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ban đầu

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Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩]Huế [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗəw˦˩]Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩] browser voice
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banlevelngangđầufallinghuyền

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ban đầu means beginning; the get-go.

Chinese characters: 班頭

Meanings of ban đầu in English

Noun

  1. beginning; the get-go

Adjective

  1. first; initial

Example sentences with ban đầu

  • Đó là ý tưởng ban đầu. That's an original idea.
  • Ban đầu tôi không có thích cô ấy. I didn't like her at first.
  • Ban đầu bạn đã gặp Tom như thế nào? How did you meet Tom initially?
  • Ban đầu Ðức Chúa Trời dựng nên trời đất. In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.
  • Ban đầu Tom không nhận ra Maria có sáu ngón tay mỗi bên. Tom didn't notice at first that Maria had six fingers on each hand.
  • Ty thể và lục lạp ban đầu đều là những sinh vật nhân sơ. The mitochondria and chloroplast were originally prokaryotes.
  • Ban đầu họ mặc kệ bạn, rồi họ cười vào mặt bạn, rồi họ đánh bạn, rồi bạn thắng. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
  • Ban đầu, Tom trông có vẻ giận dữ, nhưng sau đó tôi nhận ra rằng anh ấy chỉ đang lo lắng mà thôi. At first, Tom seemed angry, but then I realized he was just worried.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 班頭.

Frequently asked questions

What does ban đầu mean in English?

ban đầu (noun) means "beginning; the get-go".

How do you pronounce ban đầu?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗəw˨˩]. Tones: ban — level tone (ngang), đầu — falling tone (huyền).

Is ban đầu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ban đầu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 班頭.

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.