Bisaya word

ang tanan

Ang tanan means everyone in Bisaya (Cebuano). It is said ang ta-nan.

What ang tanan means

  1. everyone

    • Ang tanan ganahan og maayong istorya.

      Everyone loves a good story.

How to say “everyone” in Bisaya

ang tanan

ang ta-nan · 3 syllables

Cebuano is written the way it is said, so once you know the five vowel sounds you can read any Bisaya word aloud correctly, including ones you have never seen. Play the recording and copy it.

ang tanan in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 58 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

  • Maayo ang tanan.

    Everything's fine.

    New
  • Nagkatawa ang tanan.

    Everyone laughed.

    Beginner
  • Nagsalig ko nga makaya nato ang tanang hagit karon.

    I trust that we can handle all the challenges today.

    Intermediate
  • Sa dihang nawala ang tanan, diha pa nako nakaplagan ang akong tinuod nga kaugalingon.

    When all was lost, that's when I found my true self.

    Advanced
  • Siyento na ang tanan.

    Everything is a hundred.

    New
  • Pila ang tanang kantidad?

    What is the total amount?

    Beginner

52 more recorded sentences use ang tanan. They are graded by level in the app so you meet the word at the point you can follow it.

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Questions about ang tanan

What does "ang tanan" mean in English?

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Ang tanan means everyone in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "ang tanan"?

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Ang tanan is said ang ta-nan, 3 syllables. Cebuano is written phonetically, so the spelling tells you the pronunciation. There is a recording of it on this page.

How do you use "ang tanan" in a sentence?

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"Ang tanan ganahan og maayong istorya." means "Everyone loves a good story.".

How common is "ang tanan" in Bisaya?

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It is word number 637 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 58 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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