▸ 1. Part of Speech & Meaning
• Part of speech: numeral / determiner
• Meaning: “sixty”
Kan-oman ka estudyante ang nigamit sa librarya.
→ Sixty students used the library.
Nag-order ko og kan-oman ka pastel.
→ I ordered sixty pastries.
Kan-oman ra ko ka minuto nag-huwat.
→ I waited only sixty minutes.
▸ 2. Cebuano or Spanish?
- Native (Cebuano): kan-oman
- Spanish-based: saysenta (sesenta)
▸ 3. Native vs Spanish Number Use
| Scene | kan-oman | saysenta |
|---|---|---|
| Counting people/things | ✓ | — |
| Money totals, phone digits, IDs | — | ✓ |
| Ordinals | ika-kan-oman (60ᵗʰ) | Spanish ordinals almost never used |
▸ 4. How to Use kan-oman
kan-oman ka + Noun
Kan-oman ka tiket among gipalit.
Mini-phrases: kan-oman ra (only 60) · kan-oman pa (60 more)
Frequency: Kan-oman ka beses siya mi-praktis sa usa ka tuig.
Ordinal: ika-kan-oman = 60ᵗʰ
▸ 5. Five Common Pitfalls
- Missing ka → ✗ kan-oman mansanas
- Double plural → ✗ kan-oman ka mga tawo
- Mixing saysenta inside a native sentence
- Reversed order → ✗ mansanas kan-oman ka
- Using cardinal when ordinal is needed (sa kan-oman adlaw → sa ika-kan-oman ka adlaw)
▸ 6. Quick Collocations
- kan-oman ka ___ — sixty …
- kan-oman ra — only 60
- kan-oman pa — 60 more
- ika-kan-oman — 60ᵗʰ
- sa kan-oman ka adlaw — in sixty days
▸ 7. Learner Alerts
- Phone digits: speakers say saysenta or English “sixty,” not kan-oman.
- Pronounce /kan-O-man/ (stress on O).
- Avoid Tagalog animnapu.
- Use mga, hapit for approximate numbers.
▸ 8. Handy Phrases (+ English)
- Kan-oman ra mi kabuok karon. — “There are only sixty of us now.”
- Pwede ko mangayo og kan-oman pa ka kutsara? — “May I have sixty more spoons?”
- Kan-oman na lang ang nahibilin. — “Only sixty remain.”
- Magkita ta mga kan-oman ka oras gikan karon. — “Let’s meet about sixty hours from now.”
- Kan-oman ka beses nako gisulayan — nakaya ra gyud! — “I tried sixty times and finally did it!”
▸ 9. Mini-Dialogues
| # | A (Question) | B (Answer) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tag-pila ang kan-oman ka mangga? | Tulo ka gatos pesos ra tanan. |
| Only ₱300 for all 60. | ||
| 2 | Kan-oman ba ka adlaw ka mag-bakasyon? | Oo, kan-oman ra ko ka adlaw libre. |
| Exactly sixty days. | ||
| 3 | Naa kay kan-oman ka tiket? | Wala, kalim-an ug siyam ra ang nabilin. |
| Only fifty-nine left. | ||
| 4 | Kan-oman na ka tuig ta nag-kaila, noh? | Sakto, kan-oman ka tuig na gyud. |
| Sixty years indeed. | ||
| 5 | Mopalit ta og kan-oman ka botelya? | Murag daghan; singkwenta lang siguro. |
| Maybe fifty is enough. |
▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions
Q1. Kan-oman ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A Kan-oman ka libro akong gipalit.
B Gipalit ko kan-oman ka libro.
C Libro kan-oman ka akong gipalit.
Q2. Kan-oman ba mo ka adlaw mag-puyo dinhi?
A Mag-puyo dinhi mo kan-oman ka adlaw.
B Dinhi kan-oman ka adlaw mo mag-puyo.
C Mo mag-puyo dinhi kan-oman ka adlaw.
Q3. Kan-oman ba ka bata ang nag-dula sa gawas?
A Kan-oman ka bata nag-dula sa gawas.
B Sa gawas nag-dula kan-oman ka bata.
C Nag-dula kan-oman ka bata sa gawas.
Q4. Kan-oman ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A Paliton ta kan-oman ka botelya.
B Ta kan-oman ka botelya paliton.
C Botelya kan-oman ka paliton ta.
Q5. Kan-oman ba sila ka beses ni-adto didto?
A Kan-oman ka beses sila didto ni-adto.
B Ni-adto sila didto kan-oman ka beses.
C Didto sila kan-oman ka beses ni-adto.
▸ Answer Key
- Q1 → A – numeral phrase then verb; B & C reorder pieces.
- Q2 → A – pattern “verb + place + subject + numeral” sounds natural.
- Q3 → A – subject phrase before verb; others shift adverbials oddly.
- Q4 → A – imperative Paliton ta + object is correct.
- Q5 → B – frequency phrase at sentence end flows smoothly; A & C invert clause parts.
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