Example sentence
How to use sobra in Bisaya
Sobra ang kwarta.
English: The money is too much.
Cebuano word · adjective
Sobra means “excess / too much” in English.
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Pronunciation: SOH-brah
Level
intermediate
Type
adjective
Example sentence
Sobra ang kwarta.
English: The money is too much.
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enough / exact
HOOS-toh
lacking / short
KOO-lahng
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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