Some Common Words and Phrases
Below are examples of the Waray spoken in Metropolitan Tacloban and the nearby areas:
- Good morning (noon/afternoon/evening): Maupay nga aga (udto/kulop/gab-i)
- Good day: Maupay nga adlaw
- Can you understand Waray?: Nakakaintindi/Nasabut ka/Nakainchindi ka hin Winaray? (hin or hito)
- Thank you: Salamat
- I love you: Hinihigugma ko ikaw or Ginhihigugma ko ikaw or Pina-ura ta ikaw
- I don't care: "Baga saho" or "Waray ko labot" or baga labot ko
- Where are you from? : Taga diin ka? or Taga nga-in ka? or Taga ha-in ka?
- How much is this? : Tag pira ini?
- I can't understand: Diri ako nakakaintindi/Nakaichindi or Di ak Naabat
- I don't know: Diri ako maaram or Ambot
- What: Ano
- Who: Hin-o
- Where: Hain
- When (future): San-o
- When (past): Kakan-o
- Why: Kay-ano
- How: (past) Gin-aano?
- How: (present) A-anhon
- Yes: Oo
- No: Dire or Diri
- There: Adto or Didto or Ngad-to
- Here: Didi or Nganhi
- Front or in front: Atubang or Atubangan
- Night: Gab-i
- Day: Adlaw
- Afternoon: Kulop
- Nothing: Waray
- Good: Maopay
- Boy: Lalaki
- Bisexual: Silahis
- Girl: Babayi
- Gay:Bayot
- Lesbian: Tomboi/Lesbyana
- Who are you?: Hin-o ka?
- I'm a friend: Sangkay ako.
- It's very hot now: Kakapaso hin duro yana.
- I'm lost here: Nawawara ako didi.
- Maybe: Kunta or Bangin
- Now: yana
- Yesterday: Kakulop
- How are you: Kumusta or Kumusta ka
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