Ayo in English: to fix and repair

What ayo means

to fix / repair
- Makaayo ba ka ani?
  Can you fix this?

How to say “to fix” in Bisaya

ayo

a-yo · 2 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.

ayo in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 1 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

Way ayo ang signal diri sa amoa.
The signal here at our place is terrible.
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amoaours (exclusive)dirihere (near me)bulakflower punofull gaanlight (not heavy)humoksoft usahaysometimes hapit naabout to katapusanlast miagingprevious ikaduhasecond (ordinal)palibotaround

Questions about ayo

What does "ayo" mean in English?

Ayo means to fix and repair in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "ayo"?

Ayo is said a-yo, 2 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 "ayo" in a sentence?

"Makaayo ba ka ani?" means "Can you fix this?".

How common is "ayo" in Bisaya?

It is word number 473 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 1 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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