English Word Cebuano Use (All definitions taken from online dictionaries.)
     
A Og Read a book (Basahin og libro).
A, E, I, O, U Vowels Ah, A, E, O, U
Abandon Biya Ako Biya Ka? (You abandon me?)
Ache Sakit Sakit dunggan.  (Ear ache)
After Human Human sa Libro (After the book)
Alcohol Alkohol  
Already Na  
Apartment Apartment  
Apple Mansanas  
Are Duma  
Area Kadako Pungko kadako (Squatter area)
Arm Braso  
Arm Braso  
Arm Braso  
Asleep Natulog Natulog ka.  It's asleep.
Assignment Assignment  
Attack Ataki  
Aunt Te Te is your Aunt.  Tita is an Aunt, but not yours.
Auto Kotse Car
Baby Bata  
Bacon Bacon  
Bath Ligo Bath (used to say taking shower)
Be Pagkamao Pagkamao amping ka (you be careful)
Beans Sintas  
Bed Higdaanan Bed in the bedroom.
Beef Baka Beef
Beer Beer  
Bend Bako  
Birds Langam  
Bitter Pait  
Bitter Pait  
Blood Dugo  
Book Libro Book to read (Libro).
Boy Lalaki  
Braces Tukod  
Bread Pan  
Bread..daily Pandesal Made by all Phil bakery shops.  2 pesos each
Brother Igsoon-lalaki  
Bum Bugoy Kalyeha bugoy. (street bum)
Burned Nasunog Burned
Bus Bus Fiera is used for Jeepney
Butt Lubot Katol Lubot (itchy butt)
Buy Palit  
Cabbage Repolyo  
Call Tawag  
Called Gitawag  
Calling Tawag  
Careful Amping  
Carrot Karot  
Cast Bulit Plaster cast.
Cat Iring I is pronounced E( Ering)
Cell Phone Cell Phone  
Chair Silya Seat
Chicken Manok Chicken
Child Anak Do you have a child (Anak)?
Circumcision Tuli Yup, cut that little puppy.
City Lunsod Padulong nganha lunsod (going to city).
Clock Orasan Time piece.
Close Sira Sira portahan palihug (close the door please)
Cloth Nuog  
Clothes Mga saput Clothes
Coffee Kape Coffee
Cold/Cool Bugnaw  
Compound Compound Inside a gated community.
Computer   Use English word.
Couch Higdaan  
Count Ihap Compute
Cousin Ig-agaw  
Crazy Gaga Actually is Gago in Tagalog, but all use Gaga
Crazy Gago  
Cure Tambal  
Curse Gaba Use curse words (cuss).
Curtain Kurtina Curtains (Kurtina)
Dead Patay Dead
Deceased Matay  
Delicious Lami  
Diabetes Diyabitis  
Did Himo Giunsa himo tulog ka (How did you sleep)
Dish Potahe  
Dog Iro I is pronounced E( Ero)
Door Portahan The door
Driver Maniho Drive the car.
Drugs Gamot  
Ear Dulungan Pronounced Doo loon gan
Ear Dunggan  
Earthquake Linog  
Eggs Itlog  
Elbow Siko  
Electric Kuryente Electric power is current.
Employee Employado  
Encounter Sugatan  
Expire Matapos  
Familiar Kilala  
Fan Mamapay Onsa mamapay? (what fan)
Feet Tiil  
Female Babaye  
Find Nasayran  
Fine But-an Good 
Fire Sunog Fire
Fish Bulad  
Floor Salog  
Fool Amaw  
Foot Tiil Pronounced Te ele
Foot Ti-il  
For Alang Tutok alang (looking for)
Freeze Pagahi sa yelo Only in Robinsons mall can this happen to you.
Frog Baki  
Gate Ganghaan Gate
Gated Ganghaan With a gate.
Girl Babae  
Glass Baso  
Glasses Antipara I wear antipara (glasses)
Glue Papalit To glue (Papalit)
Go Adto Ako adto (I go)
Go Lakat  
Going Padulong  
Gossip Tsismis  
Grandma Lola  
Grandpa Lolo  
Gun Pusil  
Handkerchief Panyo  
Hat Kalo  
Head Ulo Head Ache (Sakit Ulo)
Headache Labad sa ulo  
Heart Kasing kasing  
Helicopter Helicopter  
Help Tabang Help me (Tabang Ako
Here Diri  
Hole Buslot  
Home Paminalay  
Hot Init  
Hotel Hotel  
House Behay  
How Giunsa  
How Giunsa  
Humid Halingiing Basabasa in Cebuano
Hurt Kasakit To hurt.
I Ako Me or I
I Ako  
Ice Yelo  
Immigration Immigration Same
Intercourse Jerjer  
Internet   Use English word.
Is Mao ang Pronounced MaO ahng (Asa mao ang immigration) Where is Immigration?
Itch Katol  
Jackfruit Nanka  
Juice Duga  
Knee Tuhod  
Leak Liki Gamay liki.  (small leak)
Left Wala  
Leg Pa a Pronounced Pa ah
Leg Paa  
Less Dilli Dako  
Lights Suga  
Liquid Likido  
Look Tutok  
Looking Tutok Means to stare.
Loud Saha  
Lump Bukol  
Male Lalaki  
Mango Mangga  
Massage Hilot  
Me Ako Me or I
Medical Medikal  
Melon Melon Pakwan
Message Sulat  
Milk Letse Like Leche (Spanish)
Mirror Espeho Mirror
Money Quarta  
Moon Himatayon Good grief..why so long a word.
More Dugangipa  
Mouth Baba  
Mouth Baba  
Movie Sine I guess cinema.
Much Daghan Man Daghan  (too much)
Murder Pagbuno Murdered
Nasty Hamos  
News Balita  
No Dili Dili Ligo (no shower)
No Dili  
None Wala  
Noodle Bihon  
Noodles, Wheat Misua Philippine wheat noodles
Nose Ilong Pronounced E long
Number Numero  
Nurse Nurse  
Octopus Tabugok  
Old Da an Old
On  Sa  Palihug tiyok Sa Suga.  (Please turn on the lights.)
Onion Sibuyas  
Out  Sa Gawas  
Outlet Gulanan  
Page Palid  
Pain Sakit Ache, Pain
Penis Olok Different names for different ages.
Pepper Paminta  
Pick Nose Nahingugmo  
Picture Litrato Pictures
Picture Letrato  
Pieces Buok Biente buok (twenty pieces)
Plate Plato  
Please Palihug  
Poor Kabus  
Pork Baboy Pig meat
Potato (sweet) Kamuti  
Potatos Patatas  
Priest Pari  
Problem Pastilan Problema in Tagalog
Propane Propane Liquid Propane Gas (LPG)
Prostitute Pampam  
Push Tulak  
Radio Radyo Radio
Rain Ulan  
Read Basahin Read a book (Basahin og libro).
Record Plaka  
Record Sulat Make notes, not a recording.
Refrigerator Pakamiganan  
Remote Remote TV remote.
Rent Renta  
Respectfull Respetado When speaking to same age male, begin by saying Dong.  When speaking to older male person, begin by saying Nong.  When speaking to an older Mother (Grandma), begin by saying Nay Nay.  Nay Nay means Mother
Retreat Sibog  
Rice Palay Rice
Rice Palay Also Kanon and Bugas
Rice Field Pilapilan  
Rich Datu  
Right Too  
Ring Singsing Ring
Road Daan  
Rope Higut Pisi
Rotten Lata  
Rough Road Kagang-kagang  
Rug Alpombra  
Salt Asin  
Salty Parat  
Sandwich Pan-sinudlan  
Sardines Tamban  
Scribble Pagsulat  
Seamstress Sastre  
Sell Magbenta Magbenta mamapay ka?  (you sell fans)
Sew Tahia  
sewing Tahia  
Sex Iyot  
Sex Iyot Jerjer (screwing)
Share Ambit, Bahin Pagbahin
Shave Mamalbas  
Shirt Sando Kamisa, Kamisets, Nubo (short).
Shit Tae  
Shock Nakalitan  
Shoes sapatos  
Shot Pagtiro  
Sick Sakit Ako talosi sakit ka. (I am sorry you are sick.)
Sing Kan-ta  
Singer Magaawit  
Sinuses Sinuses Bangag na.
Sister Igsoon-babae  
Skin Disease Tigdas Any skin disease. (Tagalog too)
Sleep Tulog Tulog ka. Go to sleep.
Sling Sambilayan  
Small Gamay  
Smart Listo  
Smooth Pino  
Sneak Ukoy  
Snoop Panuup  
Socks Medyas  
Sorry Talosi  
Sour Aslum  
Speak Converse  
Spell Titik  
Spicy Halang  
Spoiled Dannga  
Squatter Pungko  
Squid Nukos  
Stars Bitoon  
Stingray Pagi  
Stink Baho  
Stomach Tungol Pus-on
Store Tindahan A place to buy stuff..a store (Tindahan)
Store Sari Sari Small convenience store
Stove Lutoan  
Street Kalyeha  
String Kuldas  
Stupid Buang  
Stupid Buang  
Sugar Asukar  
Sun Adlaw Also means day..not clear.
Super Glue None Name the brand..bulldog, mighty bond..whatever.
Sweet Tamis  
Table Lamesa Table
Take Bitbit  
Teeth Ngipon  
Television Televisyon Television
That Ka na  
The Ang  
Tickle Gilok  
Tita Aunt  
Tito Uncle  
To Nganha  
To Nganha Ako bitbit ngahha immigration (Take me to)
Tomato Kamatis  
Tongue Dila Pronounced De la
Too Man  
Tourist Motorista Driver
Towel Tualya Any kind of towel..
Towel Toalya  
Trailer Bagon As in movie trailer.
Turkey Pabo Hard to find here.
Turn Liko Liko Wala (turn left)
Turn Tiyok  
Turtle Ba-o Land
Turtle (Sea) Pawikan  
Twenty Biente  
Uncle Tito  
Understand Sabot  
Unfamiliar Di-kilala Not familiar.
urine Ehe  
Vagina Buto  
Valedictorian Valedictorian  
Warehouse Bodega  
Water Tubig  
We Pinanga  
What Unsa Onsa kotse? (what car)
Where Asa  
Who Kinsa Kinsa ka?  Who is this?
Window Tamboan Just a window (Bentana).
Work Trabaho  
Wrecked Guba  
Write Sumulat  
Yes O O (yes) I did go there.
You Kamo  
You Ka Talosi!  Wala ako ka sabot. (Sorry!  I don't understand you.)
Young Bata Bata ka (you are young)