Waray phrasebook
Waray is a minority language spoken in the Philippines. (English and Filipino are the official languages of the Philippines.)
Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Basics
Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.
- Hello.
- . (maupay)
- Hello. (informal)
- . ( )
- How are you?
- Kumusta ka? ( ?)
- Fine, thank you.
- Maupay man, salamat. ( )
- What is your name?
- Ano hiton imo ngaran? or ano imo ngaran?( ?)
- Who are you or what's your name?(informal)
- Hin-o ka?
- My name is ______ .
- ______ iton akon ngaran. or iton(it) akong ngaran hi ______( _____ .)
- Nice to meet you.
- . (maupay nagkilala kita)
- Please.
- Alayon. Palihug ( ) ____ gad (as tagi gad : please give)
- Thank you.
- Salamat. ( )
- Thank you very much.
- Damo nga salamat.
- You're welcome.
- Waray sapayan. (waray ano man. )
- Yes.
- Oo. ( oh oh )
- No.
- Diri. (( Dear-ri )
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- . (anay daw)(tabi) (-Tah-bi)
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- . (')
- I'm sorry.
- Pasaylo-a ako. (pasaylo-i daw ak(ako))
- Goodbye
- . (sige sunod nala)
- Goodbye (informal)
- Makadi/malakat na ako. ( )
- I can't speak name of language [well].
- Diri ako makarit magyakan hin [name of language]. ( [ ])Diri ak nakakalata san..(name of language)
- Do you speak English?
- Maaram ka mag-iningles? ( ?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Mayda ba maaram didi mag-iningles? ( ?)
- Help!
- Buligi ako! tabangi daw ako.( !)
- Look out!
- ! (paghinay!) pangita
- Good Day
- Maupay nga adlaw
- Good morning.
- Maupay nga aga. ( )
- Good Afternoon
- Maupay nga kulop
- Good evening.
- Maupay nga gab-i. ( )
- Good night.
- Maupay nga gab-i. ( )
- Good night (to sleep)
- . (maupay na gab-i
- I don't understand.
- Waray ako makabaro/intiende. ( ) diri ak nasabot
- I don't know.
- Diri ako ma-aram. diri ak maaram
- Where is the toilet?
- Hain iton kasilyas? ( ?)
Weather
- Hot
- Mapaso. (ma pa so)
- Cold or Chilly
- Mahagkot
- Sunny
- Ma-adlaw; Masirak
- Rainy
- Ma-uran
- Cloudy
- Madalumdum
- It's going to rain.
- Ti-uran. ( )
Numbers
- One (1)
- Usa/sayo
- Two (2)
- Duha
- Three (3)
- Tolo
- Four (4)
- Upat
- Five (5)
- Lima
- Six (6)
- Unom
- Seven (7)
- Pito
- Eight (8)
- Walo
- Nine (9)
- Siam
- Ten (10)
- Napulo
- Elevan (11)
- Napulo kag usa/unse
- Twelve (12)
- Napulo kag duha/dose
- Thirteen (13)
- Napulo kag tolo/trise
- Fourteen (14)
- Napulo kag upat/katorse
Time
Clock time
Duration
- morning
- aga
- noon
- udto/adaw
- afternoon
- kulop
- night or evening
- gab-i
- yesterday
- kakulop
- day before yesterday
- kasangkulop
- today or now
- yana/niyan
- tomorrow
- buwas
- day after tomorrow
- sambuwas / burobuwas
- month
- bulan
- year
- tu-ig
Days
- Monday
- Lunes
- Tuesday
- Martes
- Wednesday
- Mierkoles
- Thursday
- Huwebes
- Friday
- Biernes
- Saturday
- Sabado
- Sunday
- Domingo
Months
Writing time and date
Colors
- white
- busag
- red
- pula/baga
- blue
- asul
- black
- itom/pili
- brown
- tabonon
- yellow
- dulaw, darag
- green
- berde
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
====Taxi==== Bring me to this hotel_______.
Dad-a ako ngadto hini nga hotel.
Let's go! or Let's move! (as in telling to move the car)
Larga na! or Andar na!
Let us go there. (certain destination) :
Kadto kita didto.
Faster! :
Paspasi! or Pagdali!
Slowly. :
Paghinay
Slow down (telling a person). :
Paghinay-hinay la
To speak. :
Pagyakan
Stop. :
Udong or Para
Stop here. :
Udong dinhi
Only here. :
Dinhi la
I have arrived. :
Inabot na ako
Keep the change. :
Imo nala it sukli
Lodging
Money
kwarta
Eating
kaon
Bars
Driving
Authority
Other
- who?
- hin-o/sin-o
- what is ?
- ano it/nano
- where ?
- ha- in
- when ?
- san- o
- why ?
- kay ano/kay-nano