Learn Cebuano

Using ANG we can create a simple sentence using the following words:

Magtutudlo (mag-tu-tud-lo) – teacher Lalaki (la-la-ki) – male Babaye (ba-ba-ye) female

The marker ANG is used to join the two as in the statement the teacher is a male

Magtutudlo ang lalake.  (The man is a teacher) Magtutudlo ang babaye. (The women is a teacher)

Dako ( da-ko ) – big Gamay ( ga-may ) – small Balay ( ba-lay ) – house

Dako ang balay. (The house is big) Gamay ang balay. (The house is small)

Gwapa  ( gwa-pa ) – beautiful for female Gwapo  ( gwa-po ) – handsome for male

Gwapa ang babaye. (The girl is beautiful) Gwapo ang lalaki. (The boy is handsome)

Mahal ( ma-hal ) – expensive or precious (similar use to the English word dear) Lami ( la-mi ) – delicious Pagkaon ( pag-ka-on ) – food Init  ( i-nit )– hot (temperature) Awto ( aw-to ) – car

Mahal ang awto. (The car is expensive) Lami ang pagkaon. (The food is delicious) Init ang buntag. (The morning is hot)

Buntag ( bun-tag ) – morning Gabii ( ga-bi-i ) – night Maayo ( ma-a-yo ) – good

Maayo ang gabii.   (The night is good) Maayo ang buntag.  (The morning is good)

The above comes from a review of my own hand written notes.