đá banh

verbnoun

Hanoi [ʔɗaː˧˦ ʔɓajŋ̟˧˧]Huế [ʔɗaː˨˩˦ ʔɓɛɲ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗaː˦˥ ʔɓan˧˧] browser voice

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đárisingsắc banhlevelngang

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đá banh means to play association football; soccer.

Meanings of đá banh in English

Verb

Southern Vietnam, colloquial to play association football; soccer

Noun

Southern Vietnam, colloquial association football; soccer

Example sentences with đá banh

Hãy đi và chơi đá banh nào. Let's go and play football.
Theo ý tôi, đá banh là môn thể thao tuyệt vời. In my opinion, soccer is a great sport.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

đá (“to kick”) + banh (“ball”).

Frequently asked questions

What does đá banh mean in English?

đá banh (verb) means "to play association football; soccer".

How do you pronounce đá banh?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaː˧˦ ʔɓajŋ̟˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗaː˦˥ ʔɓan˧˧]. Tones: đá — rising tone (sắc), banh — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.