▸ 1. Part of Speech & Meaning
• Part of speech: numeral / determiner
• Meaning: “twenty-five”
Kawhaan ug lima ka estudyante ang nisalmot.
→ Twenty-five students joined.
Nag-order ko og kawhaan ug lima ka donut.
→ I ordered twenty-five donuts.
Kawhaan ug lima ra ko ka minuto nag-hulat.
→ I waited only twenty-five minutes.
▸ 2. Cebuano or Spanish?
- Native: kawhaan ug lima
- Spanish-based: baynti-singko
▸ 3. When Each Form Is Used
| Scene | kawhaan ug lima | baynti-singko |
|---|---|---|
| Counting objects / people | ✓ | — |
| 24-h time “25 : 00” (not used) | — | — |
| Money / phone digits | — | ✓ |
| Ordinal | ika-kawhaan ug lima | Spanish ordinals very rare |
▸ 4. How to Use kawhaan ug lima
kawhaan ug lima ka + Noun
Kawhaan ug lima ka tiket among gipalit.
- Short: kawhaan ug lima ra (only 25) / … pa (25 more)
- Frequency: Kawhaan ug lima ka beses siya mi-practice sa tuig.
- Ordinal: ika-kawhaan ug lima = 25ᵗʰ
▸ 5. Five Common Pitfalls
- Omitting ka → ✗ kawhaan ug lima mansanas
- Double plural → ✗ kawhaan ug lima ka mga tawo
- Mixing baynti-singko mid-sentence
- Reversed order → ✗ mansanas kawhaan ug lima ka
- Using cardinal when ordinal is meant
▸ 6. Quick Collocations
- kawhaan ug lima ka ___ — twenty-five …
- kawhaan ug lima ra — only 25
- kawhaan ug lima pa — 25 more
- ika-kawhaan ug lima — 25ᵗʰ
- sa kawhaan ug lima ka adlaw — in 25 days
▸ 7. Learner Alerts
- Phone digits: natives say baynti-singko / “twenty-five.”
- Pronounce: /ka-WA-han ug LI-ma/ (stress on wa & li).
- Avoid Tagalog dalawampu’t lima.
- Prefer mga, hapit for approximate counts.
▸ 8. Handy Phrases
• Kawhaan ug lima ra mi kabuok karon.
• Pwede ko mangayo og kawhaan ug lima pa ka kutsara?
• Kawhaan ug lima na lang ang nahibilin.
• Magkita ta mga kawhaan ug lima ka oras gikan karon.
• Kawhaan ug lima ka beses nako gisulayan—nakaya na!
▸ 9. Mini-Dialogues
| # | A (Question) | B (Answer) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tag-pila ang kawhaan ug lima ka mangga? | Siyento bente-singko pesos ra tanan.Only ₱125 for all 25. |
| 2 | Kawhaan ug lima ba ka adlaw ka mag-bakasyon? | Oo, kawhaan ug lima ra ko ka adlaw libre.Exactly 25 days. |
| 3 | Naa kay kawhaan ug lima ka tiket? | Wala, kawhaan ug upat ra ang nabilin.Only 24 left. |
| 4 | Kawhaan ug lima na ka tuig ta nag-kaila, noh? | Sakto, kawhaan ug lima ka tuig na gyud.Twenty-five years indeed. |
| 5 | Mopalit ta og kawhaan ug lima ka botelya? | Murag daghan; baynti lang siguro.Maybe twenty is enough. |
▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Questions
Q1. Kawhaan ug lima ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A Kawhaan ug lima ka libro akong gipalit.
B Gipalit ko kawhaan ug lima ka libro.
C Libro kawhaan ug lima ka akong gipalit.
Q2. Kawhaan ug lima ba mo ka adlaw mag-puyo dinhi?
A Dinhi kawhaan ug lima ka adlaw mo mag-puyo.
B Mag-puyo dinhi mo kawhaan ug lima ka adlaw.
C Mo mag-puyo dinhi kawhaan ug lima ka adlaw.
Q3. Kawhaan ug lima ba ka bata ang nag-dula sa gawas?
A Sa gawas nag-dula kawhaan ug lima ka bata.
B Kawhaan ug lima ka bata nag-dula sa gawas.
C Nag-dula kawhaan ug lima ka bata sa gawas.
Q4. Kawhaan ug lima ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A Paliton ta kawhaan ug lima ka botelya.
B Botelya kawhaan ug lima ka paliton ta.
C Ta kawhaan ug lima ka botelya paliton.
Q5. Kawhaan ug lima ba sila ka beses ni-adto didto?
A Didto sila kawhaan ug lima ka beses ni-adto.
B Kawhaan ug lima ka beses sila didto ni-adto.
C Ni-adto sila didto kawhaan ug lima ka beses.
▸ Answer Key
- Q1 → B — Verb follows subject pronoun; A okay too but chosen B, C scrambles order.
- Q2 → A — Pattern “place + numeral + subject + verb” acceptable; others less natural.
- Q3 → B — Subject phrase before verb is clear; A & C move adverbials oddly.
- Q4 → A — Imperative Paliton ta + object fits; others misplace parts.
- Q5 → C — Frequency phrase at end is smooth; A & B invert clause segments.
« Back to Glossary Index
