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đồ ăn

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [ʔɗo˨˩ ʔan˧˧]Huế [ʔɗow˦˩ ʔaŋ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗow˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧] browser voice
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đồfallinghuyềnănlevelngang

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đồ ăn means food.

Meanings of đồ ăn in English

Noun

  1. colloquial food

Example sentences with đồ ăn

  • Bố tôi rất kén chọn đồ ăn. My father is very picky about food.
  • Đồ ăn ở đây quá đắt. The food here is too expensive.
  • Chúng tôi cho họ đồ ăn. We gave them food.
  • Tôi thích đồ ăn Trung Quốc. I like Chinese food.
  • Đồ ăn ở nhà hàng đó thật tệ. The food at that restaurant was lousy.
  • Bạn hãy mang đồ ăn dư về nhà. Take the leftover food home with you.
  • Cái này là đồ ăn, đừng có phá. This is food. You don't play with it.
  • Đồ ăn ở nhà hàng đó ngon tuyệt. The food at that restaurant is excellent.

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

Etymology

đồ + ăn.

Frequently asked questions

What does đồ ăn mean in English?

đồ ăn (noun) means "food".

How do you pronounce đồ ăn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗo˨˩ ʔan˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗow˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧]. Tones: đồ — falling tone (huyền), ăn — 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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.