Bug-at og baba.
phraseReluctant to speak; tight-lipped
BUG-at BA-ba
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mangita ug skolarship
look for a scholarship
Pronunciation: mang-NEE-tah oog SKOH-lar-ship
Mangita ko ug skolarship sa unibersidad.
I look for a scholarship at the university.
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ug
commonly means “and” or links a verb with an object
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mangita
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mahn-NGEE-tah
ug
and; with
ug
skolarship
scholarship
SKOH-lar-ship
Related entries
Gugma
nounLove
GUG-ma
Hamugaway
adjectiveComfortable; convenient
ha-mu-ga-way
Kadaugan sa Mactan
nounKadaugan sa Mactan (festival)
kah-dah-OO-gan sa mak-TAHN
Katug
verbSleep
KA-tug
Kaugalingong kabubut-on
phraseOne's own free will
u-TANG ka-bu-BUT-on
Ko
pronounI / me (short form, used after verbs)
ko
Libre ka ugma sa hapon?
phraseAre you free tomorrow afternoon?
libre ka ugma sa hapon
Lugar
nounPlace
LU-gar
Lugar lang, palihog.
phrasePlease stop here.
lugar lang, palihog
Naa koy sugyot
phraseI have a suggestion
nah-AH koy SOOG-yot
Nagdugo ang samad.
phraseThe wound is bleeding.
nagdugo ang samad
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