ờ

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

Hanoi [ʔəː˨˩]Huế [ʔəː˦˩]Saigon [ʔəː˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ờfallinghuyền

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

ờ means yeah; nope.

Meanings of ờ in English

Particle

colloquial, to an affirmative question yeah ≈ ừ
colloquial, to a negative question nope ≈ ừ

Interjection

uh; er

Example sentences with ờ

Ờ... cái đó sao rồi? Uh... How's that working?
Ờ, xin lỗi nghe. Oh, I'm sorry.

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

Frequently asked questions

What does ờ mean in English?

ờ (particle) means "yeah; nope".

How do you pronounce ờ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔəː˨˩]; Saigon [ʔəː˨˩]. Tones: ờ — falling tone (huyền).

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.