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Most Common Cebuano Words
Cebuano
Essential Cebuano vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| balay | house | BA-lai |
| tubig | water | TU-big |
| tinapay | bread | ti-NA-pai |
| panahon | time / weather | pa-NA-hon |
| tawo | person | TA-wo |
| adlaw | day / sun | AD-law |
| dalan | road / way | DA-lan |
| trabaho | work | tra-BA-ho |
| kwarta | money | KWAR-ta |
| siyudad | city | si-YU-dad |
| eskwelahan | school | es-kwe-LA-han |
| libro | book | LIB-ro |
| ngalan | name | NGA-lan |
| bata | child | BA-ta |
| higala | friend | hi-GA-la |
| pagkaon | food | pag-KA-on |
| pinulongan | language | pi-nu-LO-ngan |
| yuta | earth / land | YU-ta |
| kamot | hand | KA-mot |
| iro | dog | I-ro |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| mao | to be | ma-O |
| moadto | to go | mo-AD-to |
| moanhi | to come | mo-AN-hi |
| mosulti | to speak | mo-SUL-ti |
| mokaon | to eat | mo-KA-on |
| moinom | to drink | mo-I-nom |
| makakita | to see | ma-ka-KI-ta |
| mahibalo | to know | ma-hi-BA-lo |
| gusto | to want | GUS-to |
| mohatag | to give | mo-HA-tag |
| mokuha | to take | mo-KU-ha |
| buhaton | to do | bu-HA-ton |
| maghunahuna | to think | mag-hu-na-HU-na |
| mabuhi | to live | ma-BU-hi |
| mobasa | to read | mo-BA-sa |
| mosulat | to write | mo-SU-lat |
| magtrabaho | to work | mag-tra-BA-ho |
| motabang | to help | mo-TA-bang |
| mangita | to find | ma-NGI-ta |
| mogunit | to hold | mo-GU-nit |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| maayo | good | ma-A-yo |
| daotan | bad | da-O-tan |
| dako | big | DA-ko |
| gamay | small | GA-mai |
| bag-o | new | BAG-o |
| daan | old | da-AN |
| matahum | beautiful | ma-TA-hum |
| paspas | fast | PAS-pas |
| hinay | slow | HI-nai |
| taas | long / tall | ta-AS |
| mubo | short | MU-bo |
| mainit | warm / hot | ma-I-nit |
| bugnaw | cold | BUG-naw |
| kusog | strong | KU-sog |
| sayon | easy | SA-yon |
| lisod | difficult | LI-sod |
| importante | important | im-por-TAN-te |
| kawili-wili | interesting | ka-wi-li-WI-li |
| malipayon | happy | ma-li-PA-yon |
| mahal | expensive | MA-hal |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| karon | now | KA-ron |
| karon nga adlaw | today | KA-ron nga AD-law |
| ugma | tomorrow | UG-ma |
| kagahapon | yesterday | ka-ga-HA-pon |
| dinhi | here | DIN-hi |
| didto | there | DID-to |
| paspas | quickly | PAS-pas |
| hinay-hinay | slowly | HI-nai HI-nai |
| maayo | well | ma-A-yo |
| kaayo | very | ka-A-yo |
| usab | also / too | U-sab |
| dili | not / no | DI-li |
| oo | yes | o-O |
| na | already | na |
| pa | still / yet | pa |
| lamang | only / just | LA-mang |
| tinuod | really | ti-NU-od |
| daghan | a lot | DAG-han |
| gamay | a little | GA-mai |
| dayon | immediately | DA-yon |