What bulan means
bulan carries 2 separate meanings. Each one has its own recorded example.
How to say “month” in Bisaya
bulan in real sentences
Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 30 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.
- New
Walo ka bulan.
Eight months.
- Beginner
Moadto siya sa Cebu sunod bulan.
She will go to Cebu next month.
- Intermediate
Ipalit nako ang laptop karong bulan kung dili molapas ang budget.
I will buy the laptop this month unless it exceeds the budget.
- Advanced
Sa ilawom sa halandumong bulan, ang kasakit sa pagluib mura'g nagbaling sa mga damgo'ng nabuak.
Under the wistful moon, the pain of betrayal seemed to shatter broken dreams.
- New
Onse ka bulan.
Eleven months.
- Beginner
Mo-biyahe ko sa Cebu matag bulan.
I travel to Cebu every month.
24 more recorded sentences use bulan. 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 bulan
What does "bulan" mean in English?
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Bulan means month and moon in Bisaya (Cebuano). It carries 2 separate meanings, so the sense comes from the sentence around it.
How do you pronounce "bulan"?
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Bulan is said bu-lan, 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 "bulan" in a sentence?
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"Kining bulana." means "This month.".
How common is "bulan" in Bisaya?
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It is word number 222 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 30 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.
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