ào

adverbverb

Hanoi [ʔaːw˨˩]Huế [ʔaːw˦˩]Saigon [ʔaːw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

àofallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

ào means impetuously.

Meanings of ào in English

Adverb

impetuously

Verb

to rush

Words with ào

ào ào ào ạt

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, ào could be written as 𬇚, 𬯽, 𬱶. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does ào mean in English?

ào (adverb) means "impetuously".

How do you pronounce ào?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔaːw˨˩]; Saigon [ʔaːw˨˩]. Tones: ào — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.