Counting in Cebuano is easy once you know the two systems! This video will teach you how to say numbers from 1 to 100 in both Bisaya and Spanish-derived forms. We’ll show you when to use each set of numbers, whether you’re talking about a quantity of bananas or the total cost of your groceries. Get ready to master numbers for money, time, age, and quantity in Cebuano!
VOCABULARY
Directions: Listen and repeat after your teacher.
PALITON
- part of speech: verb
- meaning: will buy (it); to be bought
- when to use it: when you are expressing the future action of buying a specific object. this is an object-focus verb, meaning the emphasis is on the thing being bought, not the buyer.
- example sentences:
- part of speech: adjective
- meaning: cheap; inexpensive
- when to use it: when you are describing a person, place, or thing that has a low price.
- example sentences:
KILO
- part of speech: noun
- meaning: kilogram
- when to use it: when referring to the unit of mass, especially when buying goods like rice, meat, or vegetables from a market.
- example sentences:
- part of speech: adverb of place
- meaning: there
- when to use it: when referring to a location that is far from both the speaker and the listener.
- example sentences:
- part of speech: interrogative phrase
- meaning: what else?; what more?
- when to use it: when you are asking for additional things or information after some have already been mentioned. it is a combination of “unsa” (what) and “pa” (more/else).
- example sentences:
MANGULI
- part of speech: verb
- meaning: will go home (referring to a group)
- when to use it: when you are describing the future action of a group of people going home. it is formed from the root word “uli” (go home) and the plural future-tense prefix “mang-“.
- example sentences:
UBAS
- part of speech: noun
- meaning: grapes
- when to use it: when you are referring to the fruit, grapes.
- example sentences:
SAGING
- part of speech: noun
- meaning: banana
- when to use it: when you are referring to the fruit, the banana.
- example sentences:
DIALOGUE PRACTICE
Directions: Listen and repeat after your teacher.
Situation: Joyce and Leah are in the Carbon market.
Cebuano
Leah: Mopalit ko og saging.
Joyce: kato didto kay barato ra ang kilo sa saging. Pila ka kilo imong paliton?
Leah: Tulo ka kilo lang. Tagpila ang ilang kilo didto?
Joyce: Tag traynta’y singko ra ang kilo.
Leah: Mao ba. Barato jud diay.
Joyce: O. Unsa pa imong paliton? Manguli na ta.
Leah: Mopalit sa ko og ubas. Naa paman ko’y usa ka gatos.
Joyce: Sige. Alas singko kwarenta’y singko na baya.
English
Joyce: What will you buy?
Leah: I will buy banana.
Joyce: That store over there because a kilogram of banana is cheap. How many kilos are you going to buy?
Leah: Only 3 kilograms. How much is their kilogram over there?
Joyce: It’s only 35 per kilogram.
Leah: Is that so? It’s really cheaper.
Joyce: Yes. What else are you going to buy? Let’s go home.
Leah: I will buy grapes. I still have 100.
Joyce: Okay. It’s already 5:45.
LESSON
There are two ways to say the Cebuano numbers “ Bisaya and Spanish -derived numbers”.
I will provide the table in English.
Cebuano Numbers
Cebuano has two numbering systems: the native Bisaya numbers and Spanish-derived numbers.
Bisaya Numbers
Bisaya numbers are primarily used for counting
quantity.
| English | Bisaya |
| 1 | usa |
| 2 | duha |
| 3 | tulo |
| 4 | upat |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | unom |
| 7 | pito |
| 8 | walo |
| 9 | siyam |
| 10 | napulo |
| 11 | napulo ug usa |
| 20 | kawhaan |
| 30 | katloan |
| 40 | kap-atan |
| 50 | kalim-an |
| 60 | kanum-an |
| 70 | kapitoan |
| 80 | kawalohan |
| 90 | kasiyaman |
| 100 | usa ka gatos |
| 1,000 | usa ka libo |
| 1,000,000 | usa ka milyon |
Spanish-derived Numbers
Spanish-derived numbers are used for
money, cost, age, years, and telling time. They are also typically used for numbers from 11-99.
| English | Spanish-derived |
| 1 | Uno/una/piso |
| 2 | Dos |
| 3 | Tres |
| 4 | Kwatro |
| 5 | Singko |
| 6 | Sais |
| 7 | Syete |
| 8 | Otso |
| 9 | Noybe |
| 10 | Diyes |
| 11 | Onse |
| 12 | Dose |
| 20 | Baynte |
| 21 | Baynte uno |
| 30 | Traynta |
| 40 | Kwarenta |
| 50 | Singkwenta |
| 60 | Saysenta |
| 70 | Setenta |
| 80 | Otsenta |
| 90 | Nobenta |
| 100 | syento (cien) |
We usually use Bisaya numbers from 1-10 and from 11-100 we use the Spanish numbers. However, we also use Bisaya for 100.
For Bisaya numbers from 1-10, we use it for;
⚫ Quantity
For examples:
Usa kabuok – 1 pc
Lima ka mansanas – 5 apples
Napulo ka kilo nga bugas – 10 klgs of rice.
For 100 pesos, we can also say ‘usa ka gatos’
For example:
Gihatagan ko ikaw og usa ka gatos (ka pesos).
I gave you 100 php.
We use the Spanish-derived numbers for;
⚫ Money
For examples:
Onse ang plete sa dyip.
The fare of the jeepney is 11 pesos.
Naa ko’y singkwenta’y singko sa akong pitaka.
I have 55 pesos in my wallet.
For 1 peso we say ‘piso’.
⚫ Cost
For examples;
Tag diyes ang mansanas
The apple is 10 pesos.
Saysenta’y syete tanan.
The total is 67.
⚫ Age
For examples;
Baynte kwatro ang akong edad.
I’m 24 years old.
Traynta’y dos iyang pangidarun.
He is 32 years old.
⚫ Years
For examples;
Tuig dos mil baynte dos
Year 2022
⚫ Telling time
For example:
Alas tres sa hapon
It’s 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
Alas syete kinse sa gabii.
It’s 7:15 in the evening (pm).
We usually use the Spanish -derived numbers from 11-99.
COMPREHENSION QUIZ
Directions: Write the correct answer.
How do you say;
- 5 in Bisaya – ___
- 33 in Spanish – ___
- 50 in Bisaya – ___
- 86 in Spanish – ___
- 100 in Bisaya – ___
EXERCISE
Directions: Arrange the words to make sentences.
- usa / gihatagan / ka / ko / og / gatos / ikaw
- iyang / dos / pangidarun / traynta’y
- syete / gabii / sa / alas / kinse
- plete / ang / sa / onse / dyip
- ang / diyes / mansanas / tag
REVIEW
Directions:Answer the following questions in Cebuano.
- How old are you?
- How much money do you have in your wallet now?
- What time is it now?
- How many fruits do you have there?
- How much does your clothes
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