Word lists · 20 words
Spanish numbers
Not yet checkedby a native speaker. This list is a learner’s best effort.
At the market you’ll hear these for prices: singko pesos, baynte pesos. They’re spelled the Bisaya way, so cinco becomes singko. Spellings vary a little from person to person.
- unoone1
- dostwo2
- tresthree3
- kwatrofour4
- singkofive5
- saissix6
- sieteseven7
- otsoeight8
- nuebenine9
- diyesten10
- onseeleven11
- dosetwelve12
- tresethirteen13
- katorsefourteen14
- kinsefifteen15
- disisaissixteen16
- disisyeteseventeen17
- disiotsoeighteen18
- disinuebenineteen19
- bayntetwenty20
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.
- 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-…?