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bóng chày

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Hanoi [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ t͡ɕaj˨˩]Huế [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ t͡ɕaj˦˩]Saigon [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ ca(ː)j˨˩] browser voice
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bóngrisingsắcchàyfallinghuyền

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bóng chày means baseball.

Meanings of bóng chày in English

Noun

  1. baseball

Example sentences with bóng chày

  • Bill là một cầu thủ bóng chày. Bill is a baseball player.
  • Anh ấy rất thích bóng chày. He is crazy about baseball.
  • Anh ấy biết chơi bóng chày. He knows how to play baseball.
  • Anh ấy chơi bóng chày sau giờ học. He played baseball after school.
  • Tôi là một người hâm mộ bóng chày. I'm a baseball fan.
  • Ichiro là một tuyển thủ bóng chày nổi bật. Ichiro is an outstanding baseball player.
  • Tôi thích xem bóng chày, nhưng Tom thì không. I like watching baseball, but Tom doesn't.
  • Tom thích xem chương trình bóng chày trên tivi. Tom likes to watch baseball games on TV.

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

Etymology

bóng (“ball”) + chày (“pestle; bat”). Compare Chinese 棒球 (bàngqiú, literally “stick ball”).

Frequently asked questions

What does bóng chày mean in English?

bóng chày (noun) means "baseball".

How do you pronounce bóng chày?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ t͡ɕaj˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ ca(ː)j˨˩]. Tones: bóng — rising tone (sắc), chày — 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.