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T hese are the popular Cebuano words

English	Cebuano
Also; too	Sab (contraction for 'usab') --or-- Sad --or-- Pud
Beautiful; pretty (Referring to a female person)	Gwapa
Bitter	Pait
Bright (Well lighted)	Hayag
Clean	Limpyo
Clear	Klaro
Dark (Not lighted; Poorly lighted)	Ngitngit
Difficult	Lisud
Dirty	Hugaw
Dry (Not wet; also, not entertaining)	Uga
Easy	Sayon
Fast	Kusog --or-- Paspas
Fat	Tambok
Foul smelling	Bahô
Fragrant	Humot
Frown	Mug-ot --or-- Mugtok
Handsome (Referring to male person)	Gwapo
Hard (Stiff; Tough)	Gahì
How many times do I have to tell you! Responding to repetitive question already answered --Also-- Definitely!	Lagi!
Indeed!	Bitaw!
Loud (Pertaining to sound)	Kusog
New	Bag-o
Nice	Nindot
Not clear; Hazy	Hanap
Old (Not new)	Daan
Old (Not young)	Tiguwang --or--Tigulang
Only	Ra --or-- Lang Only You=Ikaw ra or Ikaw lang
Poor (Not Wealthy)	Pobre --or-- Kabus
Rich (Wealthy)	Datò --or-- Sapi-an --or-- Kwartahan
Slow	Hinay
Smile	Pahiyum --or-- Ngisi
Soft (Not stiff; Not tough)	Humok
Soft (Not loud)	Hinay
Sour	Aslom
Sweet (Pertaining to taste)	Tam-is
Thick	Bagâ
Thin (Not fat)	Niwang
Thin (Not thick)	Nipis
Ugly	Ngil-ad --or-- Batî
Wet	Basâ
Young	Batan-on --or-- Batà