Word lists · 10 words
Numbers one to ten Mga numero
Not yet checkedby a native speaker. This list is a learner’s best effort.
Use these to count things, with ka between the number and the thing: duha ka puso (two rice parcels), tulo ka mangga (three mangoes). Prices, times and ages usually use the Spanish numbers instead.
- usaone1
- duhatwo2
- tulothree3
- upatfour4
- limafive5
- unomsix6
- pitoseven7
- waloeight8
- siyamnine9
- napuloten10
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.
- 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.
- Everyday thingsBalay, lamesa, kutsara, payong: words for the things around you.
- Things you doKaon, inom, basa, sayaw: the verb roots you slot into Bisaya sentences, and the ones you need for Makahimo ka ba mo-…?