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“Slowly please” in Bisaya: Hinay-hinay lang
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “Slowly please” is Hinay-hinay lang, pronounced hee-NAI hee-NAI lahng. It's used as a phrase in everyday Cebuano conversation across the Visayas and Mindanao, where over 22 million people speak Bisaya as their native language.
Bisaya translation
Hinay-hinay lang
hee-NAI hee-NAI lahng
- English meaning
- Slowly please
- Part of speech
- phrase
How to pronounce Hinay-hinay lang
Say it as hee-NAI hee-NAI lahng. 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
Hinay-hinay lang, palihog. Bag-o pa ko magtuon ug Binisaya.
“Slowly please. I'm still new to learning Bisaya.”
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