ilonggo lessons

nahidlaw - miss (nahidlaw ako sa imu)
ginahigugma ko ikaw/palangga ko ikaw - mahal kitakatahum sa imu/kaanyag sa imu - maganda kaupod ka sa akun lagaw? - sama ka sa akin gumala?
dinamak = something of dirty manner/work/word ..lolxbakunawa = mythical dragon/snake eating the sun during eclipsebalabaw = rat
PUNG-IT - dumi sa ilongPATCHA - patayinSAPUTIHA - bugbugin
baskug--malakastan-aw--tingingwapa--magandamaayung aga--magandang umagapungko--upo
magayon = magandatonto = salbahearaguy = aray
daku - malakigamay - maliitbuangit - sira ulo
gamuludlat = matang lumalakimanamit = masarappulos =kwenta / waay pulos =walang kwenta
baskug - malakaslawlaw - mahinabukid - bundokuma - bukid
kadto - puntadiri - dito
hambal - sabilisensya - paalam (permission)
kaon - kain (kamaon = kumain)subong - ngayonkita - tayo
hindi - huwagkalimtan/lipatan - kalimutantanghalian - panyaga
ngaa - bakit
Pamahaw – snack (equivalent of the Tagalog “merienda”)Panyaga – lunchPanyapon – dinnerPamahaw - breakfast
Salamat (guid) – thank you (very much)Halong – take careMaayong aga – good morningMaayong ugto – good day (can be used 11-1 o’clock in the day)Maayong hapon – good afternoonMaayong gab-i – good eveningMaayong adlaw – good dayPalihog – please
Yes.- Hu-o.No.- Indî.Thank you.- Salamat.Sorry. - Pasensya/Pasaylo.Help! - Bulig! / Tabang!Delicious!- Namit!Take care.- Halong.Are you mad?- Akig ka?I don't know.- Ambot.That's wonderful!- Námì-námì man (i)nâ!
kabalo ka magitot-itot
ano ang gina-istoryahan ninyo? (ano pinaguusapan nio)ngaa, sa diin ka makadto? (bakit san ka pupunta?)ginalibak nio ko? (pinagkakaisahan nio ba ako?)
wala na ayo? - wala na bang tawad?pahaloka ko beh. - pahalik naman
Naanad na – used to it
*******************Put a “MA” on the front of verbs to indicate future tensePut a “GA” on the front of verbs to indicate present tensePut a “NAG” on the front of verbs to indicate past tense *******************
Hatagan (to give)Pauli/puli (to go home) ---- Mapauli na ‘ko – I will go home
Dalagan – to runLumpat – to jumpSaot – to dancePungko – to sitHigda – to lie downBangon – to riseInom – to drinkHambal – to sayPaghimos – to put things in orderBulig – to help (buligan – helping)Kabalo – to knowPulot – to pickBalik – to go back
InstructionsDali di – come hereLakat na – go nowDiri kama agi – pass this way (note: if you put the emphasis on the second syllable in “agi”
ie. “ag-EE”, it actually means “gay” and you end up saying “pass this gay”. Even emphasis
on both syllables is required if you don’t want to be laughed at and inadvertently introduce
your sexual biases to the conversation.)
PronounsAko – I/MeIkaw – youSya – he/she/itKita – us (including the person you are speaking to)Kami – us (not including the person you are speaking to)Kamo – you (pl.)Sila – they
(i)mo – yourInyo – your (pl.) (sa inyo = for you)
Sa ila – at your place
Tanan – Everybody/everything
QuestionsAno? - WhatAno gina hambal mo? – What are you saying? (gina = that is/is that)Ano ngalan mo? – What is your name?Ano oras ka mabisita kay Belle karon? – What time will you visit Belle later?Diin? – Where?Diin ka makadto? – Where are you going?Diin ka nagkadto? – Where were you going?Diin ka-halin? – Where did you come from? Where have you been.Nga-a? – Why?Sin-o? – Who?Sin-o ka? – Who are you?Sin-o ang upod mo? - Who is the person with you?Sin-o ang babayi na upod mo? – Who is the girl with you?San-o? – When?Paano? – How?Pila? - How much?Pila ini ho? – How much is this?Palihog kuha sini (para sa akon)? – Please get this (for me)?Ma ano ka karon? – What are you up to later?
TimeSubong – today/nowBuas – tomorrowKagapon – yesterdayAdlaw – day (you can say “maayong adlaw” = good day)Alas – o’clockEmedia – half pastEg. Alas syete emedia – 7:30Karon – laterPa – yet (indi pa = not yet, saw “namit na, dasig pa” on a restaurant sign meaning “delicious,
yet fast”)Kagina – earlierBag-o - newDasig – fastPag/kung - when (I had a text message from Caroline one day instructing “E text mo ako pag
maleave ka na sa office” – “you text me when you are leaving the office”)e.g hambalon mo ko PAG malakat na ta. “Tell me when we are leaving already.”Hambalon mo ko PAG nagutom ka na. “Tell me when you are hungry already.”(Note: I am not a fan of using “already” at the end of every sentence, but Filipinos seem to
do it often. I suspect “already” is the direct translation of “na” = now, but it’s tricky to
express the same thing in proper English.)Dugay – later or “soooo slow” (eg. “this pinoy customer service is taking soooo long, how
long does it take to get some water from the faucet anyhow?”)Dugay dugay – in a little while
NumbersIlonggoIsa - 1Duha - 2Tatlo - 3Apat - 4Lima - 5Anum - 6Pito - 7Walo - 8Sham - 9Pulo – 10
Looking GoodGuapo/guapa – good looking (m/f)Mapaparlor ko – im going to the parlorMapaguting ko – im going to have my hair cutMaputi – fair-complexioned
ShoppingMahal – expensive (mahal in tagalong is love – Mahal Kita – I love you. When I go shopping
with my yokel Ilonggo in Manila, I tend to accidentally pick up a lot.)Kamahal – very expensive (adding the “ka” to other adjectives also works to emphasise)Ayo – discount e.g. Wala na ayo? No more discount?Barato - cheap
WeatherNaga ulan subong – it is raining todayNagulan kagina – it rained earlier(ma)init – hotBahaw – cold (when you are referring to rice, so don’t use this one for weather, use...)Tugnaw – coldBagyo - storm