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How to use bola in Bisaya
Bola ra na siya, dili tinuod.
English: That’s just flattery, not true.
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Cebuano word · noun
Bola meaning in English
Bola means “flattery / sweet talk” in English.
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Pronunciation: BOH-lah
Level
intermediate
Type
noun
conversationteasingtopic:teasing_humourbatch:conversationalDeeptts-interim
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flirt / sweet talk
nounBola ra na siya.
That is just flirting.
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batugan
nounlazy person
bah-TOO-gan
hambog
nounboast / brag
ham-BOG
palpak
nounfail / blunder
pal-PAK
batugon
adjectivelazy
bah-TOO-gon
batugon kaayo
phrasevery lazy
bah-TOO-gon kah-AH-yoh
bola kaayo
phrasevery flattering
BOH-lah kah-AH-yoh
bola ra
phrasejust flattery
BOH-lah rah
buang
adjectivecrazy / fool
BOO-ahng
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