I Now Speak Waray

Posted by Boffill Thursday, August 12, 2010
In my previous post, I mentioned about me being here in Tacloban having some issues with the dialect spoken in this City. Now, I'll be sharing you all the words or phrases I've learned in speaking the Waray dialect. I learned this words and phrases while I was outside walking, riding a jeepney, going to stores etc. etc. I didn't learn it by asking the people, I just analyze the thought of the sentence that they are saying. So here are some of the Waray words that I can translate to Tagalog.

  • Maupay = Maganda or Tao po
  • Mapaso = Mainit
  • Pasahe  = Pamasahe
  • Alayon = Makikisuyo
  • Waray = Wala
  • Kulop = Hapon
  • Maupay na aga/kulop = Magandang umaga/hapon

I think I forgot some of the words and phrases but as what I've observed, some are easy to understand but most are difficult. ☺

9 comments :

Nick said...

wow !!! haha.. great!

Boffill said...

Haha. I still need to practice more! :D

Nortehanon said...

That is great Boffill! You're learning the language fast. Madali lang naman matutuhan ang Waray eh. How long will you based in Tacloban? Have you already tried eating binagol and moron? hehehe Those are my favorites!

Boffill said...

Ah! Haha. Yup. Practice practice na but its really hard learning the dialect. Hmm. Anyway, nakakain na ako ng Binagol and Moron. Dati kasi nung nasa Davao pa ako, lageng nagdadala si Tatay ng binagol for pasalubong and with regard to moron, gumagawa yung Aunt ko ng moron dun sa Naval, Biliran. :D

Bloggerman said...

I wish I can learn the Waray dialect. I already know three Filipino dialects, the Tagalog, Cebuano, and Dabawenyo. It's not easy to learn them all because we Filipinos have over a hundred dialects. Can you believe that?;-)

MinnieRunner said...

Maupay na (paano sa Waray ang gabi?) :)

PNG RAIN said...

nice one:D TACLOBANON HERE po... waray waray din..bleh :p "padayon la pag practice pag waray para masaya..hehe" keep practicing waray-waray dialect para masaya...hmm...

Boffill said...

@Nonoy: That's true Noy, that's how unique Filipinos are. We have lots of dialects to learn. :D

@MinnieRunner: Maupay na Gab-I that is. :D

@Ping Rain: Hehe. Yup yup. I will. I like the dialect actually.

MangRO Niel said...

,itun babayi akun karuyag ( guti-ay mahusay maloloy-on)
Pag akun nakikita iton babayi na iton malipay ak
masulub-on pag diri ko iton na kita

tama po ba or mali?? 14days pa lng po ako nag aaral eh =(

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