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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Nobyembre

Time & Calendar

English

Novembernoun

Alternative meanings: The eleventh month of the year.
Pronunciation: noh-BYEM-breh
Root and affixes: Adapted from Spanish “noviembre”; used as the month name in Cebuano/Bisaya.
Related words and expressions: month; year; October; December
Meaning and usage notes: As a month name, it is usually written with an initial capital letter.

calendarmonthstime

Example 1

Nobyembre na karon.

It is November now.

Example 2

Sa Nobyembre ko moadto.

I will go in November.

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Disyembre

Basic Vocabulary Time & Calendar

English

DecemberNoun / month name

Alternative meanings: December; the twelfth month of the year
Pronunciation: dee-SYEM-breh
Root and affixes: Month name borrowed from Spanish diciembre and adapted into Cebuano/Bisaya as Disyembre.
Variants or conjugations: disyembre; Disyembre; Disiyembre
Related words and expressions: month; year; Christmas; November; January; calendar
Meaning and usage notes: Cebuano/Bisaya month names are largely borrowed from Spanish. To say “in December,” use sa Disyembre.

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Example 1

Moabot siya sa Disyembre.

He/She will arrive in December.

Example 2

Pasko sa Disyembre.

Christmas is in December.

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Didlayin

Basic Vocabulary Economy & Business Time & Calendar Work & Professions

English

deadline / time limitnoun

Alternative meanings: deadline
time limit
due date
maximum time to do something
allowed period, depending on context
Pronunciation: deed-LAH-yin
Root and affixes: Adapted loanword from English deadline. It is used for deadlines in school, work, payments, projects, or submissions.
Variants or conjugations: didlayin = deadline / time limit
deadline = English form also used
panahon = time / period / general term
takdang panahon = fixed time or appointed period, depending on context
katapusang adlaw = last day / final date
Related words and expressions: panahon = time / period
adlaw = day
oras = hour / time
trabaho = work
proyekto = project
bayad = payment
Meaning and usage notes: Use didlayin when plazo means a deadline for submitting, paying, or finishing something. If plazo means a more general period of time, panahon may sound more natural.

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Example 1

Kanus-a ang didlayin sa proyekto?

When is the project deadline?

Example 2

Duol na ang didlayin sa bayad.

The payment deadline is already near.

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Domingo

Basic Vocabulary Time & Calendar

English

SundayNoun / day name

Alternative meanings: Sunday; day of the week
Pronunciation: do-MEEN-go
Root and affixes: A weekday name borrowed from Spanish. It may also appear as dominggo in some sources or usage.
Variants or conjugations: dominggo; Domingo; dominggo de glorya
Related words and expressions: week; day; Monday; Saturday; rest
Meaning and usage notes: To say “on Sunday,” Cebuano commonly uses sa Domingo. For “every Sunday,” use matag Domingo or kada Domingo.

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Example 1

Magpahuway ko sa Domingo.

I will rest on Sunday.

Example 2

Matag Domingo moadto mi sa simbahan.

Every Sunday we go to church.

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dekada

Basic Vocabulary Education & Learning Numbers & Quantities Time & Calendar

English

decadenoun

Alternative meanings: A period of ten years; it can also refer to an era marked by consecutive years, such as the eighties or nineties.
Pronunciation: deh-KAH-dah
Root and affixes: Loanword used in Cebuano from Spanish década.
Variants or conjugations: sandekada, deka-dekada
Related words and expressions: year, time, century, month, date
Meaning and usage notes: Dekada is used for a period of ten years. Sandekada can express one decade or ten years.

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Example 1

Usa ka dekada na siya nagpuyo didto.

He/She has lived there for a decade.

Example 2

Nahitabo kini sa dekada otsenta.

This happened in the eighties.

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higayon

Basic Vocabulary Ideas & Abstract Concepts Time & Calendar

English

occasion / opportunity / momentnoun

Alternative meanings: An occasion, opportunity, moment, or instance when something happens or can happen.
Pronunciation: hee-gah-YON
Root and affixes: From gayon, related to having the chance or time to do something.
Variants or conjugations: kahigayonan, okasyon
Related words and expressions: time, chance, moment, occasion, instance
Meaning and usage notes: Higayon can mean occasion, opportunity, moment, or time/instance. Kahigayonan emphasizes opportunity or chance.

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Example 1

Kini usa ka espesyal nga higayon.

This is a special occasion.

Example 2

Tagai ko og higayon nga mosulti.

Give me a chance to speak.

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petsa

Basic Vocabulary Education & Learning Time & Calendar

English

datenoun

Alternative meanings: A specific day shown on a calendar, or a set time for an event.
Pronunciation: PET-sah
Root and affixes: Loanword used in Cebuano from Spanish fecha.
Variants or conjugations: fecha
Related words and expressions: day, month, year, calendar, time
Meaning and usage notes: Used to ask for or state a date, as in Unsa nga petsa karon?

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Example 1

Unsa nga petsa karon?

What is the date today?

Example 2

Isulat ang petsa sa papel.

Write the date on the paper.

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Siglo

Basic Vocabulary Education & Learning Numbers & Quantities Time & Calendar

English

centurynoun

Alternative meanings: century
period of one hundred years
centenary period
age or era depending on context
Pronunciation: SIG-lo
Root and affixes: Loanword from Spanish siglo. Related synonyms: gatosan, kagatosan. Related terms: tuig = year; dekada = decade.
Variants or conjugations: siglu
gatosan
kagatosan
Related words and expressions: tuig
dekada
panahon
centuria
kasaysayan
Meaning and usage notes: Siglo is the common form for a period of one hundred years. Gatosan or kagatosan may also appear as native forms related to one hundred.

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Example 1

Nagpuyo kita sa ika-21 ka siglo.

We live in the 21st century.

Example 2

Daghan ang nausab sulod sa usa ka siglo.

Many things changed within a century.

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Gabii

Basic Vocabulary Nature & Weather Time & Calendar

English

night / eveningnoun

Alternative meanings: night
evening
nighttime
late evening
Pronunciation: ga-BEE-ee
Root and affixes: Base form: gabii. Derived forms: kagabii = last night; karong gabii = tonight; gabii-gabii = every night.
Variants or conjugations: gabie
kagabhion
Related words and expressions: kagabii
karong gabii
adlaw
buntag
hapon
Meaning and usage notes: Gabii covers night and evening. To say tonight, use karong gabii. For last night, use kagabii. For every night, gabii-gabii or ginabii.

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Example 1

Maayong gabii!

Good evening!

Example 2

Magkita ta karong gabii.

Let us meet tonight.

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Panagkita

Basic Vocabulary People & Relationships Society & Community Time & Calendar

English

meeting; encounter; get-togethernoun

Alternative meanings: Meeting; encounter; the act of seeing or meeting someone.
Pronunciation: pah-nag-KEE-tah
Root and affixes: Related to kita, to see or meet. Related forms: magkita, nagkita, panagkita.
Variants or conjugations: magkita; nagkita; kita; panagkita
Related words and expressions: kita; friend; meeting; place; time
Meaning and usage notes: Panagkita works for a meeting or encounter between people. For “to find something,” makita or nakit-an fits better depending on the sentence.

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Example 1

Maayo ang among panagkita.

Our meeting was good.

Example 2

Kanus-a ang panagkita?

When is the meeting?

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Mopadayon

Actions & States Basic Vocabulary Ideas & Abstract Concepts Time & Calendar

English

to continue; to proceed; to keep goingverb

Alternative meanings: To continue; to proceed; to keep going with an action, path, plan, work, or process.
Pronunciation: moh-pah-DAH-yohn
Root and affixes: Root: padayon. Common forms: mopadayon, mipadayon, nagpadayon, pagpadayon.
Variants or conjugations: padayon; mopadayon; mipadayon; nagpadayon; pagpadayon
Related words and expressions: start; finish; work; process; plan
Meaning and usage notes: Mopadayon is used to continue an action or keep going. Padayon is also used as encouragement: keep going.

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Example 1

Mopadayon ta sa trabaho.

We will continue with the work.

Example 2

Mipadayon siya bisan lisod.

He/She continued even though it was hard.

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Edad

Basic Vocabulary Numbers & Quantities People & Relationships Time & Calendar

English

agenoun

Alternative meanings: Age; the number of years a person, animal, object, or stage has.
Pronunciation: EH-dahd
Root and affixes: Established loanword from Spanish edad, used in Cebuano/Bisaya.
Variants or conjugations: pangidaron; idad; edad sa
Related words and expressions: year; child; old; age range; time
Meaning and usage notes: Edad is commonly used. Pangidaron can also refer to age or age range. To ask someone age: Pila imong edad?

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Example 1

Pila imong edad?

How old are you?

Example 2

Napulo ka tuig ang iyang edad.

He/She is ten years old.

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