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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Pormal

English

formaladjective

Alternative meanings: Following rules, protocol, or an official and serious form. It can refer to language, clothing, events, documents, treatment, or situations.
Pronunciation: POR-mal
Root and affixes: Loanword adapted from formal. Used for something serious, protocol-based, or official in tone.
Variants or conjugations: pormal; formal; official; serious
Related words and expressions: official; serious; document; clothing; meeting; event
Meaning and usage notes: Pormal is used for formal in style, treatment, or presentation. For official as a public official, use opisyal. For serious, seryoso may be more direct.

clothingdocumenteventformallanguageofficialprotocolserioustreatmentwork

Example 1

Kinahanglan og pormal nga sinina sa kalihokan.

Formal clothing is needed for the event.

Example 2

Pormal ang iyang paagi sa pagsulti.

His/her way of speaking is formal.

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Himsog

Basic Vocabulary Body & Health Food & Drink Qualities & Descriptions

English

healthy; fit; healthful; wholesomeadjective

Alternative meanings: Having good health or supporting physical and mental well-being. It can describe a person, food, habit, body, environment, or lifestyle.
Pronunciation: HIM-sog
Root and affixes: Root/adjective: himsog. It can describe good health, physical fitness, or something that helps someone stay healthy.
Variants or conjugations: healthier; healthy body; healthy food; healthy life; health-giving; health
Related words and expressions: body; health; food; exercise; strength; medicine
Meaning and usage notes: Himsog is used for healthy or fit. For health as a noun, use kahimsog. For something that makes one healthy, makapahimsog can be used.

fithealthhealthyhealthy foodwellness

Example 1

Himsog ang bata.

The child is healthy.

Example 2

Kaon og himsog nga pagkaon.

Eat healthy food.

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Balanse

Basic Vocabulary Body & Health Ideas & Abstract Concepts Qualities & Descriptions

English

balance; equilibrium; to balancenoun / verb

Alternative meanings: A state in which parts, forces, weights, or elements remain stable or compensated. It can also refer to physical, emotional, financial, or account balance.
Pronunciation: bah-LAHN-seh
Root and affixes: Loanword adapted from balance. In Cebuano it is related to timbang, weight or balance, and panimbang, balance or equilibrium.
Variants or conjugations: panimbang; pagkatimbang; timbang; scale; balanced; to lose balance
Related words and expressions: weight; stability; condition; control; equilibrium; counterpart
Meaning and usage notes: Balanse is common for balance or equilibrium. Panimbang and pagkatimbang may sound more native when talking about maintaining balance or compensation between parts.

balancecompensationequilibriumstabilityto balance

Example 1

Nawad-an siya sa balanse.

He or she lost balance.

Example 2

Kinahanglan ang balanse sa trabaho ug pamilya.

Balance between work and family is needed.

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Batasan

Basic Vocabulary Ideas & Abstract Concepts People & Relationships Qualities & Descriptions Society & Community

English

habit; attitude; behavior; customnoun

Alternative meanings: Habit, custom, or habitual way of acting; it can also mean attitude, behavior, conduct, character, or manners depending on context.
Pronunciation: bah-TAH-sahn
Root and affixes: Batasan is used for a habitual way of acting or behaving. It can describe habit, attitude, character, custom, or manners depending on context.
Variants or conjugations: batasan; good habit/attitude; bad habit/attitude; ill-mannered; proper conduct; custom
Related words and expressions: character; manners; habit; usual; good; bad; respect
Meaning and usage notes: Batasan is natural for habit when talking about a way of acting or behaving. For a daily routine, adlaw-adlaw nga rutina or naandan may fit better.

attitudebehaviorcharacterconductcustomhabitmannerspersonalityroutine

Example 1

Maayo kaayo ang iyang batasan.

His or her habit or attitude is very good.

Example 2

Lisod usbon ang daotang batasan.

It is hard to change a bad habit.

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Kasarangan

Basic Vocabulary Ideas & Abstract Concepts Numbers & Quantities Qualities & Descriptions

English

medium; moderate; average; intermediateadjective

Alternative meanings: Something in the middle range, neither very large nor very small, neither excessive nor low. It can describe size, amount, level, intensity, or average quality.
Pronunciation: kah-sah-RANG-ahn
Root and affixes: Comes from sarang, capable or sufficient, with ka- and -an forming the idea of a middle, moderate, or average level.
Variants or conjugations: middle; medium-sized; just moderate; somewhat; neither big nor small
Related words and expressions: middle; in between; big; small; enough; normal
Meaning and usage notes: Kasarangan works well for medium, moderate, or average. To say literally in the middle or between two things, tunga-tunga may be more specific.

averageintermediatemediummiddle sizemoderate

Example 1

Kasarangan ang gidak-on sa balay.

The house is medium-sized.

Example 2

Kasarangan ra ang presyo.

The price is moderate.

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Epektibo

Basic Vocabulary Economy & Business Ideas & Abstract Concepts Qualities & Descriptions

English

effective; efficacious; efficientadjective

Alternative meanings: Able to produce the intended result or achieve the goal it was designed for. It can describe a solution, method, treatment, strategy, person, or action.
Pronunciation: eh-pek-TEE-boh
Root and affixes: Loanword adapted from efectivo/effective. It is related to epekto, effect or result.
Variants or conjugations: very effective; not effective; effectiveness; good; useful
Related words and expressions: effect; result; solution; method; strategy; good
Meaning and usage notes: Epektibo is used for effective or efficacious when something produces results. Maayo can be used more generally as good or works well, but epektibo is more precise.

effectiveefficaciousefficientresultuseful

Example 1

Epektibo ang bag-ong pamaagi.

The new method is effective.

Example 2

Dili epektibo ang tambal kung sayop ang paggamit.

The medicine is not effective if used incorrectly.

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Init

Basic Vocabulary Qualities & Descriptions Travel & Transportation

English

heat; hotnoun / adjective

Alternative meanings: Heat or high temperature. It can also describe something that is hot, depending on context.
Pronunciation: EE-nit
Root and affixes: Init is the base idea of heat or hot. Kainit can express heat or the intensity of heat.
Variants or conjugations: init; kainit; mainit; very hot
Related words and expressions: temperature; sun; summer; heat; cold; weather
Meaning and usage notes: As a noun it can mean heat; as a description it can mean hot. To say it is hot, init kaayo or grabe ang kainit can be used depending on tone.

climatefeelingheathotsummersuntemperatureweather

Example 1

Init kaayo karon.

It is very hot today.

Example 2

Nabati nako ang kainit sa adlaw.

I felt the heat of the sun.

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Dali

Actions & States Basic Vocabulary Connectors & Function Words Qualities & Descriptions

English

quickly; fast; quickadverb / adjective

Alternative meanings: Indicates that an action happens with speed, haste, or little time. It can also be used as a command or expression meaning hurry or come quickly.
Pronunciation: DAH-lee
Root and affixes: Root: dali. Depending on context, it can mean quick, quickly, easy, to hurry, or come here.
Variants or conjugations: dali-dali; dalia; gidali; dinalian; paspas; dayon
Related words and expressions: fast; slow; hurry; immediately; hasty
Meaning and usage notes: Dali works for quickly or fast. Dali-dali intensifies the idea of rushing. Paspas also means fast or speedy. Dayon expresses immediately or right away.

fasthurryquicklyright awayspeed

Example 1

Buhata kini dali.

Do this quickly.

Example 2

Dali-dali siya og lakaw.

He or she walked in a hurry.

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Emosyonal

Basic Vocabulary Body & Health Ideas & Abstract Concepts Qualities & Descriptions

English

emotionaladjective

Alternative meanings: Related to emotions or feelings. It can also describe a person, reaction, or situation strongly affected by emotion.
Pronunciation: eh-moh-SYOH-nahl
Root and affixes: Loanword adapted from emocional/emotional. It is related to emosyon, emotion.
Variants or conjugations: emosyon; very emotional; feeling; felt emotion
Related words and expressions: feeling; heart; sadness; happiness; fear; anger
Meaning and usage notes: Emosyonal can be used for emotional health, emotional reactions, or a person who is easily moved by feelings.

emotionemotionalemotional healthfeelingssensitive

Example 1

Emosyonal kaayo ang iyang tubag.

The response was very emotional.

Example 2

Importante ang emosyonal nga kahimsog.

Emotional health is important.

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Panglantaw

Basic Vocabulary Ideas & Abstract Concepts Qualities & Descriptions Society & Community

English

perception; perspective; point of viewnoun

Alternative meanings: The way a person sees, interprets, or understands a situation, idea, image, or experience. It can refer to mental perception as well as perspective or point of view.
Pronunciation: pahng-LAHN-tow
Root and affixes: Comes from lantaw, to look, observe, or look ahead, with pang- forming the idea of a way of seeing, perspective, or perception.
Variants or conjugations: panlantaw; panan-aw; perspektibo; pagpakasabot
Related words and expressions: look; view; understand; thought; way of seeing
Meaning and usage notes: Panglantaw works well when perception means point of view or perspective. For direct visual perception, panan-aw can be more specific.

interpretationperceptionperspectivepoint of viewvision

Example 1

Lahi ang iyang panglantaw sa kinabuhi.

That person has a different perception of life.

Example 2

Importante ang panglantaw sa matag tawo.

The perception of each person is important.

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Abante

Actions & States Basic Vocabulary Education & Learning Ideas & Abstract Concepts Qualities & Descriptions

English

advanced; to advance; aheadadjective / verb / adverb

Alternative meanings: Advanced, ahead, or forward; also to advance, move forward, make progress, or be at a higher level.
Pronunciation: ah-BAHN-teh
Root and affixes: Loanword related to avance/advance. Abante or abanti is used for moving forward physically, going ahead, being in front, or having an advantage. Abanse is also used for advance, especially in progress or advance-payment contexts.
Variants or conjugations: abante; abanti; abanse; advanced; advancing
Related words and expressions: progress; development; modern; go up; step; overtake
Meaning and usage notes: For advanced as a difficulty level, abante can mean advanced or ahead. For progress/development, pag-uswag or kalamboan may sound more natural. For technologically advanced, moderno or abanse nga teknolohiya may fit.

advanceadvancedadvanced levelaheadahead ofdevelopmentforwardmove forwardprogress

Example 1

Abante na ang iyang lebel sa pagtuon.

His/her study level is already advanced.

Example 2

Nag-abante ang proyekto.

The project advanced.

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Matahum

Art, Culture & Entertainment Basic Vocabulary Qualities & Descriptions

English

beautiful; pretty; lovelyadjective

Alternative meanings: Beautiful, pretty, lovely, or attractive; used to describe something or someone with beauty, charm, or a pleasant appearance.
Pronunciation: mah-TAH-hoom
Root and affixes: Related to katahum = beauty. Matahum describes the quality of being beautiful or lovely.
Variants or conjugations: beauty; nice/beautiful; handsome; pretty
Related words and expressions: beauty; nice; flower; face; appearance; love
Meaning and usage notes: Matahum often sounds more expressive or formal for beautiful/lovely. Nindot is broader: nice, good, pleasant. Gwapo/gwapa is often used for attractive people.

appearanceattractivebeautifulbeautyhandsomelovelynicepretty

Example 1

Matahum kaayo ang bulak.

The flower is very beautiful.

Example 2

Matahum ang iyang pahiyom.

His/her smile is beautiful.

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