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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Linya

English

line; row; queuenoun

Alternative meanings: Line; row; queue; a mark, sequence, or ordered group of people, things, or text.
Pronunciation: LEEN-yah
Root and affixes: Established loanword from Spanish “línea,” adapted as linya.
Variants or conjugations: mga linya; linya sa text; linya sa telepono
Related words and expressions: laray; tudling; mark; number; text
Meaning and usage notes: Linya is used for a written line, phone line, line of people, or line as a mark. For a line of text, tudling may also fit depending on context.

basic wordslinemarkphonequeuerowtext

Example 1

Basaha ang unang linya.

Read the first line.

Example 2

Taas ang linya sa tindahan.

The line at the store is long.

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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

English

thing; object; to putnoun / verb

Alternative meanings: Thing or object. As a verb, it can also mean to put or place something.
Pronunciation: BOO-tahng
Root and affixes: Root: butang. Common verb forms: ibutang, gibutang, magbutang.
Variants or conjugations: ibutang; gibutang; magbutang; mga butang
Related words and expressions: gamit; object; sulod; lugar; ibutang
Meaning and usage notes: As a noun, butang means thing or object. As a verb, it means to put or place, so it can appear with two different meanings.

basic wordsitemnounobjectthingto placeto put

Example 1

Unsa ni nga butang?

What thing is this?

Example 2

Daghan kog mga butang sa balay.

I have many things at home.

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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

English

house / homenoun

Alternative meanings: housenhomendwellingnplace where a person or family lives
Pronunciation: BAH-lai
Root and affixes: Base form: balay.
Variants or conjugations: mga balay = housesnbalay-balay = little house or playing house, depending on contextnpuy-anan = dwelling or residencenbalayan = structure or place related to a house, depending on context
Related words and expressions: puyo = to live or residenpuy-anan = residencenkwarto = roomnpultahan = doornbintana = window
Meaning and usage notes: Used for a physical house or a home. In many contexts it can also carry the emotional sense of home.

basic wordsdwellingfamilyhomehouse

Example 1

Naa ko sa balay.

I am at home.

Example 2

Dako ang ilang balay.

Their house is big.

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