Agutaynen - mo-ya1

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mo-ya, kao-ya

moro-ya

Good, nice; kind, helpful; morally upright.

mabuti

Mo-yang damal-damal!

Good morning!

Mo-ya ka tang pagkabetang mi don ong Manila?

Was your situation in Manila good?

Gademdeman tanandia ong mga moro-yang boat na.

He is remembered for his good deeds.

anday sayod

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mo-ya, mas mo-ya, mo-ya pa

Blessed; better; better off; more fortunate than.

Mo-ya pa yawa, may obra tang katawa mo, ang yen anda.

You are more fortunate than me, your husband has a job, whereas mine doesn't.

mo-ya pa, mo-ya ra lamang, mo-ya ngani

Better if...; It's a good thing...; Thank goodness...; Thankfully...; Fortunately.

Mo-ya pa papagtayaweno belag lamang tang papagkantaeno.

It's better if I'm asked to dance rather than asked to sing.

Mo-ya pa indio ra lamang minolik, kababael tang langeb.

It's a good thing I didn't go home, the waves were huge.

Mo-ya ra lamang may ekelong payong, indio nalbay.

Thankfully I had an umbrella along with me, I didn't get wet.

Napatay da tang kirong pangalat, mo-ya ngani!

The dog that bites died, thank goodness!

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ta mo-ya

To do something well.

Bantayan mo ta mo-ya tang kabantay.

Guard the trap well.

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mo-ya, mo-ya ra

For a person to be well; to be feeling better.

Nagsÿt tang siano tongapon, piro mo-ya ra ka mandian.

My stomach hurt yesterday, but it is well now.

Mao-ya o-ya ra ka ta ge-ley.

It is a little better.

mo-yang sinangoni

Literally, a good, healthy body. (This expression is similar to saying kaloy tang Dios meaning ‘by God's grace’ or ‘God willing’.)

Patakona lamang yen mga mātabido ong damal mga mo-yang sinangoni.

I'll let you know tomorrow if I'll go along, God willing (literally, depending on a good, healthy body).