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How to use basi in Bisaya
Basi dili siya moadto.
English: Maybe he won’t go.
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Cebuano word · adverb
Basi meaning in English
Basi means “maybe / might” in English.
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Pronunciation: bah-SEE
Level
intermediate
Type
adverb
hesitationtopic:hesitation_fillersbatch:conversationalResponsestts-interim
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maybe / perhaps
adverbBasi dili siya moabot.
Maybe he will not arrive.
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ambot lang
phraseI just don’t know
ahm-BOT lahng
basi dili
phrasemaybe not
bah-SEE dee-LEE
dili ko kasabot
phraseI don’t understand
dee-LEE koh kah-SAH-bot
dili ko mahibalo
phraseI'm not sure / I don't know
dee-LEE koh mah-hee-BAH-loh
dili pa ko sigurado
phraseI'm not sure yet
dee-LEE pah koh see-goo-RAH-doh
karon pa lang
phrasejust now
kah-RON pah lahng
mmm
interjectionhmm (thinking)
mmm
pero
conjunctionbut
peh-ROH
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