List of Cebuano words starting with the letter U - Page 43

short forms: sà, usà; 1. before (do)ing. Úsà ka mulakaw hipúsa ang ímung kwartu, Before you go out, fix your room; 2. do (so-and-so) beforehand. Mag-ílis úsà ku sa dì pa ta manglákaw, I’ll change my clothes first before we go out; 3. for now, for the time being. Ibutang úsà diri, Put it down here for the moment. Ayaw úsag lakaw, Don’t go for the while. — pa 3a. wait a minute. Úsà pa gánì, Wait a minute, will you? Úsà pa kay ákung tawgun, Just a second, because I’m going to call him; 3b. just a second, to change the subject. Úsà pa diay, kinsa tu ka? By the way, who did you say you were? 4. — ka you just wait. Gihilabtan giyud nímu nang ákung búhat dà. Úsà ka giyud run, You touched my work, did you? Well you just wait what’s going to happen now.

a

art. a

elk

lone

n. deer

n. doe.

n. one

v. bear

n. item

individual

n. something

unit

somewhere

hundred

adj. mouthful

n. thousand

million

n. disclosure

adj. handful