sais

▸ 1. Part-of-Speech, Meaning & Sample Sentences

• Part of speech: numeral / determiner
• Meaning: “six (6)” — Spanish-derived form sais (also written seis)

Sais ang goals sa away.
→ The match has six goals.

Mopalit ko og sais ka tiket.
→ I’ll buy six tickets.

Sais ra kabuok ang nahibilin.
→ Only six are left.

▸ 2. Cebuano or Spanish?

• Spanish-based numeral: sais
• Native Cebuano numeral: unom / unom ka

▸ 3. When Speakers Say sais vs unom

Tip: Keep one number system inside a single phrase.

▸ 4. Practical Usage of sais

1. Reading digits – nueve-sais-dos (962)
2. Scoreboards – dos-sais (2-6)
3. Standalone reply – “Pila? — Sais.”
4. Decimals – uno punto sais (1.6)

▸ 5. Five Common Pitfalls

1. Writing sais ka (✗) — Spanish numerals never take ka.
2. Saying /says/ instead of proper /sá-is/ (two syllables).
3. Using sais in casual counting where unom is expected.
4. Mixing sais and unom in one multi-digit number.
5. Adding mga after it (✗ sais ka mga tawo).

▸ 6. Quick Collocations

• sais-dos (6-2 score)
• sais mil (6 000)
• numero sais (“number six,” rank)
• sais por sais (6×6)
• sais punto walo (6.8)

▸ 7. Learner Alerts

• Phone digits and peso totals are usually read sais / English “six.”
• Everyday talk prefers unom for things you can count.
• Avoid Tagalog anim in Cebuano speech.

▸ 8. Handy Phrases

1. Sais ra ko kabuok anak. — “I have only six children.”
2. Numero sais siya sa listahan. — “She is number six on the list.”
3. Sais ang imong gusto? — “You want six?”
4. Sais pa lang ko ka tuig diri. — “I’ve lived here just six years.”
5. Sais ka beses na ko nisulay. — “I’ve tried six times already.”

▸ 9. Five Mini-Dialogues

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

“You bought six tickets?” — “Yes, just six.”

2
Q : Sais ba ang score nila karon?
A : Dili, singko pa lang.

“Is their score six now?” — “No, still five.”

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

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

4
Q : Sais ka slot available?
A : Wala, kwatro ra.

“Are six slots free?” — “No, only four.”

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

“Only six days of leave?” — “Yes, I’ll be back next week.”

▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

(Every interrogative uses sais; each has one grammatically correct declarative answer.)

Q1. Sais ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A. Libro sais ka akong gipalit.
B. Gipalit ko sais ka libro.
C. Sais ka libro akong gipalit.

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

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

Q4. Sais ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A. Paliton ta sais ka botelya.
B. Botelya sais ka paliton ta.
C. Ta sais ka botelya paliton.

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

▸ Answer Key

• Q1 – B Verb gipalit ko + object; numeral phrase before noun.
• Q2 – C Order “helper mo → verb → place → numeral” is idiomatic.
• Q3 – A Subject phrase sais ka bata precedes verb smoothly.
• Q4 – A Imperative Paliton ta followed by full object is correct.
• Q5 – C Frequency phrase sounds best at clause end; A/B swap components.