Bastos in English: rude | MyBisayaTutor

What bastos means

rude
- Bastos ang pag-interrupt sa uban.
  It's rude to interrupt someone.

How to say “rude” in Bisaya

bastos

bas-tos · 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.

bastos 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.

Ang pagpatik sa usa ka obra nga giisip nga bastos o masantopon usahay naghatag ug bag-ong kahulugan ug nagpabalik sa mga pangutana sa hinungdanon nga pagkatawhanon.
Publishing a work deemed controversial or profound sometimes brings new meaning and calls back questions of essential humanity.
Advanced

Chosen by how often they turn up in the same recorded sentences, not by category.

usahaysometimes usaone pangutanato ask oor

Questions about bastos

What does "bastos" mean in English?

Bastos means rude in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "bastos"?

Bastos is said bas-tos, 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 "bastos" in a sentence?

"Bastos ang pag-interrupt sa uban." means "It's rude to interrupt someone.".

How common is "bastos" in Bisaya?

It is word number 575 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 1 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

Hear it in context, every day.

Bastos is one of the 1,000 words in MyBisayaTutor, with 15,000 graded listening clips behind them. Free tier, iPhone.

Get it on the App Store — free

Keep going

The whole Bisaya dictionaryEvery word we teach, with a recording of each.How to learn BisayaThe method, the order, and what to use at each stage.