Sweet and cheeky things to say to your partner
01Sweet lines
Kagwapa nimo oy!
You’re so beautiful!
Bisan unsa pa, ikaw ra gyud akong pinakahigugma.
No matter what, you’re the one I love most.
Mahigugma ko nimo matag adlaw, matag oras, matag minuto. Dili usahay, pirmi gyud.
I’ll love you every day, every hour, every minute. Not just sometimes. Always.
This is one of my favorites, because the first 3 words stand on their own, and once you start on the rest it becomes slightly predictable but fun banter
Bantayan tika
I will take care of you
Dili tika biyaan
I will not leave you
02Teasing (and being teased)
Mahal kaayo ka, mahal sad ka.
You’re very expensive, and you’re my love too.
Mahal means both “dear” and “expensive”.
Mohilak ko kung biyaan ko nimo.
I’ll cry if you leave me.
I sometimes say this to kids when they leave or walk away. It usually gets a reaction.
Hala ka!
Oh, you! / Stop it!
The reply when you are being teased.
03Filipinas never seem to be wrong...
Kung mag-away mi, ako ang nasayop. Kanunay.
When we argue, I’m the one who’s wrong. Always.
Dili siya sayop. Naa ra sa uban ang problema.
She’s never wrong. The problem is always someone else.
Wala na koy kwarta uy! Kay gigasto tanan sa uyab.
I’ve got no money left. I spent it all on my girlfriend.
I say this at the market or wherever I need to pay money, often works for a laugh
04Two short poems
I chose these because they’re fairly easy for a foreigner to say. Tho I did ask AI to compose them at first. They're deep Cebuano... like saying Shakespeare in English... so kind of humorous and romantic. You can even say these to a stranger as an overly-romantic joke, once you've started the conversation
Kanunay tika pakan-on ug higugma-on, sama sa adlaw nga dili kapuyan sa pagsidlak.
I’ll always feed you and love you, like the sun that never tires of shining.
The last half of this is the deep/Shakespearean part.
Ang imong ngabil, sama sa rosas nga mibukhad. Sa matag halok, akong kalibutan natandog.
Your lips are like a rose in bloom. With every kiss, my world is touched.