abot na
phrasearrived already
AH-bot nah
Abot na siya.
He has arrived.
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abtik
adjectivequick / agile
ab-TEEK
Abtik siya sa trabaho.
He is quick at work.
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.
atubangan sa balay
phrasein front of the house
ah-TOO-bah-gan sa BAH-lay
Naa siya atubangan sa balay.
He is in front of the house.
balik na
phraseback already
BAH-lik nah
Balik na siya sa balay.
He is back home already.
basi
adverbmaybe / might
bah-SEE
Basi dili siya moadto.
Maybe he won’t go.
basig dili
phrasemaybe not
bah-SEEG dee-LEE
Basig dili siya moari.
Maybe he won’t come.
bata pa
phrasestill a child
BAH-tah pah
Bata pa siya.
He is still a child.
batugan
nounlazy person
bah-TOO-gan
Batugan kaayo siya.
He is very lazy.
batugon
adjectivelazy
bah-TOO-gon
Batugon kaayo siya.
He is very lazy.
batugon kaayo
phrasevery lazy
bah-TOO-gon kah-AH-yoh
Batugon kaayo siya sa trabaho.
He is very lazy at work.
baynte
nountwenty
baynte
Baynte anyos na siya karon.
He is twenty years old now.
bestida
noundress
bestida
Nagsul-ob siya og nindot nga bestida.
She is wearing a beautiful dress.
bola
nounflattery / sweet talk
BOH-lah
Bola ra na siya, dili tinuod.
That’s just flattery, not true.
buang
adjectivecrazy / fool
BOO-ahng
Buang kaayo siya.
He is very crazy.
Bug-at og baba.
phraseReluctant to speak; tight-lipped
BUG-at BA-ba
Bug-at og baba kaayo siya.
He or she is very reluctant to speak.
buotan
adjectivekind / good-natured
boo-OH-tan
Buotan kaayo siya.
He is very kind.
buotan kaayo
phrasevery kind
boo-OH-tan kah-AH-yoh
Buotan kaayo siya.
She is very kind.
dagan
verbrun
dagan
Dagan siya og kusog sa dihang nakakita siya og iro.
He ran fast when he saw a dog.
dako na
phrasegrown up now
DAH-koh nah
Dako na siya.
He is grown up now.
dali kaayo
phrasevery fast
DAH-lee kah-AH-yoh
Dali kaayo siya moabot.
He arrives very fast.
daw
particlereportedly; apparently
daw
Daw masuko man siya sa imong giingon.
He seems to be angry about what you said.
di siya
phrasehe/she doesn't
dee SHEE-yah
Di siya moabot.
He won't arrive.
didto na
phrasethere now
deed-TOH nah
Didto na siya.
He is there now.
dili kanunay
phrasenot often
dee-LEE kah-NOO-nay
Dili kanunay siya moabot.
He does not often arrive.
dili ko kabalo kung
phraseI don't know if
dee-LEE koh kah-BAH-loh koong
Dili ko kabalo kung moari siya.
I don't know if he will come.
dili ko sigurado kung
phraseI'm not sure if
dee-LEE koh see-goo-RAH-doh koong
Dili ko sigurado kung moari siya.
I'm not sure if he will come.
dili maayong kinaiya
phrasebad character
dee-LEE mah-AH-yong kee-nah-EE-yah
Dili maayong kinaiya siya.
He has a bad character.
dili mosunod sa balaod
phrasedoesn't follow the law
dee-LEE mo-soo-nod sa bah-LAH-od
Dili mosunod sa balaod siya.
He doesn't follow the law.
diyabetes
noundiabetes
diyabetes
Nag-amping siya tungod sa iyang diyabetes.
He is being careful because of his diabetes.
Enero
nounJanuary
enero
Natawo siya niadtong Enero.
She was born in January.
gahi ug ulo
phrasehard-headed / stubborn
gah-HEE oog OO-loh
Gahi ug ulo kaayo siya.
He is very stubborn.
gutom sa gugma
phraselove-starved
GOO-tom sah GOOG-mah
Gutom sa gugma siya.
He is love-starved.
guwapa kaayo
phrasevery beautiful
gwah-PAH kah-AH-yoh
Guwapa kaayo siya.
She is very beautiful.
guwapo kaayo
phrasevery handsome
gwah-POH kah-AH-yoh
Guwapo kaayo siya.
He is very handsome.
hain man
phrasewhere is it
HAH-een man
Hain man siya karon?
Where is he now?
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