Descriptive words for food: any edible nutritious substance

Alive

I caught fishes alive

Buhi

Nakadakop ako it isda nga buhi

Bitter

Ampalaya has a bitter taste

Mapait

Ro maragoso hay mapait do lasa

• Ro - The
• Maragoso - Ampalaya, Bitter gourd (melon)
• Momordica charantia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_charantia
• Hay - Has
• Mapait - Bitter
• Lasa - Taste

Cold

I feel hot and I want a cold drink

ma-eamig

Nainitan ako ag gusto ko it ma-eamig nga ilimnun

Cooked

The dinner was already cooked

Eaha

Ro ihapon hay eaha eon

Crispy

I like crispy fried chicken

Maagto

Gusto ko it maagto nga piniritong manok

Fresh

You can buy fresh fish early in then morning

Eab-as

Makabakae ka it eab-as nga isda kung agahon pa

Hot

Do not drink the coffee immediately because it's very hot

Mainit

Indi pag-imna eagi ro kape dahil masyadong maiinit

Ripe

I can now pick my ripe tomatoes

Euto

Pwede ko eon mabuoe akon nga euto nga mga kamatis

Pick

I can now pick my ripe tomatoes

Buoe

Pwede ko eon mabuoe akon nga eoto nga mga kamatis

• pwede -Can
• ko-I
• akon-my
• euto-ripe
• kamatis-tomatoed

Harvest

I can now harvest my ripe tomatoes

Anihon

Pwede ko eon anihon ro akon nga eoto nga mga kamatis

Salty

The sea water is salty

Maaeat

Ro tubi sa eawod hay maaeat

• ro-the
• tubi-water
• sea-eawod

Sour

The milk is sour because it has curdled

Maaslom

Ro gatas hay maaslom dahil ban-os eon

Sweet

She baked some sweet cake

Matam-is

Imaw hay nag-eaha it matam-is nga keyk

Young

The meat was from a younger animal that is why it was easily cooked

Bata

Ro karne hay naghalin sa bata pa nga sapat nawa madali nga na-eaha

Mature

The mature squash are now ready for harvest

Magueang

Ro magueang nga mga kaeabasa hay haum eon para anihon

• ro-the
• kaeabasa-squash
• hay-are
• haum-ready
• eon-now
• for-para
• anihon-harvest

Raw

Sarah is eating raw vegetables

Hilaw

Si Sarah hay nagakaon it hilaw nga mga tinu-ea

Adjectives: words naming an attribute of words used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

Angry

My wife got angry with me

Akig

Naakig ang asawa kakon

• Naakig [na-ark-ig]
• Asawa - Spouse (husband or wife)
• Kakon - Me (with me)

Bad

He is a bad influence to you

Maeain

Maeain imaw nga impluwensya kimo

• Maeain [ma-ya-in]
• Imaw - He or She
• Impluwensya - Influence
• Kimo - You

Big

I saw a big guy running on the street

Mabahoe

Nakakita ako it mabahoe nga tawo nga gadinaeagan sa karsada

• Mabahoe [ma-ba-ho]
• Nakakita ako - I saw
• Tawo - person, man, woman, human
• Gadinaeagan - Running
• Karsada - Street or Road

Careful

She is very careful in making decisions

Madahan

Imaw hay masyadong madahan sa pagpili it disisyon

• Madahan [ma-dah-han]
• -- Careful
• -- Cautious
• Imaw - He or She
• Masyadong - Very (Masyado nga)
• Pagpili - Making
• Disisyon - Decision

Noisy

My neighbors are noisy

Masangag

Ro akong mga keapit hay masangag

• Masangag [ma-san-gag]
• Akong - My or mine
• Keapit - Neighbor
• Mga keapit - Neighbors

Courteous

He was a kind and courteous man

Matinahuron

Imaw hay mabuot ag matinahuron nga tawo

• Matinahuron [ma-tee-na-hoo-ron]
• -- Courteous
• -- Polite
• Imaw - He or She
• Mabuot - Kind
• Tawo - Man, Person, Human being

Pitiful

It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen

Makaeueuoy

Dato ro makaeueuoy nga taean-awon nga nakita ko

• Makaeueuoy [ma-ka-wo-wo-oy]
• Dato - It
• Taean-awon - Sight
• Nakita - Seen
• Ko - I

Rich

Their one aim in life is to get rich

Manggaranun

Sambilog sa gusto nandang maabot hay do magmanggaranun

• Manggaranun [man-gar-an-un]
• Sanbilog - One
• Gusto + Maabot - Aim
• Nandang - Their

Diligent

Lito is a diligent worker

Mahugod

Si Lito hay mahugod nga trabahador

• Mahugod [ma-hoo-god]
• Trabahador - Worker

Dirty

He did not like the woman who had dirty fingernails

Mahigku

Owa imaw naila sa bayi nga mahigku it kuko

• Mahigko [ma-hig-koo]
• Owa - Nothing (not)
• Imaw - He or She
• Naila - Like
• Bayi - Woman
• Kuko - Finger or toe nails

Sad

I'd grown fond of our little house and felt sad to leave it

Subo

Nagbahoe ako nga naanad sa atong maisot nga ba-eay ag nagabatyag ako it kasubo nga aywanan da

• Subo [soo-boh] root word
• -- masubo
• -- nasubuan
• -- kasubo
• -- masueob-un
• Grown - Nagbahoe
• Fond - Naanad
• Our - Atong
• Little - Maisot
• House - Ba-eay
• Felt - Nagabatyag
• Leave - Aywanan

Short

I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat

Manaba

Ako hay mataas ag maniwang ag imaw hay manaba ag matambok

• Manaba [ma-na-ba]
• Mataas - Tall
• Maniwang - Thin
• Matambok - Fat

Shy

He is extremely shy of women

Mahueuy-on

Mahueuy-on gid imaw sa mga bayi

• Mahueuy-on [ma-hoo-uy-on]
• Gid - Extremely
• Imaw - He or She
• Bayi - Woman
• Mga bayi - Women

Slowly

He began to walk slowly

Mahinay

Nag-umpisa imaw it tikang it mahinay

• Mahinay [ma-he-ni]
• Nag-umpisa - Began
• Imaw - He or She
• Tikang - Walk

Talkative

She is very talkative in school

Baba-an

Imaw hay masyado nga baba-an sa iskuylahan

• Baba-an [ba-ba-an]
• Imaw - He or She
• Very - (masyado nga) or masyadong
• School - iskuylahan

Pregnant

Tina was pregnant with their first daughter

Nabdus

Si Tina hay nabdus sa andang unang unga nga bayi

• Nabdus [nab-dus]
• Andang - Their
• Unang - First
• Unga nga bayi - Daughter
• Unga nga eaki - Son

Young

I used to climb trees when I was young

Unga

Mahilig ako magsaka it kahoy tag unga pa ako

• Unga [oo-na] or Bata [ba-ta]
• Mahilig - Used to
• Magsaka - Climb
• Kahoy - Tree
• Mga kahoy - Trees

Tall

How tall are you

Mataas

Mauno ka it taas

• Mataas [ma-ta-as]
• Root word taas
• Mauno - How
• Ka - You

Thin

He was a tall, thin and graying man

Maniwang

Imaw hay mataas, maniwang ag ubanun nga eaki

• Maniwang [ma-ni-wang]
• Imaw - He or She
• Mataas - Tall
• Ubanun - Graying
• Eaki - Man

Ugly

Do not think that you're ugly

Maeaw-ay

Indi pag-isipa nga ikaw hay maeaw-ay

• Maeaw-ay [ma-yow-ay]
• Indi - Do not
• Pag-isipa - Think
• Ikaw - You

Noun

A noun is a name of persons, places, things and animals

Pangngaean

Ro pangngaean hay ngaean it tawo, lugar, butang o bagay ag sapat

• Pangngaean - Noun
• Ngaean - Name
• Tawo - Person
• Lugar - Place
• Butang - Thing
• O - Or
• Bagay - Thing
• Ag - And
• Sapat - Animal