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

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