ai ngờ

conjunction

Hanoi [ʔaːj˧˧ ŋəː˨˩]Huế [ʔaːj˧˧ ŋəː˦˩]Saigon [ʔaːj˧˧ ŋəː˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ailevelngang ngờfallinghuyền

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

Meanings of ai ngờ in English

Conjunction

before a clause Indicate surprise at an unexpected thing.
- Đưa tiền cho con đi mua sữa, ai ngờ nó cầm đi mua nước ngọt.I gave my child money for milk. To my surprise, he took that to buy sweetened drinks.

Example sentences with ai ngờ

Chẳng ai ngờ rằng Tom sẽ thắng. No one expected Tom to win.

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

Etymology

ai + ngờ.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce ai ngờ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔaːj˧˧ ŋəː˨˩]; Saigon [ʔaːj˧˧ ŋəː˨˩]. Tones: ai — level tone (ngang), ngờ — 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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.