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bữa ăn

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Hanoi [ʔɓɨə˦ˀ˥ ʔan˧˧]Huế [ʔɓɨə˧˨ ʔaŋ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɓɨə˨˩˦ ʔaŋ˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
bữacreaky risingngãănlevelngang

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bữa ăn means meal.

Meanings of bữa ăn in English

Noun

  1. meal ≈ bữa
    • trời đánh tránh bữa ăndon't make a fuss at mealtime

Example sentences with bữa ăn

  • Anh ta đặt ba bữa ăn tối. He ordered three dinners.
  • Đây là 1 bữa ăn ngon. It's a good deal.
  • Bữa ăn này thích hợp cho ba người. This meal is adequate for three.
  • Tom uống hai cốc rượu vang mỗi bữa ăn. Tom drinks two glasses of wine with every meal.
  • Tôi không làm bữa ăn với người thích bạn. I don't make deals with people like you.
  • Tôi thường ăn kẹo cao su bạc hà sau bữa ăn. I often chew some mentholated gum after a meal.
  • Con ruồi cứ làm phiền chúng tôi trong suốt bữa ăn. The fly kept bothering us during our meal.
  • Lúc ấy Sami không muốn Layla trả tiền cho bữa ăn đó. Sami didn't want Layla to pay for the meal.

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

Etymology

bữa + ăn.

Frequently asked questions

What does bữa ăn mean in English?

bữa ăn (noun) means "meal".

How do you pronounce bữa ăn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓɨə˦ˀ˥ ʔan˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓɨə˨˩˦ ʔaŋ˧˧]. Tones: bữa — creaky rising tone (ngã), ăn — 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.