Bisaya word

yuta

Yuta means soil and earth in Bisaya (Cebuano). It is said yu-ta.

What yuta means

  1. soil / earth

    • Tabunok ang yuta.

      The soil is fertile.

How to say “soil” in Bisaya

yuta

yu-ta · 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.

yuta in real sentences

Pulled from the listening library inside the app, where 59 recorded sentences use this word. Every line below is a recording, not a written-out example.

  • Init ang yuta

    The ground is hot

    New
  • Feel nako, mahal kaayo ang yuta.

    I feel like the land is very expensive.

    Beginner
  • Mas ganahan ko sa yuta kay sa kondo tungod kay layo sa kasaba.

    I prefer a house over a condo because it's far from the noise.

    Intermediate
  • Ang mga ulat sa kinabuhi magpabilin, bisan ug kita mahimong abug ug kalimot sa yuta.

    The stories of life remain, even if we become dust and forgotten by the earth.

    Advanced
  • Magpatindog ko og balay sa probinsya kung dili mobarato ang yuta sa syudad.

    I will build a house in the province unless land prices in the city decrease.

    Intermediate
  • Ang paglaum sama sa usa ka bulak nga molamoy bisan sa yuta nga uga ug walay kinabuhi.

    Hope is like a flower that blooms even in dry, lifeless soil.

    Advanced

53 more recorded sentences use yuta. 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 yuta

What does "yuta" mean in English?

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Yuta means soil and earth in Bisaya (Cebuano).

How do you pronounce "yuta"?

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Yuta is said yu-ta, 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 "yuta" in a sentence?

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"Tabunok ang yuta." means "The soil is fertile.".

How common is "yuta" in Bisaya?

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It is word number 408 of the 1,000 most frequent Bisaya words, and 59 of the 15,000 recorded sentences in MyBisayaTutor use it.

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