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bà ấy

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Hanoi [ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔəj˧˦]Huế [ʔɓaː˦˩ ʔəj˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔəj˦˥] browser voice
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bàfallinghuyềnấyrisingsắc

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bà ấy means she.

Meanings of bà ấy in English

Pronoun

  1. Northern Vietnam she (woman of higher social status, e.g., older) ≈ bả

Example sentences with bà ấy

  • Bạn nghĩ bà ấy ở với ai? Who do you think she lives with?
  • Hiện tại bà ấy có vẻ ổn. She seems OK now.
  • Bà ấy được sinh ra ở Mỹ. She was born in the United States.
  • Bà ấy tự sưởi ấm bằng lửa. She warmed herself by the fire.
  • Bà ấy đã bị bỏng tay trái. She burned her left hand.
  • Bà ấy đang chuẩn bị rời đi. She is about to leave.
  • Quả thật bà ấy rất yêu mèo. She really likes cats a lot.
  • Bà ấy thích đánh đàn koto lắm. She likes to play the koto very much.

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

Etymology

bà (“woman”) + ấy (“that”).

Frequently asked questions

What does bà ấy mean in English?

bà ấy (pronoun) means "she".

How do you pronounce bà ấy?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔəj˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔəj˦˥]. Tones: bà — falling tone (huyền), ấy — 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.