bao nhiêu
Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ɲiəw˧˧]Huế [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ɲiw˧˧]Saigon [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ɲiw˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
bao nhiêu means how much; how many.
Meanings of bao nhiêu in English
Pronoun
- how many?
- how much?
Example sentences with bao nhiêu
- Có bao nhiêu con bò và gà? How many cows and chickens are there?
- Có bao nhiêu múi giờ ở Mĩ? How many time zones are there in the USA?
- Bốn đô la là bao nhiêu yên? How many yen is four dollars?
- Các bạn đã mua bao nhiêu vé? How many tickets did you guys buy?
- Cái mũ đỏ này bao nhiêu tiền? How much for this red hat?
- Các bạn có bao nhiêu cây vợt? How many rackets do you have?
- Bức họa này bao nhiêu năm rồi? How old is that painting?
- Bạn đã ở Boston bao nhiêu năm? How many years were you in Boston?
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Etymology
bao (“how”) + nhiều (“many; much”). In compounds, bao triggers tonal shift of the following syllable to the ngang tone (A1), compare bao lăm (“how many”) (< lắm (“many”)) and the obsolete bao dai (“how long”) (< dài (“long”)).
Frequently asked questions
What does bao nhiêu mean in English?
bao nhiêu (pronoun) means "how much; how many".
How do you pronounce bao nhiêu?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ɲiəw˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ɲiw˧˧]. Tones: bao — level tone (ngang), nhiêu — level tone (ngang).