English–Hiligaynon Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ako	I am ready now. Handa na ako subong.
you	pronoun	ikaw	You are very kind. Buot gid ikaw.
he	pronoun	siya	He is my friend. Siya ang akon abyan.
she	pronoun	siya	She is at home. Siya yara sa balay.
we	pronoun	kita	We will go tomorrow. Makadto kita buwas.
they	pronoun	sila	They are in school. Ari sila sa eskwelahan.
what	pronoun	ano	What do you want? Ano ang gusto mo?
where	adverb	diin	Where is your house? Diin ang imo balay?
when	adverb	san-o	When will you come? San-o ka maabot?
who	pronoun	sin-o	Who is that man? Sin-o ina nga lalaki?
why	adverb	ngaa	Why are you sad? Ngaa nagakasubo ka?
how	adverb	paano	How do you know? Paano mo nahibaluan?
to have	verb	may	I have a book. May libro ako.
to do	verb	himo	I do my work. Ginahimo ko ang akon obra.
to go	verb	kadto	We go to school. Nagakadto kami sa eskwelahan.
to come	verb	kari	Please come here now. Palihog, kari diri subong.
to see	verb	kita	I see the moon. Nakita ko ang bulan.
to know	verb	hibalo	I know your name. Nahibaluan ko ang imo ngalan.
to think	verb	hunahuna	I think about work. Nagahunahuna ako parte sa obra.
to want	verb	gusto	They want more rice. Gusto nila sang dugang nga bugas.
to need	verb	kinahanglan	We need more water. Kinahanglan namon sang dugang nga tubig.
to make	verb	himo	She makes good bread. Naghimo siya sing maayo nga tinapay.
to take	verb	kuha	Take this chair inside. Kuhaa ini nga silya sa sulod.
to give	verb	hatag	Give me the book. Ihatag sa akon ang libro.
to say	verb	hambal	Please say your name. Palihog hambala ang imo ngalan.
to tell	verb	sugid	Tell me the story. Isugid sa akon ang istorya.
to ask	verb	pamangkot	I ask one question. Nagapamangkot ako sang isa ka pamangkot.
to find	verb	kita	We found the house. Nakita namon ang balay.
to look	verb	tan-aw	Look at the sky. Tan-awa ang langit.
to use	verb	gamit	I use this table. Ginagamit ko ini nga lamisa.
to work	verb	obra	They work every day. Nagatrabaho sila kada adlaw.
to eat	verb	kaon	We eat rice daily. Nagakaon kami sang bugas adlaw-adlaw.
to drink	verb	inom	Drink clean water now. Mag-inom sang limpyo nga tubig subong.
to sleep	verb	tulog	The child sleeps early. Nagatulog sayo ang bata.
to walk	verb	lakat	We walk to school. Nagalakat kami pakadto sa eskwelahan.
to run	verb	dalagan	The boy can run fast. Ang bata nga lalaki makadalagan sing dasig.
to read	verb	basa	I read this book. Ginabasa ko ini nga libro.
to write	verb	sulat	She writes every morning. Nagasulat siya kada aga.
to speak	verb	hambal	They speak Hiligaynon well. Maayo sila maghambal sang Hiligaynon.
to listen	verb	pamati	Listen to the music. Pamati sa musika.
to hear	verb	batyag	I hear the rain. Nabatyagan ko ang ulan.
to buy	verb	bakal	I will buy fish. Mabakal ako sang isda.
to sell	verb	baligya	They sell fresh fruit. Nagabaligya sila sang presko nga prutas.
to pay	verb	bayad	Pay the money now. Magbayad sang kuwarta subong.
to help	verb	bulig	Please help my mother. Palihog buligi ang akon iloy.
to love	verb	palangga	I love my family. Palangga ko ang akon pamilya.
to die	verb	patay	The fish will die. Mapatay ang isda.
to learn	verb	tuon	Children learn at school. Nagatuon ang mga bata sa eskwelahan.
to teach	verb	tudlo	They teach the children. Ginatudluan nila ang mga bata.
to open	verb	bukas	Open the door now. Buksa ang pwerta subong.
to close	verb	sirado	Close the window gently. Sirad-i hinay ang bintana.
person	noun	tawo	That person is kind. Buot ina nga tawo.
man	noun	lalaki	The man is tall. Mataas ang lalaki.
woman	noun	babayi	The woman is smiling. Nagangisi ang babayi.
child	noun	bata	The child is sleeping. Nagatulog ang bata.
boy	noun	lalaki nga bata	The boy runs fast. Ang lalaki nga bata nagadalagan sing dasig.
girl	noun	babayi nga bata	The girl reads quietly. Ang babayi nga bata nagabasa sing hipos.
family	noun	pamilya	My family is happy. Malipayon ang akon pamilya.
mother	noun	iloy	My mother cooks food. Ang akon iloy nagaluto sang pagkaon.
father	noun	amay	My father is working. Nagatrabaho ang akon amay.
friend	noun	abyan	She is my friend. Siya ang akon abyan.
house	noun	balay	Their house is big. Dako ang ila balay.
home	noun	panimalay	We are going home. Pakadto kami sa panimalay.
school	noun	eskwelahan	The school is near. Malapit ang eskwelahan.
city	noun	syudad	This city is busy. Masako ini nga syudad.
country	noun	pungsod	Our country is beautiful. Matahum ang aton pungsod.
world	noun	kalibutan	The world is changing. Nagabag-o ang kalibutan.
street	noun	dalan	The street is long. Malaba ang dalan.
room	noun	kuwarto	This room is clean. Limpyo ini nga kuwarto.
time	noun	oras	Time moves very fast. Madasig gid ang oras.
day	noun	adlaw	Today is a good day. Maayo nga adlaw subong.
night	noun	gab-i	The night is cold. Malamig ang gab-i.
morning	noun	aga	The morning is quiet. Hilum ang aga.
evening	noun	hapon	We walk every evening. Nagalakat kami kada hapon.
week	noun	semana	One week is short. Malip-ot ang isa ka semana.
month	noun	bulan	This month is busy. Masako ini nga bulan.
year	noun	tuig	This year is new. Bag-o ini nga tuig.
today	adverb	subong	I work today. Nagatrabaho ako subong.
tomorrow	adverb	buwas	We will leave tomorrow. Malakat kami buwas.
yesterday	adverb	kahapon	She came yesterday. Nag-abot siya kahapon.
now	adverb	subong	Come here now. Kari diri subong.
sun	noun	adlaw	The sun is hot. Mainit ang adlaw.
moon	noun	bulan	The moon is bright. Masanag ang bulan.
star	noun	bituon	That star is bright. Masanag ina nga bituon.
sky	noun	langit	The sky is blue. Asul ang langit.
fire	noun	kalayo	The fire is hot. Mainit ang kalayo.
water	noun	tubig	The water is cold. Malamig ang tubig.
rain	noun	ulan	The rain is strong. Kusog ang ulan.
wind	noun	hangin	The wind is cold. Malamig ang hangin.
tree	noun	kahoy	That tree is tall. Mataas ina nga kahoy.
flower	noun	bulak	This flower is beautiful. Matahum ini nga bulak.
mountain	noun	bukid	The mountain is high. Mataas ang bukid.
river	noun	suba	The river is wide. Madalum ang suba.
sea	noun	dagat	The sea is calm. Malinong ang dagat.
food	noun	pagkaon	The food is delicious. Namit ang pagkaon.
bread	noun	tinapay	This bread is fresh. Presko ini nga tinapay.
rice	noun	bugas	We eat rice daily. Nagakaon kami sang bugas adlaw-adlaw.
meat	noun	karne	The meat is cooked. Luto na ang karne.
fish	noun	isda	The fish is fresh. Presko ang isda.
egg	noun	itlog	I ate one egg. Nagkaon ako sang isa ka itlog.
milk	noun	gatas	The milk is warm. Malahod ang gatas.
fruit	noun	prutas	This fruit is sweet. Matam-is ini nga prutas.
tea	noun	tsa	I drink hot tea. Nagainom ako sing mainit nga tsa.
coffee	noun	kape	He drinks black coffee. Nagainom siya sing itom nga kape.
head	noun	ulo	My head hurts today. Masakit ang akon ulo subong.
eye	noun	mata	Her eye is red. Pula ang iya mata.
ear	noun	dalunggan	My ear can hear. Makabati ang akon dalunggan.
mouth	noun	baba	Open your mouth wide. Buksa sing daku ang imo baba.
nose	noun	ilong	My nose is cold. Malamig ang akon ilong.
hand	noun	kamot	Wash your hands well. Hugasi sing maayo ang imo mga kamot.
foot	noun	tiil	My foot hurts now. Masakit ang akon tiil subong.
heart	noun	tagipusuon	The heart beats fast. Madasig ang tibok sang tagipusuon.
name	noun	ngalan	Your name is beautiful. Matahum ang imo ngalan.
book	noun	libro	This book is new. Bag-o ini nga libro.
word	noun	pulong	That word is wrong. Sala ina nga pulong.
language	noun	hambalanon	Hiligaynon is our language. Hiligaynon ang aton hambalanon.
money	noun	kuwarta	I need more money. Kinahanglan ko sang dugang nga kuwarta.
work	noun	obra	My work is hard. Budlay ang akon obra.
love	noun	gugma	Love makes life beautiful. Ang gugma nagapamatahum sang kabuhi.
music	noun	musika	The music is loud. Makusog ang musika.
story	noun	istorya	Her story is sad. Masubo ang iya istorya.
way	noun	paagi	This way is easy. Sayon ini nga paagi.
thing	noun	butang	That thing is new. Bag-o ina nga butang.
life	noun	kabuhi	Life is beautiful. Matahum ang kabuhi.
door	noun	pwerta	The door is open. Bukas ang pwerta.
table	noun	lamisa	The table is clean. Limpyo ang lamisa.
chair	noun	silya	The chair is small. Gamay ang silya.
car	noun	salakyan	The car is fast. Madasig ang salakyan.
good	adjective	maayo	This food is good. Maayo ini nga pagkaon.
bad	adjective	malain	That is a bad idea. Malain ina nga hunahuna.
big	adjective	dako	They have a big house. May dako sila nga balay.
small	adjective	gamay	The room is small. Gamay ang kuwarto.
new	adjective	bag-o	I bought a new book. Nagbakal ako sang bag-o nga libro.
old	adjective	daan	This house is old. Daan ini nga balay.
long	adjective	malaba	The road is long. Malaba ang dalan.
short	adjective	malip-ot	The story is short. Malip-ot ang istorya.
high	adjective	mataas	The mountain is high. Mataas ang bukid.
low	adjective	manubo	The chair is low. Manubo ang silya.
hot	adjective	mainit	The tea is hot. Mainit ang tsa.
cold	adjective	malamig	The water is cold. Malamig ang tubig.
happy	adjective	malipayon	The child is happy. Malipayon ang bata.
sad	adjective	masubo	She feels sad today. Masubo siya subong.
beautiful	adjective	matahum	The flower is beautiful. Matahum ang bulak.
easy	adjective	sayon	This work is easy. Sayon ini nga obra.
hard	adjective	budlay	This lesson is hard. Budlay ini nga leksyon.
fast	adjective	madasig	That car is fast. Madasig ina nga salakyan.
slow	adjective	mahinay	The turtle is slow. Mahinay ang pag-giho sang pagong.
right	adjective	husto	Your answer is right. Husto ang imo sabat.
wrong	adjective	sala	That answer is wrong. Sala ina nga sabat.
important	adjective	importante	This work is important. Importante ini nga obra.
true	adjective	matuod	That story is true. Matuod ina nga istorya.
full	adjective	puno	The glass is full. Puno ang baso.
empty	adjective	wala sing sulod	The room is empty. Wala sing sulod ang kuwarto.
young	adjective	bataon	The dog is young. Bataon ang ido.
strong	adjective	kusog	My father is strong. Kusog ang akon amay.
weak	adjective	maluya	He feels weak today. Maluya siya subong.
red	adjective	pula	The flower is red. Pula ang bulak.
blue	adjective	asul	The sky is blue. Asul ang langit.
green	adjective	berde	The tree is green. Berde ang kahoy.
yellow	adjective	dalag	The fruit is yellow. Dalag ang prutas.
black	adjective	itom	The dog is black. Itom ang ido.
white	adjective	puti	The milk is white. Puti ang gatas.
yes	interjection	huo	Yes, I understand now. Huo, nakaintiendi ako subong.
no	interjection	indi	No, I cannot go. Indi, indi ako makakadto.
not	adverb	indi	I am not ready. Indi pa ako handa.
and	conjunction	kag	Mother and father are here. Ari ang iloy kag amay.
or	conjunction	ukon	Tea or coffee is fine. Tsa ukon kape, puwede.
but	conjunction	apang	I am tired but happy. Kapoy ako apang malipayon.
if	conjunction	kon	If you come, call me. Kon magkari ka, tawga ako.
because	conjunction	kay	I stayed because it rained. Nagpabilin ako kay nag-ulan.
with	preposition	upod sa	I came with my friend. Nagkadto ako upod sa akon abyan.
without	preposition	wala sang	He left without money. Naghalin siya wala sang kuwarta.
for	preposition	para sa	This gift is for you. Ini nga regalo para sa imo.
from	preposition	halin sa	She came from school. Naghalin siya halin sa eskwelahan.
to	preposition	sa	We went to the city. Nagkadto kami sa syudad.