Mga Paquigpulong sa Iningles ug Binisaya

by Gregorio de Santiago Vela

What do you call this?	Onsay ng̃alan niini?
What is that?	Onsa ba cana? Onsa ba cadto?
What is it? What is the matter?	Onsa ba? Onsalan?
What does it mean?	Onsay cahologan niana?
What is this?	Onsa ba quini?
What do you ask for?	Onsay guipang̃utana mo?
What did they answer?	Onsay guitubag nila?
What do you say to it?	Onsay ipamulong mo sa tung̃ud niana?
What do you think of it?	Onsay guihuna huna mo niana?
What are you doing?	Onsay guibuhat mo?
What does he say?	Onsay pulong nia?
What do you want?	Onsay buut mo?
What do you want to say?	Onsay buut mong pagpamulong?
What do you wish to have?	Onsay buut mong pagangcon?
What do you want to get?	Onsay buut mong pagdang̃at?
What is rice good for?	Onsa ba ang pagcaayo sa bugas?
What kind of bird is that?	Onsa ba canang langgama?
What are you saying to one another?	Onsay guipaquigpulong pulong niño?
What is it that you have come?	Onsay imong guianhi? Onsay tuyo mo?
What is your trouble?	Onsa ba ang imong casamoc?
Which way shall we go?	Onsang dalana atung pagalactan?
Which paper do you need?	Onsang papela ang iquinahanglan mo?
Which dress is the best?	Onsang vistiha ang labing maayo?
Which is the worst?	Onsa ba ang labing dautan?
Whose book is this?	Cansa ba quining libro?
Whose stick is that?	Quinsa ba ang tagya nianang bastón?
Whose fault is it?	Cansa ang sala? Quinsa ang tagsala?
Whose boots are those?	Cansa ba cadtong botas?
Whose children are these?	Cansa ba quining mg̃a bata?
Who told you that?	Quinsa ba ang nagsuguilon canimo niana?
Who told you so?	Quinsay nagsuguilon canimo sa ing̃on?
Who makes this coat?	Quinsa ba ang nagabuhat niining americana?
Who speaks so loud?	Quinsa ba ang nagacasaba diha?
Who runs?	Quinsay midalagan?
Who wrote this letter?	Quinsay nagsulat niining sulat?
Who is reading?	Quinsa ba ang nagabasa?
Who did so?	Quinsa ang nagbuhat sa ing̃on?
Who came first?	Quinsa ba ang nahaunang mianhi?
Who did that?	Quinsa ba ang nagbuhat niana?
Whom do you speak of?	Quinsay guihisgutan niño?
Whom do you speak to?	Quinsay guipamulong̃an mo?
Whom do yo ask for?	Quinsay guipang̃utanan niño?
Whom are you looking for?	Quinsay guipang̃ita mo?
Whom is it for?	Cansa ba cana? Iasa mo cana?
What is that for?	Onsay tuyo niana? Iasa cana?
Whom did you hate?	Quinsay guidumtan mo?
Whom are you talking to?	Quinsay iñong guisultihan?
When did you hear that?	Canosa madung̃og mo cana?
When will you come?	Anosa ca muanhi
When will you leave for Manila?	Anosa muadto ca sa Manila?
When will you return?	Anosa ca mupauli?
When did you arrive?	Canosa paghiabut mo?
When did you depart?	Canosa minguican ca?
When did you do it?	Canosa buhata cana?
Where are you going to?	Asa ca paing̃on?
Where do you wish to go?	Asa buut mong pagadto?
Where do you come from?	Sa onsa ca? Diin ca guican?
Where is he?	Hain ba sia?
Where is the coach?	Hain ba ang carruage?
Where is John?	Hain ba si Juan?
Where are you taking it?	Iasa cana?
Where is your house?	Saa ang balay mo?
Where do you live?	Diin nagapuyo ca?
Where is my hat?	Hain ba ang acong calo?
Who has your book?	Hain ba ang imong libro?
Why do you not answer?	Mano di ca mutubag?
Why do you not speak?	Mano di ca magsulti?
Why do you say that?	Ng̃ano namulong ca niana?
Why did you stay at home?	Ng̃ano didto ca sa balay?
Why do you speak?	Ng̃ano nagasulti ca?
Why will you not come back?	Mano di ca bumalic?
Why will you go to bed?	Mano muhigda ca?
Why did he run?	Ng̃ano mindalagan sia?
How far do you go?	Asa cutub muadto ca?
How do you do that?	Guionsa ang pagbuhat mo niana?
How do you speak this?	Onsaon mong pagpamulong niini?
How did you travel?	Guionsa ang pagviaje mo?
How does he go?	Onsaon niang pagadto?
Will you have it?	Buut ca ba niana?
Will you get that?	Buut ca ba muangcon niana?
Will they come with me?	Buut ba sila mucuyog canaco?
Will he be at home to-night?	Mupauli ba sia sa balay caron gabi-i?
Will she do that?	Buut ba sia magbuhat niana?
Do you understand me?	Nacasabut ca ba canaco?
Do you hear me?	Nacadung̃ug ca ba canaco?
Does Mary hear the teacher?	Nacadung̃ug ba si Maria sa magtotoon?
Does Peter read the lesson?	Guibasa ba ni Pedro ang lesion?
Does the steamer start this evening?	Muguican ba ang vapor caron hapon?
Do they write the letters?	Nagasulat ba sila sa mg̃a sulat?
Do you go to the church?	Muadto ba camo sa singbahan?
Is he at home?	Diha ba sia sa balay?
Is he out?	Uala ba sia? Nanaog ba sia?
Are they playing?	Nanagdula dula ba sila?
Are they running?	Nanagdalagan ba sila?
Have you anything?	Duna ba canimo ug bisan onsa?
Have you my books?	Diha ba canimo ang acong mg̃a libro?
Is there any one?	Duna bay tao diha?
Are there any boys?	Duna bay mg̃a bata diha?
Are there any flowers in the garden?	Duna bay mg̃a bulac sa tanaman?
Is there any paper in the desk?	Duna bay papel sa sulatan?
Shall I exchange my money?	Ilisan co ba ang acong salapi?
Shall I call the servant?	Taogon co ba ang sologo-on?
Is it necessary for you to answer the letter?	Quinahanglan ba ng̃a bumalos ca sa sulat?
Is it good living in Manila?	Maayo ba ang pagpuyo sa Manila?
Is it easy to finish this work?	Masayon ba ang pagcatapus niining buhat?

Paquigpulong tung̃ud sa mg̃a pinamulong̃an.

Do you speak English?	Nagasulti ca ba ug iningles?
Yes, I do	Oo, nagasulti aco
I speak it a little	Nagasulti aco ug diotay
I do not speak it well	Dili maayo ang pagsulti co sa iningles
I begin to speak it	Misugod aco sa pagsulti sa iningles
I speak it enough to make myself understood	Ngasulti aco sa iningles ng̃a igo sa pagpaquigsabut sa acong pulong
I understand it a little	Nacasabut aco ug diotay
I understand it perfectly	Nacasabut aco ug maayo
I pronounce very badly	Dautan caayo ang pagcasangpot co
Do you know Bisaya?	Maalam ca sa binisaya?
No, I do not	Dili
I find it very difficult	Maculi man canaco ang pagsulti co niana
It is very easy	Masayon man
Yes, I think so, but for the natives	Oo, masayon man lagui, apan sa mg̃a bisaya hinoo
You cannot speak Bisaya because you have not practised it	Dili ca macasulti ug binisaya cay uala ca magsulti niana sa canunay
I wish to practise conversation a good deal	Buut aco unta magapulong pulong niana sa masubsub
Does he speak Spanish?	Nagasulti ba sia ug quinachila?
He does	Oo
He speaks it very well	Nagasangpot sia ug maayo sa quinachila
He speaks it badly	Dili maayo ang pagsulti nia niana
He speaks it tolerably well	Maarang arang ang pagsulti nia sa quinachila
Can you speak Latin?	Mantigo ca ug linatin?
I can	Oo
I cannot speak it, but I can translate it into Spanish	Dili aco macahimo magsulti sa linatin, apan mahimo cong paghubad niana sa quinachila
How long have you been studying Spanish?	Dugay na ng̃a nacatoon ca ug quinachila?
I have been learning it three months	Tolo ca bulan da cutub sa pagsugod co sa pagtoon niana
Why do you not use to speak Bisaya?	Mano di ca magasulti ug binisaya sa canunay?
Because I am afraid of making blunders	Cay nahadluc aco sa pagpamulong ug mg̃a sayop
With what grammar did you learn Bisaya?	Sa onsang gramática nacatoon ca ug binisaya?
With the grammar of Father Zueco	Sa gramática ni P. Zueco
I learned Bisaya with the grammar written by Father Encina	Aco nacatoon ug binisaya sa gramática ng̃a guisulat ni P. Encina
What professor have you?	Quinsa ba ang imong magtotoon?
An Augustinian Father	Usa ca Pareng Agustinos
Teach me English	Ton-i aco ug iningles
Teach me Spanish and I will teach you Bisaya	Todlo-i aco ug quinachila ug aco magatodlo canimo ug binisaya
If you please, I shall teach you English	Cun mahagugma ca unta, todloan co icao ug iningles
I prefer to learn Spanish	Guipalabi co ang pagtoon sa quinachila
It is very difficult to understand Spanish	Maculi man caayo ang pagcasabut sa quinachila
I think so	Mao man
Is it easy to learn a language?	Masayon ba ang pagtoon sa usa ca pinulong̃an?
It is not, because it is necessary to study a great deal	Dili, tung̃ud cay quinahanglan gayud ang pagestudio sa dacong cacugui
Do you understand what I say?	Nacasabut ca ba sa acong guiing̃on?
I understand it very little	Diriot da caayo ang mg̃a pulong ng̃a nasabut co
Have you understood me?	Nasabut mo ang acong pulong?
Yes, I have	Oo, nasabut co
I can not understand you if you do not speak slowly	Dili aco macasabut canimo cun dili ca unta magmahinay sa pagsulti
Will you speak English?	Buut ca ba magsulti sa iningles?
Do you wish to speak Spanish?	Buut ca ba magsulti ug quinachila?
Yes, I wish	Oo, buut aco
Let us speak a little	Managsulti quita macadiot
Let us speak Spanish	Magquinachila quita
Let us speak English	Maginingles quita
Let us speak Latin	Maglinatin quita
Speak to me in English	Ininglisan aco
Speak to me in Bisaya	Binisaya-an aco
Speak to me in Chinese	Ininsican aco
Translate this book into English	Ininglison mo quining libro
Translate this news into Spanish	Quinachilaon mo quining noticia
Does your boy understand Bisaya?	Nacasabut ba ang imong bata sa binisaya?
He understood it formerly	Nacasabut sia niana sa caniadto
Are you learning the English language?	Nacatoon ca ba sa pinolong̃an ng̃a inglés?
I am not, because I was told that the pronunciation of that language is very difficult	Uala, cay guisuguinlan aco ng̃a maculi man caayo ang pagsangpot nianang pinamolong̃an

Paquigpulong tung̃ud sa mg̃a fecha, mg̃a adlao, &.

Come to-day	Muanhi ca caron adlaoa
Come to-morrow morning	Muari ca ugma sa buntag
Early	Masayo, sa pagcabuntag
As early as I	Masayo ing̃on canaco
Earlier than I	Masayo pa canaco
Not so early as I	Dili masayo ing̃on canaco
Does he go to church earlier than you?	Muadto ba sia sa singbahan labi pang masayo canimo?
I go too early	Miadto aco sa buntag pa caayo
I go at five o’clock in the morning	Muadto aco sa a las cinco sa buntag
It is too early. It is very early	Labihan casayo
I would go at eight o’clock	Nabatasan co ang pagadto sa a las ocho
It is late	Buntag na man
No, it is early	Dili, buntag pa man
Go there on Christmas	Mamasco ca didto sa Pagcatao
Perhaps I shall not be able because it is long	Ting̃ali dili aco macahimo cay halayo pa
I shall see him at Easter	Maquita co sia sa pasco sa Pagcabanhao
I shall go to you at Michaelmas	Muari aco sa iño sa fiesta ni S. Miguel
At the end of the week	Sa catapusan sa semana
Towards the middle of the month	Hapit sa tung̃a sa bulan
About the end of the year	Sa tumalapus ang tuig
The fourth of the present month	Sa icaupat niining bulana
The first of the next month	Sa nahauna sa bulan ng̃a muabut
The next quarter	Sa trimestre ng̃a umalabut
Next year	Sa tuig ng̃a banos niini
When did you leave the town?	Canosa minhalin ca sa longsod?
Two months ago	Duha na ca bulan
It is three weeks since	Tolo na ca semana
A fortnight ago	Duha na ca semana
Four years ago	Upat na ca tuig
Eight days since	Ualo na ca adlao
Do you know what o’clock is it?	Nahibalo ca cun onsa ng̃a horas caron?
Do you know what time is it?	Nahibalo ca cun onsa ng̃a horas?
I do not know	Ambut
What o’clock is it?	Onsa ng̃a horas?
I cannot tell you exactly	Ambut cun onsa ng̃a horas ng̃a matuod
Will you be so kind as to tell me the hour?	Mahagugma ca ba magpahibalo canaco cun onsay horas caron?
Yes, sir, it is half past six	Oo, señor, media na para las seis
What o’clock is it by your watch?	Onsa ng̃a horas sa horasan mo?
It is about two o’clock	Hapit na sa a las dos
It is about twelve o’clock	Sa a las doce capin cun culang
It is one o’clock	A la una na
It is ten minutes past five	Las cinco y diez minutos
It is on the stroke of three	Hapit na mabagting las tres
It is just struck twelve	Human na bagting̃a las doce
It is noon	Odto na
It is early	Sayo pa
It is late	Hata-as na ang adlao
Is it late?	Hata-as na ang adlao? Modto na?
It is	Oo
It is early	Buntag pa man
What day of the week is it to-day?	Onsa ba carong adlaua?
It is Monday	Lunes man caron
When will your friend come?	Anosa muabut ang higala mo?
I think he shall be here on Friday	Oña sa Viernes caiha
Why so soon?	Mano ing̃on ng̃a madali?
Because he has not gone to Manila	Cay uala sia mahanayon sa Manila
How long have those children been playing?	Dugay na ba ng̃a nanagdula dula canang mg̃a bata?
Since twelve o’clock	Cutub sa a las doce
Till what o’clock will they be singing?	Asa cutub ng̃a horasa managcanta sila?
Till one o’clock	Hasta sa a la una
Till noon	Hasta sa modto
Till evening	Hasta sa gabi-i
Till eight o’clock in the evening	Hasta sa a las ocho sa gabi-i
Until morning	Hasta sa buntag
Till ten o’clock in the morning	Hasta sa a las diez sa buntag
They will sing till day-break	Mang̃adlaoon sila sa pagcanta
They will not sing till night	Dili cagabhian sila sa pagcanta
They were dancing till the sunrise	Guicabuntagan sila sa pagsayao
Have you not been there?	Uala ba icao didto?
I have not	Uala
What day of the month is it?	Icapila quita caron?
It is the fifteenth	Icapolo ug lima caron adlao
It is the seventh	Icapito man caron
No, it is the eighth	Dili, icaualo man
I think it is the sixth	Guipacaing̃on co ng̃a caron mao ang icaunum
I will do it to-morrow	Buhaton co cana ugma
I will do it in a week	Buhaton co cana sa usa ca semana
I can build the house in a year	Tingdugon co ang balay sa usa ca tuig
I shall write a book in a month	Sa usa ca bulan sulaton co ug usa ca libro
I shall call at you every other day	Duaon co icao sa icaduhang adlao
Come before five o’clock	Muanhi ca sa dili pa las cinco
Come after five o’clock	Muanhi ca pasado na las cinco
Come about five o’clock	Muanhi ca sa a las cinco capin cun culang
I went there in the forenoon	Didto aco sa uala pa las doce
I rise in the morning at seven o’clock	Nagabang̃on aco sa a las siete sa buntag
Send it to me this morning	Dad-i aco niana caron buntag
Come and spend the evening at my house	Oña sa hapon ari ca sa amo
I will call at you this evening	Muduao aco canimo caron hapon
I was there yesterday	Didto aco cahapon
He sent it to me two days after	Guidad-an aco nia niana sa icaduhang adlao
The year one thousand, nine hundred and four	Sa tuig sa usa ca libo, siam ca gatus ug upat
January the first	Nahauna sa bulan sa Enero
May the sixth. 6th May	Icaunum sa Mayo
5th August, 1904	5 sa Agosto sa 1904
22nd March, 1903	22 sa Marzo sa 1903
20th November	20 sa Noviembre
Cebu, September the third	Sugbu, sa icatolo sa Setiembre
We expect him from day to day	Canunay guipaabut namu sia
We shall go there one day or other	Usa ca adlao muadto came didto
I do it daily	Nagabuhat aco niana sa adlao adlao
I have been here a week	Dinhi na aco usa ca semana
A daily paper	Usa ca mantala-an ng̃a mugoa sa adlao adlao
A weekly bulletin	Usa ca gaceta ng̃a mugoa solosemana
A semi-weekly review	Usa ca revista ng̃a mugola sa macaduha sa usa ca semana
A monthly magazine	Revista ng̃a mugola sa bulan bulan
Is your watch right?	Maayo ba ang paglacat sa horasan mo?
It is right	Maayo man
It goes too fast	Nagaona caayo
It goes too slow	Naolahi sia caayo
It has stopped	Namatay sia
Wind up your watch	Llavihi ang horasan mo
My watch stops now and then	Usahay namatay sia
It is not right	Dili maayo ang lacat nia
How long did you stay here since your father went out?	Dugay ca ba dinhi cutub sa pagguican sa amahan mo?
I did three years	Tolo na ca tuig
It is two years since I saw your brother	Duha ca tuig na ng̃a uala co maquita ang imong igso-on
Has that man been waiting long?	Dugay na canang tao naghulat?
He has just come	Bag-o pa miabut sia. Mao pa caron miabut sia

Paquigpulong tung̃ud sa tiempo.