What gawas means
gawas carries 2 separate meanings. Each one has its own recorded example.
How to say “outside” in Bisaya
gawas in real sentences
Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 70 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.
- New
Dula gawas.
Play outside.
- Beginner
Naay tanom sa gawas.
There are plants outside.
- Intermediate
Kung wala pa ka moadto sa gawas, wala unta ka nimo makit-i.
If you hadn't gone outside, you wouldn't have seen them.
- Advanced
Ang tinuod nga kagawasan nag-agad sa kaugalingong hunahuna, dili sa gawas nga mga kahimtang.
True freedom lies in one's own mind, not in external circumstances.
- New
Dagan gawas.
Run outside.
- Beginner
Nagduwa ko sa gawas.
I played outside.
64 more recorded sentences use gawas. They are graded by level in the app so you meet the word at the point you can follow it.
Words you will meet alongside it
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Questions about gawas
What does "gawas" mean in English?
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Gawas means outside and to exit in Bisaya (Cebuano). It carries 2 separate meanings, so the sense comes from the sentence around it.
How do you pronounce "gawas"?
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Gawas is said ga-was, 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 "gawas" in a sentence?
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"Gawas sa balay ang bata." means "The child is outside.".
How common is "gawas" in Bisaya?
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It is word number 100 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 70 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.
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