Bisaya Lessons: 100 Action Words (Mga Lihok)

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Today, I am going to share 100 common action words with corresponding English meaning.

1. Nikaon - eating
2. Nikatkat - climbing
3. Nag-tuon - studying
4. Nag-tan-aw - watching
5. Nagbasa - reading
6. Nidagan - running
7. Nipalit - buying
8. Nitawag - called
9. Nagluto - cooking
10. Nanglimpyo - cleaning
11. Naligo - taking a bath
12. Nag-inom - drinking
13. Natulog - sleeping
14. Niambak - jumped
15. Nagstorya - narrating/ narrator/ said by whom
16. Naglakaw - walking
17. Nikanta - singing
18. Nisayaw - dancing
19. Nipahulay - resting
20. Naglingkod - sitting
21. Nagginhawa - breathing
22. Naggunit - hold
23. Nihikap - touch
24. Nihilak - cried
25. Ni-agik-ik - giggle
26.Nikatawa - smile/ laugh
27. Nibahak-hak - laughing loudly
28. Nagsuwat (nagsulat) - writing
29. Naminaw - listening
30. Nagpahiyom - smiling
31. Nahimuot - pleased
32. Nagtext - texting
33. Nagdula - playing
34. Nihigda - lying on a surface
35. Nitungtong - standing on top
37. Ni-abli - opening
38. Nagpa-gwapa - beautyfying
39. Nahadlok - scared
40. Nitiking/ nikinto - tip toe
41. Nagkinamot - using hands to do something e.g. eating rice
42. Nanglaba - washing the laundry
43. Nagpiga - squeezing
44. Nanghayhay - hanging the laundry
45. Namintal - painting
46. Nag-ayo - repair
47. Namahaw - eating breakfast
48. Naniudto - eating lunch
49. Nanihapon  eating dinner
50. Namanday - doing carpentry works
60. Nangisda - fishing
62. Nihatud - deliver/ send off
63. Nikuha - got
64. Naglung-ag - cooking rice
65. Nagprito - frying
66. Nagkilis - washing the rice before cooking
67. Nagsugba - grilling
68. Nagbantay - watching
69. Nitutok - staring
70. Nibusdak - slam
71. Nikamang - crawling
72. Nag-inamang - doing sign language
73. Nagkiat - messing e.g. kids playing loudly
74. Nagkarga - carrying
75. Nag-inigat - flirting
76. Nang-lugod - scrubbing the body
77. Giluglug - cutting of the neck e.g. animals/ human
78. Gi-harass - harassed
79. Ga-dali-dali - hasten
80. Gi-dukol - hitting of the head using the hand
81. Nagplantsa - iron
82. Nagtanom - planting
83. Nagpaspas - dusting
84. Giipit - squeeze/ kept pressures
85. Nangu-ot - pick/get in a tight space using hands
86. Nisim-hot - smelling
87. Nitutok - staring
88. Nag-abi-abi - pacifying
89. Nagpuyo - doing nothing/ stay
90. Nag-ampo  - praying
91. Nagluhod - kneeling
92. Nagkinamot - using of hands
93. Nanglugod - scrubbing the body
94. Nagtimpla - putting of seasoning into the cooked dish
95. Nagbubo - water
96. Nagputol - cut
97. Nagkulitog - poking
98. Nakatulog - fall asleep
99. Nagvideo - taking video
100.Naghinuktok - ponder/ reflecting

Please watch out for my video on this post next Wednesday. See you next week.