Cebuano Days, Months and Time Words with Tagalog Translations
19 time & days in Cebuano, each with its Tagalog equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our phrasebook, compiled from published references rather than produced by the translation engine. Cebuano entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.
Time & days
Today, tomorrow, day and night.
| Cebuano | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Karonpending review | Ngayon | Today |
| Ugmapending review | Bukas | TomorrowIlocano builds tomorrow out of 'bigat', the word for morning — the same root as in 'Naimbag a bigat'. |
| Gahaponpending review | Kahapon | Yesterday |
| Adlawpending review | Araw | DayIn the Visayan languages 'adlaw' is both the day and the sun. Tagalog keeps the same double meaning in 'araw'; Ilocano does not — 'aldaw' is the day and 'init' is the sun. |
| Gabiipending review | Gabi | Night |
| Semanapending review | Linggo | Week |
| Tuigpending review | Taon | Year |
| Lunespending review | Lunes | MondayAll eight took the Spanish weekday names wholesale. Only Sunday diverges — see below. |
| Martespending review | Martes | Tuesday |
| Miyerkulespending review | Miyerkules | Wednesday |
| Huwebespending review | Huwebes | Thursday |
| Biyernespending review | Biyernes | Friday |
| Sabadopending review | Sabado | Saturday |
| Dominggopending review | Linggo | SundayTagalog is the outlier: 'Linggo' where the rest kept 'Domingo'. Pangasinan went further and uses 'Simba', from the word for churchgoing — the same root Tagalog uses for the verb 'to attend mass'. |
| Udtopending review | Tanghali | Noon |
| Buntagpending review | Umaga | Morning |
| Unyapending review | Mamaya | LaterThe sharpest time-word trap in the Visayas. Hiligaynon 'karon' means later; Cebuano 'karon' means now. The same word moves an appointment in opposite directions. |
| Oraspending review | Oras | Hour |
| Kanunaypending review | Lagi | Always |
More Cebuano word lists
- Cebuano Polite Words and Phrases10
- Cebuano Numbers17
- Cebuano Family and People Words17
- Cebuano Food and Eating Words28
- Cebuano Directions and Travel Words13
- Cebuano Emergency and Health Phrases12
- Cebuano Words for Parts of the Body12
- Cebuano Words for Nature and Weather17
- Cebuano Adjectives and Describing Words18
- Cebuano Everyday Verbs20
- Cebuano Months of the Year12
- Cebuano Words for Animals10
Sources
- Ilocano phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-07-26.
- 52 Useful Ilocano Words & Phrases to Learn for Travelers — Chill and Travel. Accessed 2026-07-26.