dise otso

▸ 1. Part of Speech, Meaning & Short Examples

Part of speech: numeral / determiner
Meaning: “eighteen (18)” — Spanish-line form dise otso (from dieciocho).

Dise otso ang puntos nila.
→ They have eighteen points.

Mupalit ko og dise otso ka tiket.
→ I’ll buy eighteen tickets.

Dise otso ra kabuok ang nahibilin.
→ Only eighteen remain.

▸ 2. Cebuano or Spanish?

Spanish series: dise otso
Native Cebuano: napulo ug walo

▸ 3. When the Two Systems Are Used

dise otso – reading phone/ID digits (sais-dise otso-tres), scoreboards (kwatro-dise otso), math / tech contexts.
napulo ug walo – everyday counting of objects, days, people, idioms.
(Never mix the two systems in one number phrase.)

▸ 4. How to Use dise otso

Digits aloud – nwebe-dise otso-dos (9-18-2)
Score reading – tres-dise otso (3-18)
Standalone answer – “Pila? — Dise otso.”
Decimals – uno punto dise otso (1.18)

▸ 5. Top Five Pitfalls

Adding ka → ✗ dise otso ka libro (Spanish numerals do not take ka).
Pronouncing /di-séy-ot-so/ as /di-sé-otso/—keep three clear syllables.
Using dise otso in casual counting where napulo ug walo sounds natural.
Mixing Spanish and native numerals inside one figure.
Attaching mga → ✗ dise otso ka mga tawo.

▸ 6. Common Collocations

dise otso-sais (18-6 score)
dise otso mil (18 000)
numero dise otso (rank #18)
dise otso por dise otso (18 × 18)
dise otso punto uno (18.1)

▸ 7. Mistakes & Things to Watch Out For

Money totals & phone digits use kinse, dise sais, dise siyete, dise otso…
For counting real items, shift to napulo ug walo.
Avoid Tagalog labing-walo inside Cebuano sentences.

▸ 8. Five Handy Phrases

Dise otso ra ko kabuok anak. — “I have only eighteen children.”
Numero dise otso siya sa listahan. — “She is number eighteen on the list.”
Dise otso imong gikinahanglan? — “Do you need eighteen?”
Dise otso pa lang ko ka tuig diri. — “I’ve been here only eighteen years.”
Dise otso ka beses na ko nisulay. — “I’ve tried eighteen times already.”

▸ 9. Five Mini-Dialogues

1️⃣ Q Pila ka tiket—dise otso?
A Oo, dise otso ra. (“Eighteen tickets?” — “Yes, just eighteen.”)

2️⃣ Q Dise otso ba ang score nila?
A Dili, dise sais pa. (“Is their score eighteen?” — “No, still sixteen.”)

3️⃣ Q Pwede ko mangayo og dise otso ka kopya?
A Sige, ihatag nako. (“May I have eighteen copies?” — “Sure, I’ll give them.”)

4️⃣ Q Dise otso ka slot libre?
A Wala, napulo ug duha ra. (“Eighteen slots free?” — “No, only twelve.”)

5️⃣ Q Dise otso ra ka adlaw imong leave?
A Oo, balik ko sunod bulan. (“Only eighteen days off?” — “Yes, I’ll be back next month.”)

▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

(Each interrogative uses dise otso; one declarative answer is correct.)

Q1. Dise otso ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A. Libro dise otso ka akong gipalit.
B. Gipalit ko dise otso ka libro.
C. Dise otso ka libro akong gipalit.

Q2. Dise otso ba mo ka adlaw mag-puyo dinhi?
A. Mag-puyo dinhi mo dise otso ka adlaw.
B. Dinhi dise otso ka adlaw mo mag-puyo.
C. Mo mag-puyo dinhi dise otso ka adlaw.

Q3. Dise otso ba ka bata ang nag-dula sa gawas?
A. Nag-dula dise otso ka bata sa gawas.
B. Dise otso ka bata nag-dula sa gawas.
C. Sa gawas nag-dula dise otso ka bata.

Q4. Dise otso ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A. Paliton ta dise otso ka botelya.
B. Botelya dise otso ka paliton ta.
C. Ta dise otso ka botelya paliton.

Q5. Dise otso ba sila ka beses ni-adto didto?
A. Didto sila dise otso ka beses ni-adto.
B. Dise otso ka beses sila didto ni-adto.
C. Ni-adto sila didto dise otso ka beses.

Answer Key & Quick Reasons

Q1 – C Subject dise otso ka libro precedes verb; A mis-orders, B lacks smooth flow.
Q2 – A Pattern: verb → place → subject → numeral.
Q3 – B Subject phrase before verb; A/C misplace adverbial parts.
Q4 – A Imperative Paliton ta then full object; B/C split elements.
Q5 – C Frequency phrase flows best at clause end; A/B invert sentence parts.

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