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ambot ngano

phrase

I 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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anhi

verb

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.

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Ari ra ko.

phrase

I am just here.

a-ri ra ko

Ari ra ko, wala ko moadto.

I am just here; I did not go.

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ay wala

phrase

oh nothing

ay wah-LAH

Ay wala, wala koy gibuhat.

Oh nothing, I did nothing.

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cellphone

noun

mobile phone

cellphone

Nawala ang akong cellphone sa dyip.

I lost my mobile phone in the jeepney.

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diborsyo

noun

divorce

dee-BOR-shoh

Wala silay diborsyo.

They have no divorce.

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dili makapalit

phrase

can't buy

dee-LEE mah-kah-pah-LEET

Dili makapalit ko, wala koy kwarta.

I can't buy, I don't have money.

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gipangita

verb

was looked for

gee-pah-NGEE-tah

Gipangita ang nawala.

The lost thing was looked for.

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Huwebes

noun

Thursday

huwebes

Holiday karong Huwebes, busa walay klase.

It is a holiday this Thursday, so there are no classes.

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kahadlok

noun

fear

kah-HAD-lok

Wala koy kahadlok.

I have no fear.

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kinsa ka?

phrase

who are you?

keen-SAH kah

Kinsa ka? Wala ko kaila.

Who are you? I don’t know you.

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kung wala

phrase

if there is none

koong wah-LAH

Kung wala, dili ko moari.

If there is none, I won’t come.

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kung wala kay

phrase

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.

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kuryente

noun

electricity

kuryente

Wala pay kuryente sukad pa kaganina.

There is no electricity since earlier.

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liko

verb

turn

liko

Liko sa wala para makita ang tindahan.

Turn left to see the store.

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liko sa wala

phrase

turn left

lee-KOH sa wah-LAH

Liko sa wala sa eskina.

Turn left at the corner.

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mingaw

adjective

lonely; quiet

mingaw

Mingaw kaayo sa balay kung wala sila.

It feels so lonely at home when they are not around.

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Mingaw ko

phrase

I feel lonely without you

MIN-gaw ko

Mingaw ko nga wala ka.

I'm lonely without you.

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moliko

verb

to turn (future)

mo-lee-KOH

Moliko ko sa wala.

I will turn left.

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nabalaka

adjective

worried

nabalaka

Nabalaka ko kay wala pa siya niuli.

I am worried because he hasn't come home yet.

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Nabalaka ko.

phrase

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.

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nawala

adjective

lost

nah-WAH-lah

Nawala ang bata.

The child is lost.

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ngano

adverb

why

ngano

Nganong wala ka man miadto?

Why didn't you go?

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ngano man nga?

phrase

why is it that?

ngah-NOH man ngah

Ngano man nga wala ka moabot?

Why is it you didn’t arrive?

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nganong

conjunction

why

ngah-NONG

Nganong wala ka moari?

Why didn’t you come?

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Palihog, isulti pag-usab.

phrase

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.

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pangutana

verb

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.

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sa wala pa

phrase

before

sah WAH-lah pah

Sa wala pa ko moari, naa ko sa trabaho.

Before I came, I was at work.

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sa wala pa kaon

phrase

before meals

sah WAH-lah pah kah-AHN

Sa wala pa kaon ang tambal.

The medicine before meals.

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Sa wala.

phrase

To the left.

sa wala

Sa wala ang imong adtoan, naa didto ang tindahan.

Go to the left, the store is there.

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tiil

noun

foot

tiil

Hugaw ang akong tiil kay naglakaw ko nga walay tsinelas.

My feet are dirty because I walked without slippers.

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tren

noun

train

tren

Wala koy tren dinhi.

There is no train here.

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tungod

conjunction

because / cause

TOO-ngod

Tungod sa ulan, wala ko moari.

Because of the rain, I didn’t come.

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Tungod kay

phrase

Because

TU-ngod kay

Tungod kay ulan, wala ko moari.

Because of rain, I didn't come.

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Unsa ni?

phrase

What is this?

unsa ni

Unsa ni? Wala ko kahibalo kon unsa ni.

What is this? I do not know what this is.

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unsay imong gisulti

phrase

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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Kita ta sunod

See you next time

Pronunciation: KI-ta ta SUN-od

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Kita ta sunod, babay.

See you next time, goodbye.

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