What utan means
How to say “vegetable” in Bisaya
utan 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.
- New
Naay utan?
Is there any vegetable dish?
- Intermediate
Bisan ang akong mga higala nga dili ganahan ug gulay, nakakaon ug utan nga luto sa akong lola.
Even my friends who don't like vegetables have eaten the vegetable dish cooked by my grandmother.
- New
Palihug, utan.
Please, vegetables.
- New
Luto kog utan.
I'm cooking vegetables.
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Questions about utan
What does "utan" mean in English?
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Utan means vegetable in Bisaya (Cebuano).
How do you pronounce "utan"?
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Utan is said u-tan, 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 "utan" in a sentence?
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"Maayo sa lawas ang utan." means "Vegetables are healthy.".
How common is "utan" in Bisaya?
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It is word number 296 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 4 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.
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