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grabe

interjection

terrible / extreme

grah-BEH

Grabe kaayo ang nahitabo.

What happened is terrible.

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grabe gyud

phrase

really extreme

grah-BEH gyood

Grabe gyud ang nahitabo.

What happened is really extreme.

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grabe kaayo

phrase

very extreme

grah-BEH kah-AH-yoh

Grabe kaayo ang bagyo.

The typhoon is very extreme.

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grabe kaayo ka

phrase

you're amazing

grah-BEH kah-AH-yoh kah

Grabe kaayo ka, salamat.

You're amazing, thank you.

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grabeh

interjection

wow / intense

GRAH-beh

Grabeh ang init.

The heat is intense.

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grabeha

interjection

really / intense

grah-BEH-hah

Grabeha, dako kaayo.

Really, it is very big.

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hala

interjection

oh (surprise)

HAH-lah

Hala, grabe kaayo!

Oh, that’s terrible!

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kalibanga

noun

diarrhoea

kalibanga

Grabe ang akong kalibanga pagkahuman nako og kaon sa gawas.

I have severe diarrhea after eating out.

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kasakit

noun

pain; illness

kasakit

Grabe ang iyang kasakit.

He is in severe pain.

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mao ba gyud

phrase

really

mah-OH bah gyood

Mao ba gyud, grabe.

Really, terrible.

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sus gyud

phrase

oh really

soos gyood

Sus gyud, grabe!

Oh really, terrible!

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susmaryosep

interjection

oh my goodness

soos-mah-ryo-SEP

Susmaryosep, grabe!

Oh my goodness, terrible!

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tinuod ba gyud

phrase

really true

tee-NOH-od bah gyood

Tinuod ba gyud, grabe.

Really true, terrible.

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trapik

noun

traffic

trapik

Grabe ang trapik sa kalsada karon.

The traffic on the road is terrible today.

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Gamay ra

A little

Pronunciation: ga-MAI ra

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Kasabot ko gamay.

I understand a little.

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