Bisaya word

lansang

Lansang means nail in Bisaya (Cebuano). It is said lan-sang.

What lansang means

  1. nail

    • Kinahanglan kog lansang aron masab-it ang litrato.

      I need a nail to hang the picture.

How to say “nail” in Bisaya

lansang

lan-sang · 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.

lansang in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 4 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

  • Pula nga lansang

    Red nail

    New
  • Nasabtan nako nga ang lansang nga lutong pinoy ang usa sa mga rason sa pagbisita.

    I realized that local Filipino cuisine is one of the reasons to visit.

    Intermediate
  • Ang mga panag-away sa kalibutan sa trabaho nagdala og mga lansang sa siping sa dalan sa kalampusan.

    Conflicts in the work world bring nails beside the road to success.

    Advanced
  • Red nga lansang.

    Red nail.

    New

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Questions about lansang

What does "lansang" mean in English?

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Lansang means nail in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "lansang"?

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Lansang is said lan-sang, 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 "lansang" in a sentence?

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"Kinahanglan kog lansang aron masab-it ang litrato." means "I need a nail to hang the picture.".

How common is "lansang" in Bisaya?

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It is word number 785 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 4 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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