Bisaya to English revised

Mag/Mu + base verb

Indicates a future action.

Nag/Ni + base verb

Indicates present, present perfect, or present continuous action.

Ug

Means 'and'.

Ug (object marker)

Used as an object marker.

Base verb + on

Indicates Goal Focus.

Base verb + an

Indicates Benefactive Focus.

Si

Topic marker for personal names.

Ang

Topic marker for general nouns.

buntag

Means 'morning'.

ka

Means 'you' (short form).

kaninyo

Means 'you' (plural).

kumusta?

Asks 'How are you?'

gabii

Means 'night' or 'evening'.

hapon

Means 'afternoon'.

inyo

Means 'you' (plural).

maayo

Means 'good', 'well', or 'fine'.

salamat

Means 'thank you'.

tanan

Means 'all' or 'everyone'.

udto

Means 'noon' or 'high noon'.

sad, sab, pud, pod

Means 'too'.

Naa kay pangutana?

Means 'Do you have any question?'

Mangutana

Means 'will ask'.

Nangutana

Means 'asks', 'asked', or 'has asked'.

Palihog, tindog.

Means 'Please stand up.'

Tindog usa.

Means 'Stand up for a while.'

Inom usa.

Means 'Take a drink first.'

Inom usa ’ta.

Means 'Let’s have a drink first.'

Walay sapayan.

Means 'You’re welcome.'

dayon

Means 'enter' or 'come in/up'.

Ginang

Title for 'Mrs.'

Gining

Title for 'Miss'.

Ginoo

Title for 'Mr.'

inom

Means 'drink'.

lingkod

Means 'sit'.

pungko

Means 'squat'.

sulod

Means 'enter' or 'proceed'.

tindog

Means 'stand'.

usa

Means 'for a while' or 'first'.

Wala ko kahibaw./Ambot lang.

Means 'I don’t know.'

Bay, bai

Means 'man to man'.

Inday, day

Means 'girl' or 'woman'.

Nonoy, noy

Means 'man'.

Undo, do

Means 'younger man'.

Manoy, noy

Means 'older man'.

Manong, nong

Means 'older man'.

Manang, nang

Means 'older woman'.

Nanay, nay

Means 'elderly woman'.

Tatay, tay

Means 'elderly man'.

Bisita

Means 'visitor'.

Mamisita

Means 'will visit'.

Namisita

Means 'visiting', 'has visited', or 'visited'.

ako

Means 'I'.

kana

Means 'that'.

kinsa

Means 'who'.

ikaw

Means 'you' (singular).

abogado

Means 'lawyer'.

Amerikano

Means 'American' (male).

balay

Means 'house'.

bintana

Means 'window'.

bolpen

Means 'ball-point pen'.

bongbong

Means 'wall'.

bulak/buwak

Means 'flower'.

kaayo

Means 'very'.

kahon

Means 'box'.

kahoy

Means 'tree'.

kisame

Means 'ceiling'.

kwaderno

Means 'notebook'.

kwarto

Means 'room'.

dahon

Means 'leaf'.

doktor

Means 'doctor' (male).

iring

Means 'cat'.

iro

Means 'dog'.

lamesa

Means 'table'.

lami

Means 'delicious', 'good', or 'tasty'.

lapis

Means 'pencil'.

libro

Means 'book'.

maestra

Means 'teacher' (female).

merkado

Means 'market'.

opisina

Means 'office'.

papel

Means 'paper'.

posporo

Means 'match'.

prinsipal

Means 'principal' (teacher).

pultahan

Means 'door'.

sapatos

Means 'shoe'.

sigarilyo

Means 'cigarette'.

simbahan

Means 'church'.

siya

Means 'he/she'.

suga

Means 'light' or 'lamp'.

tindahan

Means 'store'.

tsinelas

Means 'slipper'.

kiri

Means 'this' (nearest the speaker).

kini

Means 'this' (near the speaker).

kana

Means 'that' (near the hearer).

kadto

Means 'that over there' (far from both).

gawas

Means 'outside'.

kahayag

Means 'light'.

maminaw

Means 'will listen'.

gi-

A prefix used in passive voice.

kabuok (ka)

Means 'piece' (quantity).

kauban

Means 'companion'.