Bisaya word

ganiha

Ganiha means earlier in Bisaya (Cebuano). It is said ga-ni-ha.

What ganiha means

  1. earlier

    • Niabot siya ganiha.

      He arrived earlier.

How to say “earlier” in Bisaya

ganiha

ga-ni-ha · 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.

ganiha in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 41 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

  • Naligo ko ganiha.

    I bathed earlier.

    New
  • Unsa'y nahitabo ganiha?

    What happened earlier?

    Beginner
  • Pasensya sa akong nasulti ganiha, apan nagtuo ko nga kinahanglan nato kini istoryahan.

    Sorry for what I said earlier, but I believe we need to discuss this.

    Intermediate
  • Gikapoy ko ganiha.

    I was tired earlier.

    New
  • Gubot ang dalan ganiha.

    The road was busy earlier.

    Beginner
  • Nag-ulan ganiha sa buntag.

    It rained this morning.

    Beginner

35 more recorded sentences use ganiha. 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 ganiha

What does "ganiha" mean in English?

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Ganiha means earlier in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "ganiha"?

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Ganiha is said ga-ni-ha, 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 "ganiha" in a sentence?

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"Niabot siya ganiha." means "He arrived earlier.".

How common is "ganiha" in Bisaya?

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It is word number 199 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 41 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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