Waray Directions and Travel Words with Tagalog Translations
13 directions in Waray, 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. Waray entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.
Directions
Left, right, here, there and how far.
| Waray | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Walapending review | Kaliwa | LeftThe most dangerous word on this page. 'Wala' means left in four of these languages and 'none' in Tagalog — so a Tagalog speaker hearing directions in Cebu can understand the sentence and take the wrong turn. |
| Toopending review | Kanan | Right |
| Didipending review | Dito | HereHiligaynon 'diri' is 'here'. Waray 'diri' is 'not'. The two languages are neighbours and this pair catches people constantly. |
| Didtopending review | Doon | There |
| Hirayopending review | Malayo | Far |
| Hiranipending review | Malapit | Near |
| Hain an kasilyas?pending review | Nasaan ang banyo? | Where is the toilet? |
| Kumadtopending review | Pumunta | To go |
| Diretsopending review | Diretso | Straight ahead |
| Igbawpending review | Taas | Up |
| Ilarompending review | Baba | Down |
| Sulodpending review | Loob | Inside |
| Gawaspending review | Labas | Outside |
More Waray word lists
- Waray Polite Words and Phrases10
- Waray Numbers17
- Waray Days, Months and Time Words19
- Waray Family and People Words22
- Waray Food and Eating Words28
- Waray Emergency and Health Phrases12
- Waray Words for Parts of the Body26
- Waray Words for Nature and Weather38
- Waray Adjectives and Describing Words33
- Waray Everyday Verbs50
- Waray Months of the Year12
- Waray Words for Animals17
Sources
- Waray phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Waray-Waray Swadesh list — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.
- Tagalog phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Austronesian Swadesh lists — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.