Cebuano 101

Clock Time

one o'clock AM
ala una sa ka-adlawon

two o'clock AM
alas dos sa ka-adlawon

three o'clock AM
alas tres sa ka-adlawon

four o'clock AM
alas kwatro sa ka-adlawon

five o'clock AM
alas singko sa ka-adlawon

six o'clock AM
alas sais sa buntag

seven o'clock AM
alas siyete sa buntag

eight o'clock AM
alas otso sa buntag

nine o'clock AM
alas nuwebe sa buntag

ten o'clock AM
alas diyes sa buntag

eleven o'clock AM
alas onse sa buntag

twelve o'clock noon
alas dose sa udto

one o'clock PM
ala una sa hapon

two o'clock PM
alas dos sa hapon

three o'clock PM
alas tres sa hapon

four o'clock PM
alas kwatro sa hapon

five o'clock PM
alas singko sa hapon

seven o'clock PM
alas siyete sa-gabi-i

six o'clock PM
alas sais sa-gabi-i

eight o'clock PM
alas otso sa-gabi-i

nine o'clock PM
alas nuebe sa-gabi-i

ten o'clock PM
alas dies sa-gabi-i

eleven o'clock PM
alas onse sa-gabi-i

one o'clock PM
ala una sa hapon

two o'clock PM
alas dos sa hapon

twelve o'clock midnight
alas dose sa ka-adlawon

one thirty o'clock PM
ala una y media sa hapon

two thiry PM
alas dos y media sa hapon, alas dos traynta sa hapon

one thirty AM
ala una y media sa ka-adlawon, ala una traynta sa ka-adlawon

nine thirty AM
alas nuwebe sa buntag

one forty five AM
ala una kwarenta y singko sa buntag

nine forty five AM
alas nuebe kwarenta y singko sa buntag

Duration

_____ seconds(s)
_____ ka segundo(s)

_____ minute(s)
_____ ka minuto(s)

_____ hour(s)
_____ ka oras

_____ day(s)
_____ ka adlaw

_____ week(s)
_____ ka semana

_____ month(s)
_____ ka bulan

_____ year(s)
_____ ka tu-ig

Days

today
karon

yesterday
gahapon

tomorrow
ugma

this week
karong semana

last week
niaging semana

next week
sunod semana

The days of the week are borrowed from Spanish.


Sunday
Dominggo

Monday
Lunes (LOO-ness)

Tuesday
Martes (MAR-tess)

Wednesday
Miyerkoles (MEE-yer-koh-less)

Thursday
Huwebes (HOOweh-bess)

Friday
Biyernes (BEEyer-ness)

Saturday
Sabado (SA-ba-do)

Months

The name of the months are borrowed from the Spanish laguage.


January
Enero

February
Pebrero

March
Marso

April
Abril

May
Mayo

June
Hunyo

July
Hulyo

August
Agosto

September
Septyembre

October
Oktubre

November
Nobyembre

December
Disyembre

Writing Time and Date

Dates can be written as follows:

  • English format: June 18, 2006 would be Hunyo 18, 2006
  • Spanish format: June 18, 2006 would be ika-18 sa Hunyo, 2006

Times are written as in English (as in 6:23 AM) but are spoken as in Spanish (as in alas says beynte tres sa buntag ).

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