Cebuano–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
ako	pronoun	I	Andam na ako karon. I am ready now.
ikaw	pronoun	you	Buotan kaayo ikaw. You are very kind.
siya	pronoun	he	Siya akong igsoon nga lalaki. He is my brother.
siya	pronoun	she	Siya akong igsoon nga babaye. She is my sister.
kami	pronoun	we	Moadto kami ugma. We will go tomorrow.
sila	pronoun	they	Nagpuyo sila duol dinhi. They live near here.
unsa	pronoun	what	Unsa ang imong gikinahanglan? What do you need?
asa	adverb	where	Asa ang imong balay? Where is your house?
kanus-a	adverb	when	Kanus-a ka moanhi? When will you come?
kinsa	pronoun	who	Kinsa ang naa sa pultahan? Who is at the door?
ngano	adverb	why	Ngano nga ulahi ka? Why are you late?
unsaon	adverb	how	Unsaon nimo pagkahibalo? How do you know?
nga	verb	to be	Init ang pagkaon. The food is hot.
aduna	verb	to have	Aduna akoy libro. I have a book.
buhat	verb	to do	Gibuhat ko akong trabaho adlaw-adlaw. I do my work daily.
adto	verb	to go	Moadto kami sa eskwelahan. We go to school.
anhi	verb	to come	Palihog anhi dinhi karon. Please come here now.
tan-aw	verb	to see	Nakita ko ang bulan. I see the moon.
hibalo	verb	to know	Nahibalo ko sa tubag. I know the answer.
hunahuna	verb	to think	Naghunahuna ako bahin sa kinabuhi. I think about life.
gusto	verb	to want	Gusto ko ug tubig. I want some water.
kinahanglan	verb	to need	Nagkinahanglan kami ug dugang oras. We need more time.
himo	verb	to make	Naghimo sila ug maayong pan. They make good bread.
kuha	verb	to take	Kuhaa kining bag pauli. Take this bag home.
hatag	verb	to give	Palihog hatagi ko ug tubig. Please give me water.
ingon	verb	to say	Ayaw pag-ingon ana. Do not say that.
sulti	verb	to tell	Isulti kanako ang estorya. Tell me the story.
pangutana	verb	to ask	Mangutana ako ug usa ka pangutana. I ask one question.
pangita	verb	to find	Nakaplagan ko ang imong libro. I found your book.
tan-aw	verb	to look	Tan-awa ang langit. Look at the sky.
gamit	verb	to use	Gigamit namo kining lamesa. We use this table.
trabaho	verb	to work	Nagtrabaho sila matag adlaw. They work every day.
kaon	verb	to eat	Mokaon kami ug bugas adlaw-adlaw. We eat rice daily.
inom	verb	to drink	Moinom ako ug init nga tsa. I drink warm tea.
tulog	verb	to sleep	Matulog sayo ang bata. The child sleeps early.
lakaw	verb	to walk	Maglakaw kami paingon sa eskwelahan. We walk to school.
dagan	verb	to run	Ang batang lalaki makadagan paspas. The boy can run fast.
basa	verb	to read	Gibasa ko kining libro. I read this book.
sulat	verb	to write	Palihog isulat ang imong ngalan. Please write your name.
sulti	verb	to speak	Nagsulti siya nga hinay kaayo. She speaks very softly.
pamati	verb	to listen	Pamati sa musika. Listen to the music.
dungog	verb	to hear	Nadungog ko ang ulan. I hear the rain.
palit	verb	to buy	Mopalit kami ug preskong isda. We buy fresh fish.
baligya	verb	to sell	Nagbaligya sila ug prutas dinhi. They sell fruit here.
bayad	verb	to pay	Mobayad ako gamit ug kuwarta. I pay with cash.
tabang	verb	to help	Palihog tabangi akong inahan. Please help my mother.
higugma	verb	to love	Gihigugma ko akong pamilya. I love my family.
puyo	verb	to live	Nagpuyo kami sa siyudad. We live in the city.
mamatay	verb	to die	Ang tanang tawo kinahanglan mamatay. All people must die.
tuon	verb	to learn	Ang mga bata nagtuon sa eskwelahan. Children learn at school.
tudlo	verb	to teach	Nagtudlo sila sa mga bata. They teach the children.
abli	verb	to open	Ablihi ang pultahan hinayhinay. Open the door slowly.
sirado	verb	to close	Sirad-i ang bintana karon. Close the window now.
tawo	noun	person	Kana nga tawo mahigalaon. That person is friendly.
lalaki	noun	man	Taas ang lalaki. The man is tall.
babaye	noun	woman	Buotan ang babaye. The woman is kind.
bata	noun	child	Natutulog ang bata. The child is sleeping.
batang lalaki	noun	boy	Ang batang lalaki modagan paspas. The boy runs fast.
batang babaye	noun	girl	Ang batang babaye maayo mobasa. The girl reads well.
pamilya	noun	family	Malipayon akong pamilya. My family is happy.
inahan	noun	mother	Ang akong inahan nagluto ug bugas. My mother cooks rice.
amahan	noun	father	Ang akong amahan nagtrabaho dinhi. My father works here.
higala	noun	friend	Ang akong higala nagpuyo duol. My friend lives nearby.
balay	noun	house	Dako ang ilang balay. Their house is big.
balay	noun	home	Pauli na ako sa balay. I am going home.
eskwelahan	noun	school	Bag-o ang eskwelahan. The school is new.
siyudad	noun	city	Abala kining siyudad. This city is busy.
nasod	noun	country	Matahum ang among nasod. Our country is beautiful.
kalibotan	noun	world	Nag-usab ang kalibotan. The world is changing.
dalan	noun	street	Taas ang dalan. The street is long.
kwarto	noun	room	Hinlo kining kwarto. This room is clean.
oras	noun	time	Ang oras moagi paspas kaayo. Time passes very quickly.
adlaw	noun	day	Maayo nga adlaw karon. Today is a good day.
gabii	noun	night	Tugnaw ang gabii. The night is cold.
buntag	noun	morning	Hayag ang buntag. The morning is bright.
gabi-i	noun	evening	Hilom ang gabi-i. The evening is शांत.
semana	noun	week	Nagtrabaho ako matag semana. I work every week.
bulan	noun	month	Abala ang sunod bulan. Next month is busy.
tuig	noun	year	Importante kining tuiga. This year is important.
karon	adverb	today	Abala ako karon. I am busy today.
ugma	adverb	tomorrow	Molakaw kami ugma buntag. We leave tomorrow morning.
kagahapon	adverb	yesterday	Nakita ko siya kagahapon. I saw her yesterday.
karon	adverb	now	Anhi dinhi karon. Come here now.
adlaw	noun	sun	Init ang adlaw. The sun is hot.
bulan	noun	moon	Hayag ang bulan. The moon is bright.
bituon	noun	star	Hayag kana nga bituon. That star is bright.
langit	noun	sky	Asul ang langit. The sky is blue.
yuta	noun	earth	Lingin ang yuta. The earth is round.
kalayo	noun	fire	Init ang kalayo. The fire is hot.
tubig	noun	water	Tugnaw ang tubig. The water is cold.
ulan	noun	rain	Kusog ang ulan. The rain is heavy.
hangin	noun	wind	Kusgan ang hangin. The wind is strong.
kahoy	noun	tree	Taas kana nga kahoy. That tree is tall.
bulak	noun	flower	Matahum kining bulak. This flower is beautiful.
bukid	noun	mountain	Taas ang bukid. The mountain is high.
suba	noun	river	Taas ang suba. The river is long.
dagat	noun	sea	Hilom ang dagat. The sea is calm.
pagkaon	noun	food	Lami ang pagkaon. The food is delicious.
pan	noun	bread	Mokaon ako ug pan adlaw-adlaw. I eat bread daily.
bugas	noun	rice	Nagluto kami ug bugas adlaw-adlaw. We cook rice daily.
karne	noun	meat	Presko ang karne. The meat is fresh.
isda	noun	fish	Presko ang isda. The fish is fresh.
itlog	noun	egg	Mikaon ako ug usa ka itlog. I ate one egg.
gatas	noun	milk	Init-init ang gatas. The milk is warm.
prutas	noun	fruit	Matam-is kining prutas. This fruit is sweet.
tsa	noun	tea	Moinom siya ug init nga tsa. She drinks hot tea.
kape	noun	coffee	Moinom ako ug kape karon. I drink coffee now.
ulo	noun	head	Sakit akong ulo karon. My head hurts today.
mata	noun	eye	Pula ang iyang mata. Her eye is red.
dalunggan	noun	ear	Sakit kaayo akong dalunggan. My ear hurts badly.
baba	noun	mouth	Ablihi ang imong baba ug dako. Open your mouth wide.
ilong	noun	nose	Tugnaw akong ilong. My nose is cold.
kamot	noun	hand	Hugasi ang imong kamot karon. Wash your hand now.
tiil	noun	foot	Sakit akong tiil. My foot is sore.
kasingkasing	noun	heart	Paspas motibok ang kasingkasing. The heart beats fast.
ngalan	noun	name	Maria ang akong ngalan. My name is Maria.
libro	noun	book	Bag-o kining libro. This book is new.
pulong	noun	word	Lisod kana nga pulong. That word is hard.
pinulongan	noun	language	Ang Cebuano mao ang among pinulongan. Cebuano is our language.
kuwarta	noun	money	Nagkinahanglan ako ug dugang kuwarta. I need more money.
trabaho	noun	work	Lisod akong trabaho. My work is hard.
gugma	noun	love	Importante kaayo ang gugma. Love is very important.
musika	noun	music	Matahum ang musika. The music is beautiful.
estorya	noun	story	Masulob-on ang iyang estorya. Her story is sad.
paagi	noun	way	Sayon kining paagi. This way is easy.
butang	noun	thing	Ako kana nga butang. That thing is mine.
kinabuhi	noun	life	Mubo ra kaayo ang kinabuhi. Life is very short.
pultahan	noun	door	Abli ang pultahan. The door is open.
lamesa	noun	table	Hinlo ang lamesa. The table is clean.
lingkuranan	noun	chair	Daan kining lingkuranan. This chair is old.
sakyanan	noun	car	Bag-o ang sakyanan. The car is new.
maayo	adjective	good	Maayo kining libro. This book is good.
daotan	adjective	bad	Dautan kana nga pagkaon. That food is bad.
dako	adjective	big	Dako ang ilang balay. Their house is big.
gamay	adjective	small	Gamay ang kwarto. The room is small.
bag-o	adjective	new	Nakapalit ako ug bag-ong sakyanan. I bought a new car.
daan	adjective	old	Daan kining lingkuranan. This chair is old.
taas	adjective	long	Taas ang dalan. The road is long.
mubo	adjective	short	Mubo ang estorya. The story is short.
taas	adjective	high	Taas kana nga bukid. That mountain is high.
ubos	adjective	low	Ubos ang lamesa. The table is low.
init	adjective	hot	Init ang kape. The coffee is hot.
tugnaw	adjective	cold	Tugnaw ang tubig. The water is cold.
malipayon	adjective	happy	Malipayon ang bata. The child is happy.
masulob-on	adjective	sad	Masulob-on siya karon. She feels sad today.
matahum	adjective	beautiful	Matahum ang bulak. The flower is beautiful.
sayon	adjective	easy	Sayon kining trabaho. This work is easy.
lisod	adjective	hard	Lisod kining pangutana. This question is hard.
paspas	adjective	fast	Paspas kana nga sakyanan. That car is fast.
hinay	adjective	slow	Hinay ang pawikan. The turtle is slow.
sakto	adjective	right	Sakto ang imong tubag. Your answer is right.
sayop	adjective	wrong	Sayop kana nga tubag. That answer is wrong.
importante	adjective	important	Importante kining leksyon. This lesson is important.
tinuod	adjective	true	Tinuod kana nga estorya. That story is true.
puno	adjective	full	Puno ang baso. The glass is full.
walay sulod	adjective	empty	Walay sulod ang kwarto. The room is empty.
batan-on	adjective	young	Batan-on pa siya. She is still young.
kusgan	adjective	strong	Kusgan ang lalaki. The man is strong.
luya	adjective	weak	Luya ako karon. I feel weak today.
pula	adjective	red	Pula ang bulak. The flower is red.
asul	adjective	blue	Asul ang langit. The sky is blue.
berde	adjective	green	Berde ang dahon. The leaf is green.
dalag	adjective	yellow	Dalag ang prutas. The fruit is yellow.
itom	adjective	black	Itom ang bag. The bag is black.
puti	adjective	white	Puti ang gatas. The milk is white.
oo	interjection	yes	Oo, nakasabot na ako karon. Yes, I understand now.
dili	interjection	no	Dili, dili ako kaanhi. No, I cannot come.
dili	adverb	not	Dili ako kapoy. I am not tired.
ug	conjunction	and	Nakapalit ako ug pan ug gatas. I bought bread and milk.
o	conjunction	or	Tsa o kape, pwede ra. Tea or coffee is fine.
apan	conjunction	but	Kapoy ako, apan malipayon. I am tired, but happy.
kon	conjunction	if	Kon moulan, pabilin sa balay. If it rains, stay home.
kay	conjunction	because	Nagpabilin ako sa balay kay nag-ulan. I stayed home because rain fell.
uban sa	preposition	with	Mianhi ako uban sa akong higala. I came with my friend.
walay	preposition	without	Milakaw siya walay kuwarta. He left without money.
alang sa	preposition	for	Kining regalo alang sa imo. This gift is for you.
gikan sa	preposition	from	Ako gikan sa Cebu. I am from Cebu.
sa	preposition	to	Miadto kami sa eskwelahan. We went to school.