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Hiligaynon Everyday Verbs with Tagalog Translations

20 everyday verbs in Hiligaynon, 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. Hiligaynon entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.

Everyday verbs

The actions that carry most sentences.

Everyday verbs: Hiligaynon phrases with Tagalog and English translations
HiligaynonTagalogEnglish
Magtulogpending reviewMatulogTo sleep
Makitapending reviewMakitaTo see
Isilingpending reviewSabihinTo sayIlocano and Pangasinan share 'ibaga' — but in Tagalog 'baga' is an ember, and in Ilocano it is the colour red.
Kabalopending reviewAlamTo know
Gustopending reviewGustoTo wantKapampangan 'buri' is to want or like. In Tagalog 'buri' is a species of palm.
Maghatagpending reviewMagbigayTo give
Magtrabahopending reviewMagtrabahoTo work
Maglakatpending reviewMaglakadTo walk
Maghambalpending reviewMagsalitaTo speakThe Visayan languages disagree with each other completely here — sulti, hambal, yakan — which is a useful corrective to the idea that they are one language.
Mamatipending reviewMakinigTo listen
Magsulatpending reviewSumulatTo write
Magbasapending reviewMagbasaTo read
Maglingkodpending reviewUmupoTo sit
Magtindogpending reviewTumayoTo stand
Magdalaganpending reviewTumakboTo run
Maghulatpending reviewMaghintayTo wait
Buksanpending reviewBuksanTo open
Sirhanpending reviewIsaraTo close
Maghugaspending reviewMaghugasTo wash
Magkaripending reviewPumunta ritoTo come here

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