Waray-Waray Language - Some Common Words and Phrases

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