English–Waray Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ako	I am ready now. Andam na ako yana.
you	pronoun	ikaw	You are very kind. Buotan ka gud.
he	pronoun	hiya	He is my brother. Hiya an akon bugto nga lalaki.
she	pronoun	hiya	She is at home. Hiya aadto ha balay.
we	pronoun	kami	We work every day. Natrabaho kami kada adlaw.
they	pronoun	hira	They are in school. Aada hira ha eskwelahan.
what	pronoun	ano	What is your name? Ano an imo ngaran?
where	adverb	hain	Where do you live now? Hain ka naukoy yana?
when	adverb	san-o	When will they come? San-o hira maabot?
who	pronoun	hin-o	Who is at the door? Hin-o an aadto ha purtahan?
why	adverb	kay ano	Why are you sad today? Kay ano nga masulob-on ka yana?
how	adverb	paonan-o	How do you know? Paonan-o ka maaram?
to have	verb	may-ada	I have two books. May-ada ako duha nga libro.
to do	verb	buhat	I do my work. Ginbubuhat ko an akon trabaho.
to go	verb	kadto	We go to school. Nakadto kami ha eskwelahan.
to come	verb	kadi	Please come here now. Pakadi ngani yana.
to see	verb	kita	I see the moon. Nakikita ko an bulan.
to know	verb	maaram	I know the answer. Maaram ako han baton.
to think	verb	hunahuna	I think about home. Naghuhunahuna ako han balay.
to want	verb	karuyag	I want some water. Karuyag ko hin tubig.
to need	verb	kinahanglan	We need more rice. Kinahanglan namon hin dugang nga bugas.
to make	verb	himo	They make good bread. Naghihimo hira maupay nga tinapay.
to take	verb	kuha	Take this book home. Kuhaa ini nga libro ngadto ha balay.
to give	verb	hatag	Give me the key. Ihatag ha akon an yawi.
to say	verb	siring	Do not say that. Ayaw pagsiring hito.
to tell	verb	sumat	Tell me the story. Isumat ha akon an istorya.
to ask	verb	pakiana	Ask the teacher now. Pakianhi an magturutdo yana.
to find	verb	bilngon	I found my book. Akon nabilngan an akon libro.
to look	verb	tan-aw	Look at the sky. Tan-awa an langit.
to use	verb	gamit	Use this clean cup. Gamita ini nga malimpyo nga tasa.
to work	verb	trabaho	They work in town. Natrabaho hira ha bungto.
to eat	verb	kaon	We eat rice daily. Nakaon kami bugas kada adlaw.
to drink	verb	inom	Drink water after running. Inom hin tubig katapos dumalagan.
to sleep	verb	turog	The child sleeps early. Natuturog sayo an bata.
to walk	verb	lakat	We walk every morning. Naglalakat kami kada aga.
to run	verb	dalagan	The boy runs fast. Madalagan hin malaksi an lalaki nga bata.
to read	verb	basa	I read this book. Ginbabasa ko ini nga libro.
to write	verb	surat	She writes her name. Ginsusurat niya an iya ngaran.
to speak	verb	yakan	They speak Waray here. Nagyayakan hira hin Waray dinhi.
to listen	verb	pamati	Listen to the music. Pamati han musika.
to hear	verb	bati	I hear the rain. Nababatian ko an uran.
to buy	verb	palit	We buy fresh fish. Napalit kami presko nga isda.
to sell	verb	baligya	They sell fruit outside. Nagbabaligya hira hin prutas ha gawas.
to pay	verb	bayad	Please pay the driver. Pagbayad ha drayber.
to help	verb	bulig	Help your mother today. Buligi an imo nanay yana.
to love	verb	higugma	I love my family. Hinigugma ko an akon pamilya.
to live	verb	ukoy	They live near the river. Naukoy hira hirani ha salog.
to die	verb	patay	All people will die. An ngatanan nga tawo mapapatay.
to learn	verb	tuon	Children learn at school. Nagtutuon an kabataan ha eskwelahan.
to teach	verb	tutdo	She teaches young children. Nagtututdo hiya hin gudtiay nga kabataan.
to open	verb	abri	Open the door slowly. Abrihi hin hinay an purtahan.
to close	verb	sirado	Close the window now. Sirad-i yana an bintana.
person	noun	tawo	That person is kind. Buotan iton tawo.
man	noun	lalaki	The man is tall. Hitaas an lalaki.
woman	noun	babaye	The woman is singing. Nagkakanta an babaye.
child	noun	bata	The child is sleeping. Natuturog an bata.
boy	noun	lalaki nga bata	The boy runs outside. Nadalagan ha gawas an lalaki nga bata.
girl	noun	babaye nga bata	The girl reads quietly. Nagbabasa hin hilom an babaye nga bata.
family	noun	pamilya	My family is large. Dako an akon pamilya.
mother	noun	nanay	My mother is cooking. Nagluluto an akon nanay.
father	noun	tatay	My father works hard. Natrabaho hin maupay an akon tatay.
friend	noun	sangkay	My friend is here. Aadi an akon sangkay.
house	noun	balay	Their house is new. Bag-o an ira balay.
home	noun	balay	I am going home. Nakadto ako ha balay.
school	noun	eskwelahan	The school is nearby. Hirani an eskwelahan.
city	noun	syudad	This city is busy. Abala ini nga syudad.
country	noun	nasod	Our country is beautiful. Maupay an amon nasod.
world	noun	kalibutan	The world is changing. Nagbabag-o an kalibutan.
street	noun	kalsada	The street is long. Halaba an kalsada.
room	noun	kwarto	This room is clean. Malimpyo ini nga kwarto.
time	noun	oras	Time passes very quickly. Malaksi la an pag-agi han oras.
day	noun	adlaw	Today is a good day. Maupay nga adlaw yana.
night	noun	gab-i	The night is cold. Matugnaw an gab-i.
morning	noun	aga	The morning is bright. Masanag an aga.
evening	noun	kulop	The evening is quiet. Mahilom an kulop.
week	noun	semana	I will stay one week. Mauokoy ako hin usa ka semana.
month	noun	bulan	Next month will be busy. Magigin abala an masunod nga bulan.
year	noun	tuig	This year is different. Lain ini nga tuig.
today	adverb	yana	I am busy today. Abala ako yana.
tomorrow	adverb	buwas	We will leave tomorrow. Malakat kami buwas.
yesterday	adverb	kahapon	She arrived yesterday evening. Inmabot hiya kahapon han kulop.
now	adverb	yana	Come here now. Kadi yana.
sun	noun	adlaw	The sun is hot. Mapaso an adlaw.
moon	noun	bulan	The moon is bright. Masanag an bulan.
star	noun	bituon	That star is bright. Masanag iton bituon.
sky	noun	langit	The sky is blue. Asul an langit.
earth	noun	kalibutan	The earth is our home. An kalibutan an aton puluy-an.
fire	noun	kalayo	The fire is hot. Mapaso an kalayo.
water	noun	tubig	The water is clean. Malimpyo an tubig.
rain	noun	uran	The rain is strong. Makusog an uran.
wind	noun	hangin	The wind feels cold. Matugnaw an hangin.
tree	noun	kahoy	The tree is tall. Hitaas an kahoy.
flower	noun	bukad	The flower is beautiful. Maupay an bukad.
mountain	noun	bukid	The mountain is high. Hataas an bukid.
river	noun	salog	The river is wide. Halapad an salog.
sea	noun	dagat	The sea is calm. Mahinay an dagat.
food	noun	pagkaon	The food is delicious. Marasa an pagkaon.
bread	noun	tinapay	This bread is fresh. Presko ini nga tinapay.
rice	noun	bugas	We eat rice daily. Nakaon kami bugas kada adlaw.
meat	noun	karne	The meat is cooked. Luto na an karne.
fish	noun	isda	The fish is fresh. Presko an isda.
egg	noun	itlog	I ate one egg. Nakaon ako hin usa ka itlog.
milk	noun	gatas	The milk is warm. Malamrag an gatas.
fruit	noun	prutas	This fruit is sweet. Matam-is ini nga prutas.
tea	noun	tsa	She drinks hot tea. Naiinom hiya hin mapaso nga tsa.
coffee	noun	kape	I drink coffee daily. Naiinom ako kape kada adlaw.
head	noun	ulo	My head hurts today. Masakit an akon ulo yana.
eye	noun	mata	Her eyes are beautiful. Maupay an iya mga mata.
ear	noun	dalunggan	My ear hurts badly. Masakit gud an akon dalunggan.
mouth	noun	baba	Open your mouth wide. Abrihi an imo baba hin dako.
nose	noun	ilong	My nose is cold. Matugnaw an akon ilong.
hand	noun	kamot	Wash your hands first. Hugasi anay an imo mga kamot.
foot	noun	tiil	His foot is hurt. Nasakitan an iya tiil.
heart	noun	kasingkasing	My heart beats fast. Paspas an pagtibok han akon kasingkasing.
name	noun	ngaran	Her name is Maria. Maria an iya ngaran.
book	noun	libro	This book is new. Bag-o ini nga libro.
word	noun	pulong	That word is common. Komon iton pulong.
language	noun	yinaknan	Waray is my language. Waray an akon yinaknan.
money	noun	kwarta	I need more money. Kinahanglan ko hin dugang nga kwarta.
work	noun	trabaho	My work is hard. Mabug-at an akon trabaho.
love	noun	gugma	Love gives us strength. An gugma naghahatag ha aton kusog.
music	noun	musika	The music is loud. Makusog an musika.
story	noun	istorya	Her story is sad. Masulob-on an iya istorya.
way	noun	agi	This way is easy. Masayon ini nga agi.
thing	noun	butang	That thing is heavy. Mabug-at iton butang.
life	noun	kinabuhi	Life is not easy. Diri masayon an kinabuhi.
door	noun	purtahan	The door is open. Abarto an purtahan.
table	noun	lamesa	The table is round. Malingin an lamesa.
chair	noun	silya	The chair is broken. Guba an silya.
car	noun	awto	The car is new. Bag-o an awto.
good	adjective	maupay	This is a good book. Maupay ini nga libro.
bad	adjective	maraut	That is a bad idea. Maraut iton ideya.
big	adjective	dako	They have a big house. May-ada hira dako nga balay.
small	adjective	gutti	This room is small. Gutliay ini nga kwarto.
new	adjective	bag-o	I bought a new chair. Nagpalit ako hin bag-o nga silya.
old	adjective	daan	This house is old. Daan na ini nga balay.
long	adjective	halaba	The road is long. Halaba an dalan.
short	adjective	halipot	The story is short. Halipot an istorya.
high	adjective	hataas	That mountain is high. Hataas iton bukid.
hot	adjective	mapaso	The coffee is hot. Mapaso an kape.
cold	adjective	matugnaw	The water is cold. Matugnaw an tubig.
happy	adjective	malipayon	The children are happy. Malipayon an kabataan.
sad	adjective	masulob-on	She feels sad today. Masulob-on hiya yana.
beautiful	adjective	matahom	The flower is beautiful. Matahom an bukad.
easy	adjective	masayon	This lesson is easy. Masayon ini nga leksyon.
fast	adjective	malaksi	That horse is fast. Malaksi iton kabayo.
slow	adjective	mahinay	The car is slow. Mahinay an awto.
right	adjective	husto	Your answer is right. Husto an imo baton.
wrong	adjective	sayop	That answer is wrong. Sayop iton baton.
important	adjective	importante	This work is important. Importante ini nga trabaho.
true	adjective	matuod	That story is true. Matuod iton istorya.
full	adjective	puno	The glass is full. Puno an baso.
empty	adjective	waray sulod	The room is empty. Waray sulod an kwarto.
young	adjective	batan-on	She is still young. Batan-on pa hiya.
strong	adjective	makusog	That man is strong. Makusog iton lalaki.
weak	adjective	maluya	I feel weak today. Maluya ako yana.
red	adjective	pula	The flower is red. Pula an bukad.
blue	adjective	asul	The sky is blue. Asul an langit.
green	adjective	lunhaw	The leaves are green. Lunhaw an mga dahon.
yellow	adjective	dalag	The fruit is yellow. Dalag an prutas.
black	adjective	itom	The bag is black. Itom an bag.
white	adjective	maputi	The cloth is white. Maputi an panapton.
yes	interjection	oo	Yes, I can help. Oo, makakabulig ako.
no	interjection	diri	No, I am tired. Diri, kapoy ako.
not	adverb	diri	I am not ready. Diri pa ako andam.
and	conjunction	ngan	Bread and milk are ready. Andam na an tinapay ngan gatas.
or	conjunction	o	Tea or coffee is fine. Maupay an tsa o kape.
but	conjunction	pero	I am tired but happy. Kapoy ako pero malipayon.
if	conjunction	kun	If it rains, stay home. Kun umuran, pabilin ha balay.
because	conjunction	kay	I stayed home because rain fell. Nagpabilin ako ha balay kay nag-uran.
with	preposition	upod	I came with my friend. Inmabot ako upod an akon sangkay.
without	preposition	waray	He left without money. Linakat hiya waray kwarta.
for	preposition	para ha	This gift is for you. Ini nga regalo para ha imo.
from	preposition	tikang ha	She came from the city. Inmabot hiya tikang ha syudad.
to	preposition	ngadto ha	We went to school. Nakadto kami ngadto ha eskwelahan.