bà ngoại

noun

Hanoi [ʔɓaː˨˩ ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɓaː˦˩ ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɓaː˨˩ ŋwaːj˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

bàfallinghuyền ngoạiheavynặng

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bà ngoại means maternal grandmother.

Meanings of bà ngoại in English

Noun

maternal grandmother ≈ ngoại

Example sentences with bà ngoại

Bác sĩ nói rằng bà ngoại vẫn còn bệnh nặng, nhưng bà đã thoát cơn nguy kịch rồi. The doctor said that grandmother is still very sick, but she's out of the woods.

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, bà ngoại could be written as 婆外. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

bà + ngoại.

Frequently asked questions

What does bà ngoại mean in English?

bà ngoại (noun) means "maternal grandmother".

How do you pronounce bà ngoại?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaː˨˩ ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓaː˨˩ ŋwaːj˨˩˨]. Tones: bà — falling tone (huyền), ngoại — heavy tone (nặng).

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.