Bisaya word

utang

Utang means to owe in Bisaya (Cebuano). It is said u-tang.

What utang means

  1. to owe

    • Naa koy utang nimo nga napulo ka pesos.

      I owe you ten pesos.

How to say “to owe” in Bisaya

utang

u-tang · 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.

utang in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 13 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

  • Kwarta alang sa utang.

    Money for debt.

    New
  • Kinsa ang naa'y utang diri?

    Who has a debt here?

    Beginner
  • Pagkat-on ka sa pagdala sa budget, aron makalikay ka sa utang.

    You should learn budgeting to avoid falling into debt.

    Intermediate
  • Sa kahayag sa banag-banag, ang paghusay sa utang kabubut-on ug mga pagsulay sa moralidad usa ka grabe ka bug-atong misyon.

    In the light of dawn, reconciling debts of will and trials of morality is an immensely burdensome mission.

    Advanced
  • Gisuwat nako ang utang sa GCash.

    I recorded the debt on GCash.

    Beginner
  • Kung magplano ka sa gasto, malikayan nimo ang pagsakit sa ulo sa utang.

    If you plan your expenses, you can avoid the headache of debt.

    Intermediate

7 more recorded sentences use utang. 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 utang

What does "utang" mean in English?

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Utang means to owe in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "utang"?

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Utang is said u-tang, 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 "utang" in a sentence?

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"Naa koy utang nimo nga napulo ka pesos." means "I owe you ten pesos.".

How common is "utang" in Bisaya?

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It is word number 205 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 13 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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