Cebuano Adjectives

Welcome to the second Cebuano lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Cebuano to help you practice your daily phrases.

black itom

grey grey

white puti

blue asul

green berde

yellow dilaw

red pula

brown brawn

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Cebuano
my house is white [noun + adjective] ang ako balay kay puti
your country is big [noun + adjective] imu nasud kay dako
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] mga bago nga libro kay mahal
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] malipayon mi diri
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] naa siya'y tulo ka gagmay nga iro
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] sayon rajud ni nga linguahe
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] naa ko'y gamay nga balay nga berde

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold bugnaw

hot init

cloudy dag-um

rainy uwan

snowy nyebe

sunny init

windy hangin

warm init gamay

Conversation in Cebuano

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Cebuano
hi hi
how are you? musta man ka?
I'm good, thank you okay rako, salamat
and you? ikaw?
what is your name? unsa imu pangan?
my name is Maya ako pangalan kay Maya
nice to meet you maaung pakigkita nimu

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