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Waray Everyday Verbs with Tagalog Translations

20 everyday verbs 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.

Everyday verbs

The actions that carry most sentences.

Everyday verbs: Waray phrases with Tagalog and English translations
WarayTagalogEnglish
Katurogpending reviewMatulogTo sleep
Makitapending reviewMakitaTo see
Sumatanpending reviewSabihinTo sayIlocano and Pangasinan share 'ibaga' — but in Tagalog 'baga' is an ember, and in Ilocano it is the colour red.
Maarampending reviewAlamTo know
Karuyagpending reviewGustoTo wantKapampangan 'buri' is to want or like. In Tagalog 'buri' is a species of palm.
Humatagpending reviewMagbigayTo give
Magtrabahopending reviewMagtrabahoTo work
Lumakatpending reviewMaglakadTo walk
Magyakanpending 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.
Pamatipending reviewMakinigTo listen
Sumuratpending reviewSumulatTo write
Magbasapending reviewMagbasaTo read
Lumingkodpending reviewUmupoTo sit
Tumindogpending reviewTumayoTo stand
Dumalaganpending reviewTumakboTo run
Maghulatpending reviewMaghintayTo wait
Abrihanpending reviewBuksanTo open
Sarhanpending reviewIsaraTo close
Maghugaspending reviewMaghugasTo wash
Kumadipending reviewPumunta ritoTo come here

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