bả

Level ≈B2 (approx.) pronounnoun Top 5,000 most common

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

Syllables · tones

bảdippinghỏi

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

bả means she; her.

Meanings of bả in English

Pronoun

Southern Vietnam, colloquial she; her (woman of higher social status) ≈ bà ấy

Noun

a type of poison used to kill some kinds of animal

Words with bả

bả vai

Example sentences with bả

Bả nói tui là sẽ tới đây. She told me she'd be there.
Ngón chân của bả chảy máu. Her toe bleeds.
Chị tôi chưa làm xong bài tập của bả nữa. My sister hasn't done homework for herself.

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, bả could be written as 𥸿. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root bà in Southern Vietnamese and some topolects of Thanh Hoá.

Frequently asked questions

What does bả mean in English?

bả (pronoun) means "she; her".

How do you pronounce bả?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaː˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɓaː˨˩˦]. Tones: bả — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.