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Level ≈A1 (approx.) prepositionverb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [ʔəː˧˩]Huế [ʔəː˧˨]Saigon [ʔəː˨˩˦] browser voice
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ở means at; in; to live (stay) at.

Meanings of ở in English

Preposition

  1. at, in

Verb

  1. to be, to live, to stay, to remain

Words with ở

Example sentences with ở

  • bạn làm gì ở đây thế ? What are you doing here?
  • Có việc gì ở đó để làm? What's there to do?
  • Có lẽ Tom sẽ ở đây lâu. Tom will probably be here for a long time.
  • Tôi ở nhà vì tôi bị ốm. I stayed home because I was sick.
  • Bạn sẽ về nhà và ở nhà. You'll go home and stay home.
  • Tôi ở đây từ đó đến giờ. I was here all the time.
  • Mày nghĩ cô ấy ở với ai? Who do you think she lives with?
  • Bạn nghĩ cô ấy ở với ai? Who do you think she lives with?

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, ở could be written as 於, 扵, 菸, 唹. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *ʔəh (“to stay”). Cognate with Muong ớ.

Frequently asked questions

What does ở mean in English?

ở (preposition) means "at; in; to live (stay) at".

How do you pronounce ở?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔəː˧˩]; Saigon [ʔəː˨˩˦]. Tones: ở — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.