Mga Paquigpulong sa Iningles ug Binisaya

by Gregorio de Santiago Vela

How is the weather?	Naonsa ang tiempo?
It is very fine	Maayo man caayo
Is it fine weather?	Maayo ba ang tiempo?
Yes, it is fine weather	Oo, maayo man ang tiempo
It is beautiful weather	Maayo man caayo angtiempo
How was the weather yesterday?	Naonsa ba ang tiempo cahapon?
It was bad weather	Dautan man tuod
It was very warm	Mainit man caayo
It was very cold	Matugnao caayo
It was very windy	Mahang̃in caayo
How is the weather to-day?	Naonsa ba ang tiempo caron?
The weather is settled	Maayo man caron
It is very sultry	Guialindang̃an ang tiempo
The weather is unsettled	Nagalain lain ang tiempo
It gets cloudy	Magadagom. Dagoman ang tiempo
It is cloudy	Guidagoman ang tiempo
It is windy	Nahang̃in man
It is very windy	Nacusug ang hang̃in
The wind falls	Nalinao man ang tiempo
It is foggy	Nagabon man
It is changeable	Lain man ang tiempo
The weather begins to clear up	Nahayag hayag na ang tiempo
It is mild	Maayo man ang tiempo
It is damp	Naomog ang tiempo
It is very hot	Naigang caayo
It is dark	Mang̃itng̃it man
It is gloomy	Maming̃aon man
It is clear	Mahayag man
It is going to rain	Magaolan cahá
I feel drops of rain	Nagatalisic na
It rains. It is raining	Nagaolan
It rains very fast	Nagaolan ug maayo
It pours. It is pouring	Nabascog caayo ang olan
It is only a shower	Nagaolan ng̃a binabaye
It does not rain	Dili magaolan
It has left off raining	Natu-ang na man
Will it rain to-morrow?	Magaolan ba caha ugma?
Perhaps it will not	Dili caha
Is it windy?	Nahang̃in ba?
Does it thunder?	Nagadalogdog ba?
Is it stormy?	Nagaonos ba?
It is	Oo
It is not	Uala. Dili
Does it drizzle?	Nagatalisic ba?
No, it does not	Uala man
Is the weather stormy?	Nagaonos ba ang tiempo?
We shall have a storm	Magaonos. Abutan quita sa onos
Do you hear the thunder?	Nadung̃ug ba nimo ang dalogdog?
I do	Oo
I hear the roaring of the thunder	Nadung̃ug co ng̃a nagadagooc
Is it thundering?	Nagadalogdog ba?
It is thundering and lightening	Nagadalogdog ug nang̃ilat
It lightens	Nang̃ilat
The weather clears up	Nang̃ayao na ang tiempo
It clears up	Napuao na
Of what were you speaking when I came in?	Onsay guipanagpamulong niño sa pagsulud co?
We were speaking of the weather	Nanagpulong pulong came sa tung̃ud sa tiempo
Can you learn by heart when it is very cold?	Mahimo ca ba magasaolo cun matugnao ang tiempo?
Better than when it is warm	Maayo pa cay cun mainit
If it is fine weather to-day I will have the pleasure of seeing you	Cun maayo unta ang tiempo caron adlaua muadto aco sa pagquita canimo
At what o’clock?	Onsa ng̃a horas iadto mo?
At five o’clock, or earlier if I can	Sa a las cinco, cun masayo pa ug dao mahimo
Did you hear the thunder last night?	Nadung̃ug mo ba ang dalogdog gabi-i?
Yes, it was a terrible storm, and it rained in torrents	Oo, daco caayo ang onos ug nabascug uyamut ang olan
I hope we shall have good weather to-morrow	Basin ng̃a magmaayo ang tiempo ugma
Why do you close your eyes?	Ng̃ano nagapid-oc ca sa mata?
Because the sun is in my face	Cay guisulao aco sa adlao
Does the sun shine?	Nagaadlao ba?
Yes, it does	Oo
It is day-light	Nalamdag man
It is night	Nagabi-i man
It is very dark	Mang̃itng̃it caayo
It is moon-light	Bolanon man
We shall have a fine day	Magmaayo caayo ang adlao
The sun shines	Nahayag ang adlao
Will you go to my house to-morrow?	Buut ca ba umari sa amo ugma?
Yes, I will go at sunrise	Oo, muadto aco sa pagcasilang sa adlao
Go at sunset	Muadto ca sa pagcasalup
See, what a beautiful rain-bow!	Tanaua, pagcamanindut sa balang̃ao!
The days are growing long	Ang mg̃a adlao nanaganam
The days are decreasing	Nagdiotay diotay ang mg̃a adlao
The days are very short	Hamubo man caayo ang mg̃a adlao
I am warm	Mainit aco
I am cold	Mabugnao aco. Guitugnao aco
Are you warm?	Mainit ca ba? Nainitan ba icao?
Are you not warm?	Di ba mainit ca?
Are you not cold?	Di ba mabugnao ca?
It is very warm	Mainit man caayo
I am quite wet	Nahomod aco ug maayo
I am wet through	Nahomod aco tood
Dry your clothes	Bulalon mo ang imong visti
It does not rain, let us hurry back	Nato-ang na, tala na mupauli sa madali
What is that?	Onsa ba cana?
It is wind blows hard	Ang hang̃in ng̃a nang̃usug caayo
The wind is turned	Nabalhin ang hang̃in
See how it rains	Tanaua ang olan
Let us shelter ourselves	Panilong quita
I am starving with cold	Nang̃urut curut aco sa catugnao

Paquigpulong tung̃ud sa mg̃a noticia.

Is there any news?	Duna bay mg̃a noticia?
There is no news	Ualay mg̃a noticia
Is there anything new?	Duna bay mg̃a noticia?
There is nothing new	Ualay bisan onsang noticia
Do you know anything new?	Nahibalo ca ba ug bisan onsang balita?
I do not	Uala
What is the news?	Onsa ba ang mg̃a noticia?
We have no news	Uala came ug mg̃a noticia
What news is there?	Onsay mg̃a noticia?
There is good news	Dunay mg̃a noticia ng̃a maayo
There is bad news	Dautan man ang mg̃a noticia
Have you got anything to tell me?	Duna bay imong isuluguilon canaco?
I have got nothing	Uala acoy isuluguilon canimo
What is the talk about town?	Onsay mg̃a balita sa longsod?
There is no talk of anything	Ualay bisan onsang balita
Have you not heard of anything?	Uala camo noticiahi sa bisan onsa?
We have not heard of anything	Uala came macadung̃ug ug bisan onsa
What is the news in your quarter?	Onsay mg̃a noticia sa iño?
The news are very bad	Dautan caayo ang mg̃a noticia
This is a good news	Maayo man quining noticia
This is a bad news	Dautan man quining noticia
I have heard that your mother is sick	Guisuguinlan aco ng̃a masaquit ang inahan mo
It is not true	Dili matuod
I have not heard of that	Uala aco noticiahi niana
Did you read the papers?	Guibasa mo ba ang mg̃a mantala-an?
What do the papers say?	Onsay guisuguilon sa mg̃a mantala-an?
I have read no papers to-day	Uala co basaha ang mg̃a mantala-an caron adlaua
Did you read that in any paper?	Guibasa mo ba cana sa mantala-an?
It is only mentioned in a private letter	Guisuguid man cana sa usa ca sulat lamang
Do they say who received that letter?	Guibalaod ba cun quinsay nacadauat nianang sulat?
No, they do not	Uala
They will not tell who received that letter	Dili buut sila magsuguilon cun quinsa man ang nacadauat nianang sulat
From whom have you had that news?	Quinsa ang naghatag canimo nianang noticia?
I have that news from the president of the town	Guihatagan aco nianang noticia sa presidente sa longsod
I have a very good news	Duna acoy usa ca noticia ng̃a maayo caayo
How do you know that?	Ng̃ano nahibalo ca niana?
That report has proved false	Bacac man, cono, canang suguilon
Do they still talk of war?	Duna pay mg̃a noticia sa guerra?
Do they think we shall have peace?	Guihuna huna ba sa mg̃a tao ng̃a maquigdaet ang mg̃a nanagpangubat?
It is not likely	Dili daguay
Have you received any letter from your brother?	Nadauat mo ba ug sulat sa imong igso-on?
Yes, I have	Oo
Have you heard from your father?	Duna bay noticia mo sa imong amahan?
I expect to hear from him	Guipaabut co ug mg̃a noticia cania
I have received a letter from him yesterday	Nadauat co ug sulat nia cahapon
What does he say to you from Manila?	Onsay guisuguilon nia canimo tung̃ud sa Manila?
He gives me many news	Daghan ang mg̃a noticia ng̃a guisuguilon nia canaco

Paquigpulong tung̃ud sa edad.

How old are you?	Pila na ang edad mo?
What is your age?	Pilay edad mo?
What may your age be?	Pila na caiha ang edad mo?
How old is he?	Pilay edad nia?
He will be twelve years the fifteenth of next month	Napolo ug duha ca tuig na sa icapolo ug lima sa bulan ng̃a umalabut
He shall soon be ten	Di na madugay napolo na sia ca tuig
I am twenty-five	Caloha-an ug lima ca tuig na ang edad co
How old is your father?	Pilay edad sa imong amahan?
He is fifty years old	Calim-an na ca tuig
What is your brother’s age?	Pila na ang edad sa igso-on mo?
He is not yet forty	Uala pa sia capatan ca tuig
How old is your sister?	Pilay edad sa imong igso-on ng̃a babaye?
She is not yet of age	Bata pa sia
She is more than seven	Capin na sia sa pito ca tuig
How old may this child be?	Pila caiha ang edad niining bata?
He is only six years old	Unum ca tuig da
He is almost eight	Hapit na sia sa ualo ca tuig
He is about ten	Napolo ca tuig capin cun culang
He is tall for his age	Labihan ang cata-as nia
How old is Miss Mary?	Pila na ang edad ni Maria?
She is twenty-two	Caloha-an ug duha na
I am older than she	Magulang aco nia
Your uncle must be very near forty-five years	Ang edad sa imong oyoan hapit na daguay sa capatan ug lima
He is in his forty-second year	Capatan ug duha pa ca tuig ang edad nia
He is in the prime of life	Ang iyang edad mao ang labing ang̃ay sa paghiagom pa sa quinabuhi
Your grandfather looks very aged	Ang apohan mo nagapacatigulang na
How old do you think he is?	Sa imong paminao, pila na caha ang edad nia?
I think he is about eighty	Caualoan ca tuig daguay
He is eighty-four	Caualoan ug upat na
He is older than I	Magulang sia canaco
I think he cannot be more than eighty	Guipacaing̃on co ng̃a uala pa sia mulabao sa caualoan
I did not think him so old	Naco, ng̃a dili pa sia tigulang caayo
He carries his age well	Maayo man ang pagcatigulang nia
Is your father still living?	Buhi pa ang amahan mo?
He must be very old	Tigulang man sia daguay
He is just entering into his hundredth	Guisugdan na nia ang icausa ca gatus
He has become quite childish	Olianon man sia
When is your birthday?	Canosa bay imong adlao?
It was the seventh of last month	Sa icapito ca adlao sa bulan ng̃a miagui

Paquigpulong sa pagpang̃utana tung̃ud sa usa ca tao.