ê a

verb

Hanoi [ʔe˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]Huế [ʔej˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]Saigon [ʔej˧˧ ʔaː˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

êlevelngang alevelngang

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

Meanings of ê a in English

Verb

transitive to read aloud without much understanding of the content

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How do you pronounce ê a?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔe˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]; Saigon [ʔej˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]. Tones: ê — level tone (ngang), a — level tone (ngang).

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.