Days, Months & Dates in Bisaya
Learn the Bisaya names for days of the week, months, and how to say dates
Overview
Days of the week in Bisaya come from Spanish, so they'll sound familiar: • Lunes — Monday • Martes — Tuesday • Miyerkules — Wednesday • Huwebes — Thursday • Biyernes — Friday • Sabado — Saturday • Domingo — Sunday Months of the year (also from Spanish): • Enero — January • Pebrero — February • Marso — March • Abril — April • Mayo — May • Hunyo — June • Hulyo — July • Agosto — August • Setyembre — September • Oktubre — October • Nobyembre — November • Disyembre — December Saying dates: "Karon nga adlaw" — today "Ugma" — tomorrow "Gahapon" — yesterday "Niining Biyernes" — this Friday "Sunod nga Lunes" — next Monday "Niadtong Martes" — last Tuesday To say a full date: "Tres de Mayo" or "ika-3 sa Mayo" — May 3rd
Examples
Karon Lunes.
Today is Monday.
💡 Karon = today, used with the day name
Kita ta sa Biyernes.
Let's meet on Friday.
💡 Sa + day name = on that day
Natawo ko sa Marso.
I was born in March.
💡 Sa + month = in that month
Sunod nga Sabado ang iyahang birthday.
His birthday is next Saturday.
💡 Sunod nga + day = next [day]
Niadtong Miyerkules nakit-an nako siya.
I saw her last Wednesday.
💡 Niadtong + day = last [day] (past reference)
Pila na ka adlaw hangtod Disyembre?
How many days until December?
💡 Hangtod = until
Sa Enero magsugod ang klase.
Classes start in January.
💡 Sa + month + verb = action in that month
💡 Tips to Remember
- •All Bisaya days and months come from Spanish — if you know Spanish, you already know these.
- •Sa is the all-purpose preposition for time: sa Lunes, sa Marso, sa alas-dos.
- •Sunod (next) and niadtong (last/that past) are key for navigating weeks.
- •Cebuanos often say the Spanish-style date: 'Kinse de Agosto' for August 15th.
- •To ask what day it is: 'Unsang adlawa karon?' (What day is today?)