Time Words
time - tiempo, tion
today - subong adlaw
yesterday - gahapon, kagahapon
tomorrow - buwas
now - subong
later - karon
earlier - kaina, kagaina
pass (time) - ligad
Note: In older Hiligaynon, the word "karon" means "now." Older Hiligaynon had more overlaps with Tagalog and Cebuano.
day - adlaw
week - semana
month - bulan
year - tuig
morning - aga
noon (11am-1pm) - odto, ogto
afternoon - hapon
night - gab-i
last night - kagab-i
this week - ining semana
last week - [sang] nagligad nga semana
next week - [sa] dason nga semana, masunod nga semana (following week)
Sunday - Dominggo
Monday - Lunes
Tuesday - Martes
Wednesday - Myerkules
Thursday - Huwebes
Friday - Byernes
Saturday - Sabado
Summer - Tig-init
Rainy Season - Tig-ulan
Winter - Tig-tugnaw (no such thing in the Philippines)
January - January, Enero (English is commonly used)
Feburary - February, Pebrero
March - March, Marso
April - April, Abril
May - May, Mayo
June - June, Hunyo
July - July, Hulyo
August - August, Augusto
September - September, Septyembre
October - October, Oktubre
November - November, Nobyrembre
December - December, Disyembre
Before Spanish colonization, Filipino months were named by what was going on during that time of year:
January - Ulalong (Pleides constellation appears; spinning cotton)
February - Dagang Kahoy (tree felling)
March - Dagang Bulan (collecting wood from fields)
April - Kiling (burning the fields)
May - Himabuyan (after the storms)
June - Kabay (weeding the fields)
July - Hidapdapan (rice harvesting)
August - Lubad Lubad (after the harvest)
September - Norolsol (unknown)
October - Bagyo Bagyo (typhoon season)
November - Panglot Diutay (unknown)
December - Panglot Dako (unknown)
just barely - bag-o lang
long time - lawig / dugay
short time - lip-ot
soon - dugay-dugay, indî madugay (not long)
before - antes, bag-o
after - pagkatapos
when (past) - sang
when (future) - kon
ex: "When she left to school..." — "Sang naglakat siya sa eskwela."
ex: "When she leaves to school..." — "Kon maglakat siya sa eskwela."
two hours ago - sang duha ka oras
three months later (three months have passed) - tatlo ka bulan ang nagligad
used to a while ago, at first - sang una
"I used to visit there a while back." — "Nakabisita ako didto sang una."
"I used to like (the taste of) crab." — "Nanamitan ako sa kasag sang una."
previous, used to, back then - sadto
"They used to be nice." — "Sadto mabuot sila."
"We will stay in this house that was formerly lived in by cows." — "Magestar kita sa sining balay nga sadto ginestaran sang mga baka."
just a second, wait a second - dalî lang