sack (n) (bag made of burlap) saco (Sp)
sacrament (n) sacramento (Sp)
sacred (adj) sagrado (Sp)
sacrifice (n) sacripicio (Sp)
sad (adj) (unhappy) malúncut
safe (adj) lígtas, macalígtas, panatag
safety pin (n) perdíbli, perdípli
sag (vi) lumuyuc, lumolo - said of testicles in men or of breasts in women
sail (n) layag, (vi) máglayág
sailor (n) (navyman) marino (Sp)
saint (n) santo (Sp)
sake (n) (behalf) aláng-alang
salad (n) salada, (fruit - ) salada pruta
salary (n) sueldo (Sp)
saliva (n) (in mouth) wawa, (spit) lura
salmon (n) salmon
salt (n) asín
salted (adj) inasinán
salty (adj) malat
salute (n) saludo (Sp), (vi) saludo, (vt) salúduán
salvation (n) (deliverance) pangacabus
same (adj) (identical) namán - as in "it's just the same" (ya mu naman), (alike) pareu, parehu
sanctuary (n) ( - for protection) santungan
sand (n) balás
sandal (n) sandalia (Sp)
sandpaper (n) papél de lisa, or, - de liha (Sp
sandwich (n) sanwich (Eng)
sanitary napkin (n) bahág
sap (n) (of plant) ágta
sarcasm (n) sunu, tuya
sardine (n) sardinas (Sp)
Satan (n) Satanás (Sp)
satin (n) seda (Sp)
satisfactory (adj) sapát, ayus
satisfied (adj) (fullfilled) contento (Sp)
saturate (vt) ibabad
Saturday (n) Sabado (Sp)
sauce (n) (for roast pig) sarsa, salsa (Sp), (for "lumpia") osyu, (for "pancit luglug) palabuc
saucepan (n) cawali
saucer (n) platito (Sp)
sauerkraut (n) (Phil. style using grated green papaya) atsara
sausage (n) soriso, longanisa (Sp)
save (vt) (rescue from harm) lígtas, saguipán, (to store up) tipunan (vi) (economize) mágarimuán, (to store up) tumipun
savings (n) tipun
saw (n) (handsaw) lagari, (vt) lagárián
sawdust (n) pilagarián
sawhorse (n) pacabayu
sawmill (n) tableriá (Sp)
say (vt) (to speak) sábián
scab (n) (crust in a wound) langíb
scabbard (n) caluban
scald (n) miglintugan
scale (n) calísquis
scales (n) (weighing device) timbangan
scamper (vi) pasipulái
scandal (n) (anything disgraceful) escandaló (Sp), (gossip) endredos (Sp)
scar (n) biúc
scarce (adj) malagad, bihira
scare (vt) pamatacutan
scarecrow (n) táu-tawán
scary (adj) macatacut
scat (vi, interj, Q) (for fowls) su!, (for cats) sipi
scatter (vi) (throw here and there) sálbag, pangalat
scent (n) (odor) bau
school (n) escuela (Sp)
schooling (vi) pamagaral
schoolteacher (n) mestro, -tra, maestro, -tra (Sp)
science (n) scienciá (Sp)
scintillate (vi) quíldap-quíldap
scissors (n) gúnting
scold (vt) (censure angrily) paniabianan, pálmurán, (vi) malmura
scoop (vt) (with a dustpan) salucan, (with the fingers, etc) cúpcupán, (with a spoon) cúcharán, (with a ladle) sánducán
scorch (vt) salaban
scorpion (n) lácdan
scramble (vi) (scuffle) maquisámsaman, (run or act hurriedly) pasípúlái, (vt) (shuffle) balasa, (stir) sabulán
scrape (vt) (smoothen with knife) calisán, (to scrape off) láplapán, (rub) gásgasán
scratch (vt) (with the nails) gamusan, (to cut leaving a line mark) galusan, (to rub and leave marks) gásgasán, (vi) (to dig with claws) mangálcal, (n) gásgas, galús
scrawl (vi) cálquen
scream (vi) gulásio
screech (vi) galícguic
screen (n) (curtain) cortina, tabing, iscrín (Eng), (a mesh of wire) iscrín (Eng)
screw (n) torníllo (Sp)
screwdriver (n) distíliador
scribe (n) escribiente (Sp)
scroll (n) rollo (Sp)
scrub (vt) (with a brush, etc,) údyurán, (with a rag) cúscusán, (with a husk) bunután, (with a mop) lampásuán, (with a stone) gúdgurán, (with hand) amaliran
scrutinize (vt) pacalawe, sipatan
scum (n) latac
sea (n) dagat, dayat malat
seal (vt) (close - envelope) pacát, (n)(mark, sign) tatác
seam (n) tái
seamstress (n) manái
search (vt) (probe) siasatan, (look for) paíntunán, (frisk) pangápcapán
season (n) panáun, (wet season) cauran, (dry season) caleldo
seasoning (n) betsin, pacalasa
seat (n) luclucan
secede (vi) cawani
secluded (adj) masulud, macalagwerta
second (adj) (after first) cadua, pangádua (n) (of time) segúndo (Sp)
second class (adj) segúnda clase (Sp)
second hand (adj) segúnda mano (Sp)
secondly (adv) cadua queta
secret (n, adj) secreto (Sp)
secretary (n) secretarió -iá (Sp)
sect (n) secta (Sp)
section (n) párti, departamiento (Sp)
secure (adj) (free from danger) panatag, (firm) matatág, (vt) (obtain) cuma, mangalap
seduce (vt) túcsuán
seductive (adj) macatúcsu
see (vt) (be able to look at) aquit, (to learn) abalu
seed (n) (part of fruit) butul, (seed to plant) bini
seedling (n) púnla
seek (vt) (search for) paníntunán
seem (vi) (appear to be) balamu, itsura - as in "he seems to be nice" (itsura yang maganaca, or balamu maganaca ya)
seep (vi) manalas
see-saw (n) patuasan, siso (Eng)
seize (vt) (arrest or capture) dácpan, aresto, (take by force) conpíscan, (grab) ságmitán
seldom (adv) (not often) malagad, (rarely) bihira
select (vt) pilinan, (vi) mamili
selection (n) pipamilinan
self (n) sarili
self confidence (n) conpiansa que sarili
self control (n) control que sarili
selfish (adj) maímut
sell (vt) (offer for sale) pisali, (- in a store) tínda, (vi) (engage in selling) magtínda, mamisali
semen (n) cupal
semester (n) semestro (Sp)
seminary (n) seminarió (Sp)
senate (n) senado (Sp)
senator (n) senador (Sp)
send (vi) mamaralá (vt) (-something) pamaralá (-someone) pamaralán
senile (adj) magulian, mangalínguán
senior (n) (in fourth year in high school) cuarto año (Sp), (-citizen) matatánda
sense (n) (feeling or perception) panámdam (normal intelligence) isip, ucul
sensitive (adj) (responsive to stimuli) sensitibo (Sp), (tender) maselan, (easily offended) mapanandaman
sentence (n) (court decision) sentenciá (Sp), atul, (vt) sentencian
sentiment (n) sentimiento (Sp)
sentry (n) bánte, guardiá (Sp)
separate (vt) (set apart) cawani, (vi) (go in different directions) micawani
separation (n) pamicawani
September (n) Septiembre (Sp)
sequence (n) pamituqui-tuqui
serenade (n) harana (Sp), (vt) haranán
serene (adj) matunúd, tahimic
sergeant (n) sarento (Sp)
serious (adj) (not joking) tututu, (requiring attention) maragúl a bague, (dangerous in condition) grabi
sermon (n) aral, sermon (Sp), (vt) sermonán, (vi) magsermon, manaral
servant (n) ipus, alila
serve (vt) (do services for) súywan, (set table for) apagán, (meet the needs of)
lingapan, (vi) (do service) sumuyu, sumerbisyu, sumerbicio, magserbició (Sp)
service (n) serbició (Sp), suyu
set (vt) (to put) bili, cabít, (vi) (sink below horizon) lúmbug, (adj)(ready) macasádia
settle (vt) (arrange) yaregla, (stay in one place) mándatún
settlement (n) (agreement) picayari, picasundu
seven (adj) pitú, siete (Sp) -as in "seven o'clock" (alás siete)
seventh (adj) capitú
seventeen (adj) labíng pitú
seventy (adj) pitúng pulu
several (adj) mapilan
sew (vt) tayán, (mend) súlsián, (vi) manái, manúlsi
sewing machine (n) maquiná (Sp)
sexton (n) sacrístan (Sp)
shack (n) cubu
shadow (adj) alino
shady (adj) (shaded) macásalilung
shake (vt) (move back and forth) culúg, cusúg, (tremble) gálgal, (become unsteady -ref. to trees and houses) tugun
shaky (adj)(unsteady) mabule, tugún-tugún
shallow (adj) mababo
shame (n) dine
shameful (adj) macarine
shameless (adj) aláng marine
shape (n) álcus, tabas
share (portion belonging to one) daque, párti, (vt) iraque
shark (n) patíng
sharp (adj) (with fine edge) matarám, matalas, (with pointed edge) matilus, (quick in perception) matalas
sharpen (vt) tayas
sharp-eyed (adj) masala matá, matalas a matá
shatter (vt) bálbalán
shattered (adj) bálbal, lasi
shave (vi) (cut off beard) mamálbas
she (pron) ya See Table of Pronouns
sheaf (n) cáptas
sheath (n) caluban
shed (vt) (cause to flow) tumulu (vi) (- hair or feathers) malugus, maláglag
sheen (n) sala
sheep (n) tupa
sheet (n) (single piece of paper) bulúng
shelf (n) estante (Sp)
shell (n) (-of a crab) talucáb, (-of a coconut) bican, (empty mollusk shell) cápsa, (-of a bullet) basyu, (-of a peanut, egg) balát
shelter (n) carinan, tucnangan
sherbet (n) sorbetes (Sp)
shield (vt) ságcan
shift (n) (gearshift) cambió (Sp)
shill (n) (a cheater's decoy) pala
shin (n) (front part of the shank) alulúd
shine (vi) (to give light) súnlag
shingle (n) (-for roofing) atáp, (of nipa leaves) pinaud, (of tile) tisa, (of iron sheets - corrugated) sim, yeru, iero (Sp)
shiny (adj) quiquináng, quiquíntab
ship (n) barco (Sp)
shirk (vt) pangilagán
shirt (n) polo, camisadentro
shiver (vi) galungung
shock (vt) bíglan
shocked (adj) mebigla
shoe (n) sapatos (Sp)
shoehorn (n) cálsador
shoo (interj, Q) (used on fowls only) su
shoot (vt) barilán, (vi) mamaríl, (n) (new growth) suli
shoot out (n) barilan
shop (n) tindahan
shore (n) lele dagat
short (adj) (of time and space) macuyad, (not tall) malati, (-on food during party) mecurílyu
shortage (n) caculangan
shortcoming (n) caculangan
shorten (vt) icuyad
should (v aux) sucat, dapat
shoulder (n) pago, (vt) pusanan (vi) mamusán
shout (vt) gulisacan, gulaítan, (vi) gulait, gulasio, gulisac
shove (vt) (push roughly) panapús
shovel (n) pala
show (vt) (put in sight) paquit, pálto, (vi) (appear) lúnto, (n) (entertainment) palabás
show off (n) pasicat, (vi) mágpasicat, mágpaquita
show up (vi) súlput, siput
shower (n) urán, (vi) (rain) muran, (take a shower) mandilu
shrill (adj) macapangáclingan
shrimp (n) paro
shrink (vi) lati, murung
shudder (vi) manguríbdib
shuffle (vt) ( to mix) balasa, (vi) (to shift from place to place) mamleísing
shut (vt) sará
shy (adj) malamarine
sibling (n) capatád
sick (adj) masaquít
sickle (n) lait
sickly (adj) pálpisaquít
sickness (n) saquít
side (n) (of the body) catalíndiquingán (position beside one) dane, bánda
sideburns (n) patílla (Sp)
sidewalk (n) banqueta
sieve (n) salap
sift (vt) salapan
sight (n) panaquit
sign (n) (symbol) tánda, (vt) (write one's signature) pírman
signal (n) senias, síniál, (vi) sínialán
signature (n) pírma
signboard (n) caratula, pásquin (Sp)
silent (adj) tahimic
silk (n) seda (Sp)
sill (n) (window -) pasamanu
silliness (n) camutingán
silver (n) pilac
silverware (n) cubiertos (Sp)
similar (adj) parehu, milulupa
similar to (adj) caparehu, calupa
simple (adj) símple (Sp)
simultaneously (adv) miágnan
sin (n) casalanan
sinner (n) pálpicasala
since (prep, conj) manibát, manibát quetang manibát iniáng
sincere (adj) tapát
sing (vi) magcánta, (vt) icánta
singe (vt) salab
single (adj)(one only) metung, (unmarried, celibate) soltero (Sp)
singular (adj)(designating one) pángmetung
sink (vi) lúmbug, (n) (basin) lababo (Sp)
sip (vt) (suck) sípsipán, (-hot soup) ilupán
sir (n) pu (Note: This word emphasizes respect - not obedience. Caution: Never use it to start a sentence)
sister (n) capatád, caputul
sister-in-law (n) sister of one's spouse, or wife of one's brother) bayo, (wife of the brother of one's spouse) bilás
sit (vi) lúcluc
situation (n) cabilián, situáción (Sp)
six (adj) anam, seis -as in "six o'clock" (alás seis)
sixteen (adj) labíng anam
sixty (adj) anam a pulu
size (n) sucád
skeptical (adj) duda
skill (n) guelingán
skilled (adj) magalíng, biasa
skillet (n) cawali
skin (n) balát
skip (vi) (leap) lúcsu, (omit) lácto, (vt) lúcsuán, lácton
skirt (n) palda (Sp)
skull (n) bungu
sky (n) bánuá
slack (adj) (loose) malubác, (n) (a part that hangs loose) luyuc, (slacks) salol
slam (vt) (drop) sáldac, bágsac, (throw) balúgse, balabág
slander (n) capányirán
slant (adj) macatibís, macáquiling, patálilís
slap (vt) (-the face) támpalingan, (-the arm or leg) támpan, (-the back of the head) sapítuan, (-the mouth) sapingan, (-the cheek, using back of hand) sapingilan
slash (vt) catatan, guílian
slaughter (vt) (-an animal for food) pulqueruán, (-people) pamaten
slaughter house (n) matadero (Sp)
slave (n) alipin
slay (vt) paten
sled (n) garosa, carosa (Sp)
sleep (n) túdtud, (vi) matúdtud
sleepy (adj) mitutúndu
sleeve (n) tácde
slender (adj) (slim) maímpis
slice (n) caguili, (vt) guílian
slide (vi) mitalusad, mitaluras, magíslaíd (Eng), (-along an inclined plane) tagúsgus (-along something bumpy) tulándung
slightly (adv) bágya-bágya
slim (adj) maímpis
slimy (adj) malusac
sling (n) (supporting band) sácbit
slingshot (n) tiradol
slip (vi) (slide) mitalusad, mitaluras, (n) palda (Sp)
slipper (n) sinelas, chinelas (Sp)
slippery (adj) matalusad, mataluras
slit (vt) guilitán, (n) guilít
slither (vi) cumusad
sliver (adj) cabálbal
slope (n) guilid, tibís
slough (n) (cast off skin) lupi
slow (adj) banayad, malagad, mabagal, malumeme, macupad, magurúng
sluggish (adj) mapecat, macupad, mabagal
sluice (n) pritíl
slurp (vt) tacam
sly (adj) mapamiasa, locú-locu
smack (n) (a sound with lips parting) cupac
small (adj) (-in size) malati, (in quantity) ditac, (n) (-of the hand, foot or back) ate
smallpox (n) bulutung
smart (adj) (intelligent) biasa, magalíng
smart aleck (n) mapágbiasá-biasa
smash (vt) (to break) bálbalan, (collide) bángan
smell (n) (odor) bau, (vt) (to detect odor) bawán
smelly (adj) mabulúc
smile (n) timan, (vi) tumiman
smith (n) (blacksmith) pánde
smoke (n) asúc, (vi) (give off - ) masúc, ( - cigarette) síndi, sigarílyu
smolder (vi) madulúc
smooth (adj) (with even surface) mapinu, (velvety) malinátnat
smudge (n) (smoke-producing fire) dapug
snack (n) miníndal, (vi) mágminíndal
snail (n) susu
snake (n) (a poisonous variety) ubingan, camamalu, (a non-poisonous var.) canunugác
snap (vt) (break suddenly) patarán, (crack a sound using fingers) catus, (vi) (break suddenly) mapatád
snap at (vt) ságpangán
snare (n) (a trap) silu
snatch (vt) ságmitán, sámsamán
sneak (vi) gumulung
sneeze (vi) manatsing
sniff (vi) singut, (vt) singután, bawán
snoopy (adj) máindredus
snooze (vi) mágpayáglit
snore (vi) malacác, (n) alacác
snort (vi) (express contempt by exhaling fast) mangisnawa.. sáldac
snot (n) (nasal mucus) sipún - when fluid, culangut - when dried up
snout (n) pámbuc
snub (vt) págmaragulán
snuff (vi) (put out a flame) pátdan
so (adv)(very) masiadu, (therefore) aniapin, ("I see") ocasí, (conj) (in order that) ban canita, (interj) macanián pala!
soak (vt) (soak) babad, soso
soap (n) sabún (Sp)
soar (vi) paítas
society (n) sociedad (Sp)
sock (n) medias (Sp)
soft (adj) (not hard) malámbut, (weak) maína
soften (vt) palámbután
softhearted (adj) maína.. lub, talácalunus
soggy (adj) maranúm, mabasa, sasabo
soil (n) gabún
solder (vt) inangán
soldier (n) sundalus
sole (n) (of foot) talámpacan, (of a shoe) suelas, (adj) cabúd mu
solely (adv, adj) cabúd, dili - used after the word it modifies
solemn (adj) (serious, formal) pormal, banayad
solicit (vt) solícitán
solidarity (n) (unity) pamisanmetung
solidify (vt) samientuan
solitary (adj) (being alone) solitario (Sp), magsolú-solu
solo (n) solu
solucion (n) solúción (Sp) paralan
some (adj) ditac a, mapilan a
somebody (pron) metung a tau
someday (adv) metung a yáldo
somehow (adj) macánián man
somersault (vi) magsuartu-suartu
something (n) metung a bague
somewhat (adv) medio
somnolent (adj)(inducing sleep) macatúndu
son (n) anác
song (n) cánta (Sp)
son-in-law (n) manuyang
soon (adv) (in a short time) mapenandit
soot (n) uling
soothe (vt) (to make calm) patunurán, (to relieve pain) páldanán
soothing (adj) macapáldan
soothsayer (n) manula
sophisticated (adj) (made worldly-wise by experience) mayatu
sophomore (n) segúnda año (Sp)
sore (adj) mabaya
sorrow (n) lúncut
sorry (adj) (full of regret) malúncut
sort (vt) (to separate
.) picacawánián
sort of (adv) midyú, medio (Sp)
soul (n) caláduá
sound (n) suala, siwala
soup (n) sabo, sopas (Sp)
sour (adj) máslam
source (n) panibatán
south (n) paroba, máulí
souvenir (n) alá-ala
sow (vt) sálbag, bubud
soy sauce (n) toyu
space (n) (room) lugál, (distance between things) pilatán, paguitan
spacious (adj) malualas
spaghetti (n) íspagueti (Eng), (Phil. style kind) pánsit lúglug
Spain (n) España (Sp)
Spaniard (n) Castila
Spanish (adj, n) Castila
spank (vt) támpan, barugán
spare (vt) ( refrain from killing) patawaran, (n) (extra) reserba
spark (n) quíslap (vi) quíslap, cumíslap, mapi
sparrow (n) denas
spawn (n) puga, (vi) mamuga
speak (vi) (to talk) mágsalita, sumabi
speaker (n) tagapágsalita
spear (n) tándus (vt) tándusán
special (adj) especiál (Sp)
specialist (n) especialísta (Sp)
speculate (vi) (risky venture) magsapalarán (to conjecture) misip
speech (language) sabi, (way of speaking) pamaniabi, (talk before an audience) discúrso
speed (n) bilís
speedster (n) cáscasero
spell (vt) ispel (Sp), (n) sígnus, encánto
spellbound (adj) me-encanto
spend (vi) (-money) gumastus, (vt) gástusán, (-time) gástan
spendthrift (adj) gástarúl
sperm (n) cupal, banis
spew (vt) isuca, (vi) manyuca
spice (n) pacalasa
spider (n) babágua
spike (n) tari
spill (vt) (- intentionally) pisíc, (vi) (-not intentionally ) mangaúgse
spin (vt) (rotate) padurut, (whirl) dumurut
spine (n) (spinal column) galúdgud, (a catfish's) tibu
spinster (n) matuáng dalaga
spiral (adj) balabalibul
spirit (n) espíritó (Sp)
spit (n) (- for roasting or barbecue) tusuc, (-from mouth) lura, (vt) lura, (vi) lura
spittoon (n) piluluran
splash (vt) sabugan, (vi) sumabug
splatter (vt) palánsicán
splendid (adj) (shining) masala, (great) masalese
splinter (n) cabálbal, (- stuck into one's flesh) tapa - glass, tyune - wood
split (vt) (break apart) bangalan, (divide into shares) pipártián
spoil (vi) (food) mángnas, masira, (damage or impair) sirán, (to baby, coddle, pamper) pasúnurán
spokesman (n) talapágsalita
sponge (n) esponga (Sp)
spooky (adj) macatacut, macapangilabut
spoon (n) cuchara (Sp)
sport (n) pialung
spot (n) (place) lugál, (area different in color) tágpi
spotted (adj) manágpi
spouse (n) esposa (Sp) asawa
sprained (adj) mepaltúc, (- in ankle only) mebánticúl
spread (vt) (unfold) ládlad, (sow) sálbag, (make widely known) icalat
spring (n) (sprouting water) sibul
sprinkle (vt) (scatter drops) diligán, pisicanán
sprout (vi) lúmput, (n) new growth from bud) suli, (bean sprout) taúgue
spur (n) (sharp blade) tari
spurt (vi) súlparít
spy (n) espiá (Sp)
squabble (n) pamigaga, (have a squabble- migaga)
square (adj) codrado, cuadrado (Sp)
squash (n) culubasa, (vt) (crush) dunutan
squat (vi) mágcasát
squatter (n) iscuater (Eng), maquitúcnang
squeak (vi) galícguic
squeegee (n) panaplus
squeeze (vt) (press) páslan, (extract from) pusít
squib (n) (a kind of firecracker) bawang
squid (n) pusít
squint (vt) (- the eyes) piquit
squirt (vi) súlparít
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