đồ ăn nhanh

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗo˨˩ ʔan˧˧ ɲajŋ̟˧˧]Huế [ʔɗow˦˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ ɲɛɲ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗow˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ ɲan˧˧] browser voice

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đồfallinghuyền ănlevelngang nhanhlevelngang

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đồ ăn nhanh means fast food.

Meanings of đồ ăn nhanh in English

Noun

fast food ≈ thức ăn nhanh

Example sentences with đồ ăn nhanh

Tôi chán đồ ăn nhanh rồi. I'm tired of eating fast food.
Tôi thích đồ ăn nhanh. I like fast food.
Tôi không thích ăn đồ ăn nhanh, vì nó có nhiều thứ không tốt cho sức khỏe. I don't like to eat fast food, because it has a lot of unhealthy stuff.

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

Etymology

đồ ăn (“food”) + nhanh (“fast”), calque of English fast food.

Frequently asked questions

What does đồ ăn nhanh mean in English?

đồ ăn nhanh (noun) means "fast food".

How do you pronounce đồ ăn nhanh?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗo˨˩ ʔan˧˧ ɲajŋ̟˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗow˨˩ ʔaŋ˧˧ ɲan˧˧]. Tones: đồ — falling tone (huyền), ăn — level tone (ngang), nhanh — 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.