Word lists · 13 words
Everyday things
Not yet checkedby a native speaker. This list is a learner’s best effort.
Everyday nouns: the house, the table, the body, the sky.
- balayhouse
- lamesatable
- platoplate
- kutsaraspoon
- tasacup
- payongumbrella
- sapatosshoes
- sakyanancar
- batachild
- kamothand
- tiilfoot
- adlawsunAdlaw also means “day”.
- duyanhammockThis word is way more useful in the Philippines, hammocks are important
More word lists
- AnimalsManok, iro, iring… the animals you’ll name often, especially with kids around.
- FruitsSaging, mangga, pinya: fruits in Bisaya.
- ColorsPula, asul, dalag, berde: colors in Bisaya.
- Numbers one to tenUsa, duha, tulo… the Bisaya numbers you count things with, as in duha ka puso.
- Spanish numbersUno, dos, tres… the Spanish-derived numbers Cebuanos use for prices, times and ages.
- Days of the weekLunes, Martes, Miyerkules… the days of the week in Bisaya, all borrowed from Spanish.
- Things you doKaon, inom, basa, sayaw: the verb roots you slot into Bisaya sentences, and the ones you need for Makahimo ka ba mo-…?