DIAY
DIAY is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
diay {1} particle indicating speaker has received new informa-tion.
{1a} making a statement of new information a question: so, [such-and-such] is the case, is it?
Mau diay nay hitsúra sa salíkan, So, is that what a hammerhead shark looks like?
Lítu diay ímung ngálan, Oh, so your name is Lito, is it?
Diay?
Musúkul ka diay, So you want to rebel, do you?
{1b} I see that, as it turns out .
.
.
Namatikdan aku níya kay diay wà matúlug, He noticed me as he wasnt asleep after all.
Maáyu ka man diay nga mulútù, I see you cook well.
{1c} You mean to say [so-and-so] is going to happen?
Mutan-aw diay kag sini bisag way kwarta, You mean to say youre going to the movies even though you havent got any money?
ba?
Is that so?
Diay ba?
Ingun kug nabayran ku na nà, Is that so?
I thought I had already paid it.
{2} in questions with an interrogative.
{2a} particle indicating deep curiosity.
Ása man diay ka, Nang?
Where are you going, Maam?
{2b} if it isnt [predicate], what (where, etc.
) is it then?
Ug dílì kini, unsa man diay?
Which one is it then if it is not this one?
{2c} of course, what else (where else, who else, etc.
) could it be?
Unsa man diay ug dílì asúkar mauy ibutang sa kapi, Of course, what else do you put in co?
ee except sugar?
{3} particle indicating that the speaker realizes s.t.
about which he was pre-viously unaware or pointing out s.t.
to the interlocutor.
Kanà giyud diay ákung dad-un, Oh, yes, that I will take along for sure.
Aku diay, wà ku tagái, What about me?
You didnt give me any.
Unsay way sapátus?
Ag ímung putì diay?
What do you mean, you dont have shoes?
How about your white ones?
ísà, úsà pa excuse me (bringing up a new topic).
Ísà pa diay, nakapamahaw ka na?
Excuse me.
Have you had your breakfast yet?
{4} particle in statement correcting oneself.
Upat, aw, lima diay.
Four, oh, I mean five.
{1a} making a statement of new information a question: so, [such-and-such] is the case, is it?
Mau diay nay hitsúra sa salíkan, So, is that what a hammerhead shark looks like?
Lítu diay ímung ngálan, Oh, so your name is Lito, is it?
Diay?
Musúkul ka diay, So you want to rebel, do you?
{1b} I see that, as it turns out .
.
.
Namatikdan aku níya kay diay wà matúlug, He noticed me as he wasnt asleep after all.
Maáyu ka man diay nga mulútù, I see you cook well.
{1c} You mean to say [so-and-so] is going to happen?
Mutan-aw diay kag sini bisag way kwarta, You mean to say youre going to the movies even though you havent got any money?
ba?
Is that so?
Diay ba?
Ingun kug nabayran ku na nà, Is that so?
I thought I had already paid it.
{2} in questions with an interrogative.
{2a} particle indicating deep curiosity.
Ása man diay ka, Nang?
Where are you going, Maam?
{2b} if it isnt [predicate], what (where, etc.
) is it then?
Ug dílì kini, unsa man diay?
Which one is it then if it is not this one?
{2c} of course, what else (where else, who else, etc.
) could it be?
Unsa man diay ug dílì asúkar mauy ibutang sa kapi, Of course, what else do you put in co?
ee except sugar?
{3} particle indicating that the speaker realizes s.t.
about which he was pre-viously unaware or pointing out s.t.
to the interlocutor.
Kanà giyud diay ákung dad-un, Oh, yes, that I will take along for sure.
Aku diay, wà ku tagái, What about me?
You didnt give me any.
Unsay way sapátus?
Ag ímung putì diay?
What do you mean, you dont have shoes?
How about your white ones?
ísà, úsà pa excuse me (bringing up a new topic).
Ísà pa diay, nakapamahaw ka na?
Excuse me.
Have you had your breakfast yet?
{4} particle in statement correcting oneself.
Upat, aw, lima diay.
Four, oh, I mean five.