Basic greetings:
- Maupay nga aga - good morning
- Maupay nga udto - good noon
- Maupay nga kulop - good afternoon
- Maupay nga gab-i - good evening
- Salamat hin damo - thanks a lot
- Maupay! Papalita daw. - Tao po, pabili nga/ Anyone there? I'd like to buy please.
- Kana, pangaon kita - Tara, kain tayo/ Come, let's eat!
- Bulig hit sarayaw! - Sali ka sa sayawan!/Come, join the dancing!
Person:
- Mano- Sir; old man
- Mana- Ma'am; old woman
- Utoy - younger male
- Uday/Iday -younger female
- Idaps/ Padi - Pare/ Dude (?)
- Sangkay -Friend
Public Places and Transpo, and Tourist Destinations:
- Merkado - market place
- Sawang- town proper
- Campo Santo -cemetery
- Surpingan - Surfing Area (haha but i'm not kidding)
- Pot-pot - pedicab
- Honda - tricycle
- Baluto - small boat
- Karaunan- eatery
- Kagugub-an - forest \
- Lungib - cave
Money Matters:
- piso, dos, tres, kuwatro, singko, sais, syete, otso, nuybi, dyes...
- shin - one hundred
- doshintos- two hundred
- mil - one thousand
- dos mil- two thousand
- kinimil-kimil- limpak-limpak/lots of money
- waray kwarta/salapi - no money
- ibani gad - bawasan mo naman; give me a discount
- dugangi pa - dagdagan mo pa;
Common Words and Expressions:
- Agi! - Aray!/ Ouch!
- Ayaw gad - Wag naman/ No, please (?)
- Hira - Sila/Them
- Kita -Tayo/Us
- Kamo - Kayo/
- Palihog/palihoga -please
- Ambot ha imo! - Ewan ko sayo!
- Pasaylu-a ako. - Forgive me.
- Ginhihigugma ko ikaw - I love you
- Maul-ol ha ulo! - Sakit sa ulo!
- Karuyag ko ikaw - I want/like you
- Makaaringit ka - You piss me off
- Makatarawa ka - You are funny
- Hubog ka na - You are drunk
- Oo- oo/yes
- Diri - hindi/no
- Waray - wala/I don't have
- Bangin - baka/maybe
- Puydi - pwede/can be (?)
- Ambot la- Ewan ko lang
- Ayaw (stress on the last syllable)- huwag/don't
- Sigi - sige/okay
- Maraksot- ugly
- Mahusay - pretty
- Maupay - good/nice
- Maraot - bad/ugly
- tiksas - bubblegum
- Sparkul- Sparkle (seriously, when you want to buy the drink you have to say it like this, otherwise, the mana will not understand you)
- anay - hintay/waitsi-a! - yuck!
Common questions:
- Makain ka? -Where are you going?
- Hin-o ka? - Who are you?
- San-o.. - When..
- Kay-ano? - Why?
- Diin..- Where..
- Inaano ka? - What is wrong with you?
- Nagiinano ka? - What are you doing?
- Tagpira? - How much?
- Hain iton nga lugar? - Where is that place?
- Aanhon ko pagkadto? - How do I get there?
- Puydi mo ako buligan? - Can you help me?
Popular Curses and Bad Words:
- Im iroy - Ina mo/Your mother (hahaha)
- Yawa ka/ Panulay ka- You're the devil
- Puta ka han im iroy - Tangina mo
- Piste ka - You're a pest
- Manunulay ka - You're a tempter/temptress (from the root word sulay w/c means test/tempt/move or challenge one away from the right path)
- Birat ka - never really figured this one but it is used similar to piste ka.
- Sisikaran ko tim nawong - I will kick your face
- Tataplungon ta ikaw - I will slap you
- Waray ka gud kamamatay - (sort of:) Why don't you die.
- Malipong tim ulo/ Kulang-kulang ka! - You're crazy!
- Uwatatits! - (meaning: you cannot fool me); sometimes it is Uwatatits, butiti ka! (You cannot fool me, you are a puffer fish!)
- Piyos ka - supot ka/ you're a loser (?)
- Im mata! - Your eyes! (used when you think the idea or the act of the other person is stupid.)
But don't worry, most Guiuananons can understand and speak Filipino. Some can understand and even speak Cebuano and English. :)
