nwebe

▸ 1. Part of Speech, Meaning & Mini-Examples

• Part of speech: numeral / determiner
• Meaning: “nine (9)” — Spanish-derived form nwebe

Nwebe ang puntos sa ilang team.
→ Their team has nine points.

Mupalit ko og nwebe ka tiket.
→ I will buy nine tickets.

Nwebe ra kabuok ang nahibilin.
→ Only nine are left.

▸ 2. Cebuano or Spanish?

• Spanish‐based numeral: nwebe
• Native Cebuano numeral: siyam / siyam ka

▸ 3. When Speakers Use nwebe vs siyam

Always keep one number system inside a single phrase.

▸ 4. Practical Uses of nwebe

1. Digits aloud: otso-nwebe-sais (8-9-6)
2. Scoreboards: dos-nwebe (2-9)
3. Direct answer: “Pila? — Nwebe.”
4. Decimals: uno punto nwebe (1.9)

▸ 5. Five Common Pitfalls

1. Adding ka after nwebe in Spanish context (✗ nwebe ka libro).
2. Pronouncing /nuwé-be/ as /ní-bi/ — keep “we-be.”
3. Using nwebe in daily counting where siyam is expected.
4. Mixing nwebe and siyam in one compound number.
5. Writing nwebe ka mga tawo (do not add mga).

▸ 6. Useful Collocations

• nwebe-dos (9-2 score)
• nwebe mil (9 000)
• numero nwebe (“number nine,” rank)
• nwebe por nwebe (9 × 9)
• nwebe punto kwatro (9.4)

▸ 7. Learner Alerts

• Phone digits and peso amounts: nwebe, otso, sais …
• Use siyam for phrases like siyam ka adlaw.
• Avoid Tagalog siyam when reading Spanish digit strings.

▸ 8. Five Handy Phrases

1. Nwebe ra ko kabuok anak. — “I have only nine children.”
2. Numero nwebe siya sa listahan. — “He’s number nine on the list.”
3. Nwebe ang imong gusto? — “You want nine?”
4. Nwebe pa lang ko ka tuig diri. — “I’ve been here just nine years.”
5. Nwebe ka beses na ko nisulay. — “I’ve tried nine times already.”

▸ 9. Mini-Dialogues Using nwebe

1
Q Pila ka tiket imong gipalit—nwebe?
A Oo, nwebe ra.

“You bought nine tickets?” — “Yes, only nine.”

2
Q Nwebe ba ang score nila karon?
A Dili, otso pa lang.

“Is their score nine now?” — “No, still eight.”

3
Q Pwede ko mangayo og nwebe ka kopya?
A Sige, hatag nako dayon.

“May I have nine copies?” — “Sure, I’ll hand them over.”

4
Q Nwebe ka slot available?
A Wala, unom na lang.

“Nine slots free?” — “No, only six left.”

5
Q Nwebe ra ka adlaw imong leave?
A Oo, balik ko sunod semana.

“Only nine days off?” — “Yes, I’ll be back next week.”

▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

(Each question uses nwebe; choose the ONE grammatically correct declarative answer.)

Q1. Nwebe ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A. Libro nwebe ka akong gipalit.
B. Gipalit ko nwebe ka libro.
C. Nwebe ka libro akong gipalit.

Q2. Nwebe ba mo ka adlaw mag-puyo dinhi?
A. Dinhi nwebe ka adlaw mo mag-puyo.
B. Mag-puyo dinhi mo nwebe ka adlaw.
C. Mo mag-puyo dinhi nwebe ka adlaw.

Q3. Nwebe ba ka bata ang nag-dula sa gawas?
A. Nwebe ka bata nag-dula sa gawas.
B. Sa gawas nag-dula nwebe ka bata.
C. Nag-dula nwebe ka bata sa gawas.

Q4. Nwebe ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A. Paliton ta nwebe ka botelya.
B. Botelya nwebe ka paliton ta.
C. Ta nwebe ka botelya paliton.

Q5. Nwebe ba sila ka beses ni-adto didto?
A. Nwebe ka beses sila didto ni-adto.
B. Didto sila nwebe ka beses ni-adto.
C. Ni-adto sila didto nwebe ka beses.

▸ Answer Key & Quick Reasons

• Q1 – B Verb gipalit ko then object; numeral phrase before noun.
• Q2 – A Order verb → place → subject → numeral sounds natural.
• Q3 – A Subject phrase nwebe ka bata precedes verb; others shift adverbials oddly.
• Q4 – A Imperative Paliton ta followed by full object is correct.
• Q5 – C Frequency phrase works best at clause end; A/B invert components.