Example:
English: Calamity is part of life.
Cebuano: Parte sa kinabuhi ang katalagman.
English: cage
Cebuano: hawla (n); tangkal (n);
Example:
English: The dog is inside the cage.
Cebuano: Naa sa sulod sa tangkal ang iro.
English: cousin
Cebuano: ig-agaw (n);
Example:
English: Darren is my cousin.
Cebuano: Ig-agaw nako si Darren.
English: copy
Cebuano: kopya (n, v); awat (v); sundog (v);
Example:
English: You made a copy of my work.
Cebuano: Naghimo ka og kopya sa akong trabaho.
English: come
Cebuano: anhi (v); duol (v); ali (v); dayon (v);
Example:
English: Come here.
Cebuano: Anhi dinhi.
English: calendar
Cebuano: kalendaryo (n);
Example:
English: Take a look at the calendar.
Cebuano: Tan-awa ang kalendaryo.
English: gentle
Cebuano: humok (adj); pormal ( adj ); ligdong ( adj );
Example:
English: He is gentle.
Cebuano: Isa sya ka ligdong.
English: guide
Cebuano: dumala (n); gabay (n); tuuran (n); abay (n); tultol (n);
Example:
English: I will guide you.
Cebuano: Ako mag
English: bedroom
Cebuano: kwarto (n); higdaanan (n); lawak (n); katulgan (n);
Example:
English: You can sleep in my bedroom.
Cebuano: Makatulog ka sa akong lawak.
English: battle
Cebuano: labanan (n); batok (n); gubat (n); sangka (n);
Example:
English: Pacquiao will battle Marquez in boxing.
Cebuano: Makig sangka si Pacquiao kay Marquez sa boksing.
English: bank
Cebuano: bangko (n); banko (n);
Example:
English: There is bank nearby.
Cebuano: Adunay bangko sa duol.
English: begin
Cebuano: sugod (v); sugdan (v);
Example:
English: I should begin to run.
Cebuano: Mag sugod nako mo dagan.
English: bed
Cebuano: higdaan (n); higdaanan (n); kama (n); katre (n);
Example:
English: He bought a bed.
Cebuano: Ni palit sya og katre.
English: beach
Cebuano: baybay (n); baybayon (n); aplaya (n);
Example:
English: The beach is clean.
Cebuano: Limpyo ang baybayon.
English: bath
Cebuano: pagligo (v); maligo (v); ligo (v);
Example:
English: I’m done taking a bath.
Cebuano: Humana ko pagligo.
Pronouncing Bisaya words would be uncomplicated if you are familiar with other Asian language pronunciations. One good example is the letter “i”. It’s usually pronounced as long “ee”. The Japanese camera brand Nikon is pronounced as “neekon”. Most English speakers erroneously speak it as “ny-kon”.
a – ah, short a, ex: ambot, wala e – e, short e, ex: poder, pader i – ee, long e, ex: dili, kabit o – o, short o, ex: didto, adto u – oo, long o, ex: hugot, dulot
nga – sounds like the reverse of “ang” nge – sounds like the reverse of “eng” ngi – sounds like the reverse of “ing”
tsa – sounds like “cha” but emphasize t and s. tse – sounds like “che” but emphasize t and s. tsi – sounds like “chi” but emphasize t and s.
English: looks
Cebuano:
Example:
English: I like the girl’s looks.
Cebuano: Ganahan ko sa dagway sa babae.