Days & Months in Bisaya
19 essential words with pronunciation & examples
Days of the week and months of the year in Bisaya. These come from Spanish so they'll be easy to remember if you know any Spanish.
Lunes
Monday
“Lunes ang sugod sa klase.”
“Classes start on Monday.”
Martes
Tuesday
“Magkita ta sa Martes.”
“Let's meet on Tuesday.”
Miyerkules
Wednesday
“Miyerkules ang akong day-off.”
“Wednesday is my day off.”
Huwebes
Thursday
“Huwebes ang sweldo.”
“Payday is Thursday.”
Biyernes
Friday
“Biyernes na! Lingaw-lingaw ta.”
“It's Friday! Let's have fun.”
Sabado
Saturday
“Sabado ta mag-beach.”
“Let's go to the beach on Saturday.”
Domingo
Sunday
“Domingo, simbahan ta.”
“Sunday, let's go to church.”
Enero
January
“Sinulog sa Enero.”
“Sinulog is in January.”
💡 Sinulog is Cebu's biggest festival, held every third Sunday of January.
Pebrero
February
“Pebrero ang bulan sa gugma.”
“February is the month of love.”
Marso
March
“Init na sa Marso.”
“It's already hot in March.”
Abril
April
“Semana Santa sa Abril.”
“Holy Week is in April.”
Mayo
May
“Mayo ang graduation.”
“Graduation is in May.”
Hunyo
June
“Hunyo ang sugod sa klase.”
“June is the start of classes.”
Hulyo
July
“Tag-ulan sa Hulyo.”
“It's rainy season in July.”
Agosto
August
“Buwan sa Agosto.”
“The month of August.”
Septiyembre
September
“Ber months na! Pasko na!”
“It's Ber months! It's almost Christmas!”
💡 Filipinos famously start celebrating Christmas in September (the '-ber' months).
Oktubre
October
“Oktubre, Halloween.”
“October, Halloween.”
Nobiyembre
November
“Nobiyembre, Undas.”
“November, All Saints' Day.”
Disyembre
December
“Disyembre, Pasko na jud!”
“December, it's really Christmas!”