Prepositions
sa - at, on, to, from, in
halin - from
sulod - inside
guwâ - outside
ibabaw - up, above, on top
idalom - down, below, under
atubang - front
tunga - middle
likod - back
kilid - side
higad - edge (i.e. side of the road)
paagi - through
upod - with
batok - against
lapit - near/close
layô - far
pihak - other side
nayon - towards
Directional Words
To make a location a directional phrase, i.e. "Bacolod" → "going to Bacolod," you add the prefix "pa." This indicates that something is going toward the location.
pawala - to the left
patoo - to the right
pakadto - going to
paibabaw - upward
paidalom - downward
pailoilo - toward Iloilo (city)