Here & There

Locations

There are two different ways to say "there." If you are referring to something nearby, probably within view, you would use "dirâ." If it is some distance away, probably out of sight, you would use "didto."

These words are used for locations. They would be used for sentences like, "I'm going to sit here and study," or "Go over there and ask him."

"I'm going to wait here." — "Maghulat ko diri." (wait = hulat)
"What are you guys doing over there?" — "Nagaano kamo dira?" (what = ano)
"I live over in the mountains." — "Nagapuyô ako didto sa bukid." (live = estar/puyô; mountains = bukid)

Notice that the third example didn't explicitly use the word "there." It is implied by the sentence.

Diri can be shortened to "di."
Dira can be shortened to "da."
Didto can be shortened to "to."

Presence

There are also special words that are used when something is present at a location. For example, "Here is your bag," "There are the rats," or "John is at the store." For sentences like this, you would use the following:

Examples:

"Here is your bag." — "Ari ang bag mo."
"There are the rats." — "Ara ang mga ilagâ." (rat = ilagâ)
"John is at the store." — "Adto Si John sa merkado." (store = merkado)

Notice that the third sentence didn't explicitly use the word "there." It was implied in the sentence.

Mixing the Two

Sometimes you will hear these two sets of words combined. For example, "Ari siya di'!" That has the same meaning as "Ari siya," but it sounds a little nicer because it's not so abrupt and short.

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