ambot ngano
phraseI don’t know why
am-BOT ngah-NOH
Ambot ngano wala siya moabot.
I don’t know why he didn’t arrive.
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I don’t know why
am-BOT ngah-NOH
Ambot ngano wala siya moabot.
I don’t know why he didn’t arrive.
come here
anhi
Anhi lang sa balay kung wala kay lain adtoan.
Just come here to the house if you have nowhere else to go.
I am just here.
a-ri ra ko
Ari ra ko, wala ko moadto.
I am just here; I did not go.
oh nothing
ay wah-LAH
Ay wala, wala koy gibuhat.
Oh nothing, I did nothing.
mobile phone
cellphone
Nawala ang akong cellphone sa dyip.
I lost my mobile phone in the jeepney.
divorce
dee-BOR-shoh
Wala silay diborsyo.
They have no divorce.
can't buy
dee-LEE mah-kah-pah-LEET
Dili makapalit ko, wala koy kwarta.
I can't buy, I don't have money.
was looked for
gee-pah-NGEE-tah
Gipangita ang nawala.
The lost thing was looked for.
Thursday
huwebes
Holiday karong Huwebes, busa walay klase.
It is a holiday this Thursday, so there are no classes.
fear
kah-HAD-lok
Wala koy kahadlok.
I have no fear.
who are you?
keen-SAH kah
Kinsa ka? Wala ko kaila.
Who are you? I don’t know you.
if there is none
koong wah-LAH
Kung wala, dili ko moari.
If there is none, I won’t come.
if you don't have
koong wah-LAH kay
Kung wala kay kwarta, dili ka makapalit.
If you don't have money, you can't buy.
electricity
kuryente
Wala pay kuryente sukad pa kaganina.
There is no electricity since earlier.
turn
liko
Liko sa wala para makita ang tindahan.
Turn left to see the store.
turn left
lee-KOH sa wah-LAH
Liko sa wala sa eskina.
Turn left at the corner.
lonely; quiet
mingaw
Mingaw kaayo sa balay kung wala sila.
It feels so lonely at home when they are not around.
I feel lonely without you
MIN-gaw ko
Mingaw ko nga wala ka.
I'm lonely without you.
to turn (future)
mo-lee-KOH
Moliko ko sa wala.
I will turn left.
worried
nabalaka
Nabalaka ko kay wala pa siya niuli.
I am worried because he hasn't come home yet.
I am worried.
nabalaka ko
Nabalaka ko kay wala pa siya niuli hangtod karon.
I am worried because he hasn't returned home until now.
lost
nah-WAH-lah
Nawala ang bata.
The child is lost.
why
ngano
Nganong wala ka man miadto?
Why didn't you go?
why is it that?
ngah-NOH man ngah
Ngano man nga wala ka moabot?
Why is it you didn’t arrive?
why
ngah-NONG
Nganong wala ka moari?
Why didn’t you come?
Please say it again.
palihog, isulti pag-usab
Palihog, isulti pag-usab kay wala nako madungog pag-ayo.
Please say it again because I didn't hear it well.
ask a question
pangutana
Ayaw kahadlok sa pagpangutana kung wala ka kasabot.
Do not be afraid to ask a question if you do not understand.
before
sah WAH-lah pah
Sa wala pa ko moari, naa ko sa trabaho.
Before I came, I was at work.
before meals
sah WAH-lah pah kah-AHN
Sa wala pa kaon ang tambal.
The medicine before meals.
To the left.
sa wala
Sa wala ang imong adtoan, naa didto ang tindahan.
Go to the left, the store is there.
foot
tiil
Hugaw ang akong tiil kay naglakaw ko nga walay tsinelas.
My feet are dirty because I walked without slippers.
train
tren
Wala koy tren dinhi.
There is no train here.
because / cause
TOO-ngod
Tungod sa ulan, wala ko moari.
Because of the rain, I didn’t come.
Because
TU-ngod kay
Tungod kay ulan, wala ko moari.
Because of rain, I didn't come.
What is this?
unsa ni
Unsa ni? Wala ko kahibalo kon unsa ni.
What is this? I do not know what this is.
what did you say
OON-sigh ee-MONG gee-SOOL-tee
Unsay imong gisulti? Wala ko kasabot.
What did you say? I did not understand.
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