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đứa bé

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Hanoi [ʔɗɨə˧˦ ʔɓɛ˧˦]Huế [ʔɗɨə˨˩˦ ʔɓɛ˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔɗɨə˦˥ ʔɓɛ˦˥] browser voice
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đứa bé means child.

Meanings of đứa bé in English

Noun

  1. child

Example sentences with đứa bé

  • Đứa bé trông giống mẹ mình. The baby looks like his mother.
  • Anh ấy ngủ say như một đứa bé. He's sleeping like a baby.
  • Đứa bé đã bị ngã xuống và khóc. The baby fell down and cried.
  • Tom chăm sóc đứa bé. Tom looked after the baby.
  • Tom trông coi đứa bé. Tom looked after the baby.
  • Giáo viên đưa cho đứa bé một quyển sách. The teacher gave the child a book.
  • Mẹ của đứa bé kia là một phát thanh viên. The mother of that child is an announcer.
  • Tôi không ngại chăm sóc đứa bé cho bạn đâu. I don't mind looking after the baby for you.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đứa bé could be written as 𠁂𡮣. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

đứa + bé

Frequently asked questions

What does đứa bé mean in English?

đứa bé (noun) means "child".

How do you pronounce đứa bé?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗɨə˧˦ ʔɓɛ˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗɨə˦˥ ʔɓɛ˦˥]. Tones: đứa — rising tone (sắc), bé — rising tone (sắc).

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.