Bisaya High-Value Words

now

karon

yesterday

kagahapon

tomorrow

ugma

later / then / subsequent action

unya

later / after a certain time

taud-taud

soon

puhon

earlier

ganiha

then / immediately

dayon

again / also

usab

just / only

lang

still / yet

pa

already / now

na

indeed / really / that’s right

bitaw

probably / maybe

siguro

maybe

tingali

sometimes

usahay

always

kanunay

rarely

panagsa

just now

karon lang

really / indeed / emphatic

gyud / jud

very

kaayo

a little / small

gamay

many / much

daghan

all / everything

tanan

none / nothing

wala

there is / have

naa

here

dinhi

there

dinha

over there

didto

where

asa

inside / enter

sulod

outside / go out

gawas

up / high

taas

down / below

ubos

front

atubangan

back / behind

likod

beside

tapad

near

duol

far

layo

middle / half

tunga

other side

pikas

turn

liko

I / me

ako

you

ikaw

he/she

siya

we (including you)

kita

we (excluding you)

kami

they

sila

mine

akoa

yours

imo

his/her

iyang

our (including you)

atong

our (excluding you)

among

person / people

tawo / mga tawo

friend

amigo

female friend

amiga

family

pamilya

parents

ginikanan

child

anak

mother

mama / inahan

father

papa / amahan

husband

bana

wife

asawa

What?

Unsa?

Why?

Ngano?

Where?

Asa?

When?

Kanus-a?

Who?

Kinsa?

Whose?

Kang kinsa?

How much? How many?

Pila?

How? How did…?

Giunsa?

How do I…?

Unsaon?

Take care!

Amping!

Really?

Tinuod?

Is that so?

Mao ba?

oh dear / goodness

sus

oh! / wow!

hala!

Correct.

Sakto.

You’re right.

Sakto ba.

I don’t know.

Wala ko kabalo.

I know.

Kabalo ko.

I understand.

Kasabot ko.

I don’t understand.

Dili ko kasabot.

I didn’t understand.

Wala ko kasabot.

Can I? Is it okay?

Pwede / puydi?

hot

init

cold/cool

bugnaw

handsome

gwapo

beautiful

gwapa

kind

buotan

strong

kusgan

weak

huyang

quick / clever

abtik

wise

maalamon

tired

kapoy

confused

libog

annoyed

sapot

afraid

nahadlok

happy

nalipay

sad / distressed / worried

naguol