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“Payment” in Bisaya: Bayad
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “Payment” is Bayad, pronounced BAH-yahd. It's used as a noun in everyday Cebuano conversation across the Visayas and Mindanao, where over 22 million people speak Bisaya as their native language.
Bisaya translation
Bayad
BAH-yahd
- English meaning
- Payment / Pay
- Part of speech
- noun
How to pronounce Bayad
Say it as BAH-yahd. Capitalized syllables in the pronunciation guide indicate stress — the part of the word you emphasize when speaking. Bisaya stress is meaningful: putting it on the wrong syllable can change the meaning of a word, so it's worth practicing out loud.
Example sentences
Bayad po!
“Here's my payment!”
Pila ang bayad paingon sa Ayala?
“How much is the fare to Ayala?”
Common phrases using Bayad
- Bayad lang·Just paying
- Sukli lang·Just the change (keeping the change)
Cultural context
In jeepneys, pass your money to the person next to you saying 'Bayad!' They'll pass it forward to the driver.
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