Bisaya word · 3 meanings

tudlo

Tudlo means to teach, to point and finger in Bisaya (Cebuano). It is said tud-lo.

What tudlo means

tudlo carries 3 separate meanings. Each one has its own recorded example.

  1. to teach

    • Magtudlo siya og English.

      She teaches English.

  2. to point

    • Itudlo ang imong balay.

      Point to your house.

  3. finger

    • Pag-ihap gamit ang imong mga tudlo.

      Count with your fingers.

How to say “to teach” in Bisaya

tudlo

tud-lo · 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.

tudlo in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 10 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

  • Tudlo dira.

    Point there.

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  • Ang kinabuhi sama sa balas sa baybayon; bisan pag pahugtan nimo pagkupot, modagayday kini sa imong mga tudlo.

    Life is like sand on the shore; no matter how tightly you grasp it, it slips through your fingers.

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  • Tudlo sa mapa.

    Point to the map.

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  • Tudlo sa libro.

    Point at the book.

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  • Tudlo sa kahoy.

    Point to the tree.

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  • Tudlo sa dagat.

    Point to the sea.

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4 more recorded sentences use tudlo. 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 tudlo

What does "tudlo" mean in English?

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Tudlo means to teach, to point and finger in Bisaya (Cebuano). It carries 3 separate meanings, so the sense comes from the sentence around it.

How do you pronounce "tudlo"?

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Tudlo is said tud-lo, 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 "tudlo" in a sentence?

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"Magtudlo siya og English." means "She teaches English.".

How common is "tudlo" in Bisaya?

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It is word number 391 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 10 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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