USA
USA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
usa n doe.
úsà short forms: sà, usà.
{1} before [do]ing.
Úsà ka mulakaw hipúsa ang ímung kwartu, Before you go out, fix your room.
{2} do [so-and-so] beforehand.
Mag-ílis úsà ku sa dì pa ta man-glákaw, Ill change my clothes first before we go out.
{3} for now, for the time being.
Ibutang úsà diri, Put it down here for the moment.
Ayaw úsag lakaw, Dont go for the while.
pa {3a} wait a minute.
Úsà pa gánì, Wait a minute, will you?
Úsà pa kay ákung tawgun, Just a second, because Im going to call him.
{3b} just a second, to change the subject.
Úsà pa diay, kinsa tu ka?
By the way, who did you say you were?
{4} ka you just wait.
Gihilabtan giyud nímu nang ákung búhat dà.
Úsà ka giyud run, You touched my work, did you?
Well you just wait whats going to happen now.
úsà short forms: sà, usà.
{1} before [do]ing.
Úsà ka mulakaw hipúsa ang ímung kwartu, Before you go out, fix your room.
{2} do [so-and-so] beforehand.
Mag-ílis úsà ku sa dì pa ta man-glákaw, Ill change my clothes first before we go out.
{3} for now, for the time being.
Ibutang úsà diri, Put it down here for the moment.
Ayaw úsag lakaw, Dont go for the while.
pa {3a} wait a minute.
Úsà pa gánì, Wait a minute, will you?
Úsà pa kay ákung tawgun, Just a second, because Im going to call him.
{3b} just a second, to change the subject.
Úsà pa diay, kinsa tu ka?
By the way, who did you say you were?
{4} ka you just wait.
Gihilabtan giyud nímu nang ákung búhat dà.
Úsà ka giyud run, You touched my work, did you?
Well you just wait whats going to happen now.