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bạn trai

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Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]Huế [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ʔ ʈaːj˧˧]Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨ ʈaːj˧˧] browser voice
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bạnheavynặngtrailevelngang

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bạn trai means a boyfriend.

Meanings of bạn trai in English

Noun

  1. a boyfriend (male partner in a romantic relationship)

Pronoun

  1. collective you, our young male readers

Example sentences with bạn trai

  • Cô ấy có quá nhiều bạn trai. She has too many boyfriends.
  • Tôi đang đợi bạn trai của tôi. I'm waiting for my boyfriend.
  • Tôi chưa từng có bạn trai. I've never had a boyfriend.
  • "Tôi có bạn trai." "Từ khi nào thế?" "I have a boyfriend." "Since when?"
  • Tôi không biết Tom là bạn trai Mary. I didn't know that Tom was Mary's boyfriend.
  • Em có bạn trai chưa? Do you have a boyfriend?
  • Cậu có bạn trai chưa? Do you have a boyfriend?
  • Chị có bạn trai chưa? Do you have a boyfriend?

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

Etymology

bạn (“friend”) + trai (“male”).

Frequently asked questions

What does bạn trai mean in English?

bạn trai (noun) means "a boyfriend".

How do you pronounce bạn trai?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨ ʈaːj˧˧]. Tones: bạn — heavy tone (nặng), trai — level tone (ngang).

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.