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dili ba

isn’t it

Pronunciation: dee-LEE bah

Dili ba ka ganahan?

Don't you like it?

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Short Cebuano words often carry important grammatical meaning.

dili

negates actions or descriptions: “not/no”

ba

often marks a yes-or-no question

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dili

no / not

dee-LEE

ba

Question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question)

ba

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Ang bayranan, palihog.

phrase

The bill, please.

ang bayranan, palihog

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Ang dili kahibalo molingi sa gigikanan, dili makaabot sa padulngan.

phrase

One who does not look back at where they came from will not reach their destination.

ang TA-o nga di-LI LU-ming-i

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Ba

particle

Question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question)

ba

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Babay

interjection

Goodbye (English loanword)

ba-BAI

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Baga ang kasingkasing

phrase

Brave-hearted / courageous

BA-ga ang ka-SING-ka-sing

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Balaang Kasulatan

noun

Bible

bah-LAH-ang kah-soo-LAH-tan

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basta

interjection

just because / as long as

BAH-stah

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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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