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How to use kulang in Bisaya
Kulang ang kwarta.
English: The money is short.
Cebuano word · adjective
Kulang means “lacking / short” in English.
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Pronunciation: KOO-lahng
Level
intermediate
Type
adjective
Example sentence
Kulang ang kwarta.
English: The money is short.
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enough / exact
HOOS-toh
excess / too much
SOH-brah
my payment
BAH-yad koh
just enough
HOOS-toh rah
short of money
KOO-lahng ang KWAR-tah
money
KWAR-tah
I will pay
mag-BAH-yad koh
too expensive for me
mah-HAHL kah-AH-yoh PAH-rah NAH-koh
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