Bisaya word

napulo

Napulo means ten in Bisaya (Cebuano). It is said na-pu-lo.

What napulo means

  1. ten

    • Dugay ang napulo ka tuig.

      Ten years is a long time.

How to say “ten” in Bisaya

napulo

na-pu-lo · 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.

napulo in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 9 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

  • Dugay napulo.

    It's been ten.

    New
  • Kung mosubay ka sa suba, maabot ka sa parke mga napulo ka minutos lang.

    If you follow the river, you'll reach the park in about ten minutes.

    Intermediate
  • Napulo ug usa.

    Eleven.

    New
  • Kung maglakaw ka gikan sa terminal, mga napulo ka minutos ang pag-abot sa plaza.

    If you walk from the terminal, it takes about ten minutes to reach the plaza.

    Intermediate
  • Daghana napulo!

    So many ten!

    New
  • Naa koy napulo.

    I have ten.

    New

3 more recorded sentences use napulo. 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 napulo

What does "napulo" mean in English?

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Napulo means ten in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "napulo"?

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Napulo is said na-pu-lo, 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 "napulo" in a sentence?

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"Dugay ang napulo ka tuig." means "Ten years is a long time.".

How common is "napulo" in Bisaya?

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It is word number 287 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 9 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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