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bia

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [ʔɓiə˧˧]Huế [ʔɓiə˧˧]Saigon [ʔɓiə˧˧] browser voice
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bialevelngang

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bia means beer.

Meanings of bia in English

Noun

  1. beer
    • bụng biaa beer belly

Noun

  1. tombstone; gravestone; stele; monument
  2. target (for shooting); bullseye

Words with bia

bia hơihoa biarượu biabia miệngbia ôm

Example sentences with bia

  • Vui lòng cho tôi một ly bia. Give me a beer, please.
  • Vui lòng cho tôi một lon bia. Give me a beer, please.
  • Vui lòng cho tôi một chai bia. Give me a beer, please.
  • Tôi không bao giờ uống bia cả. I never drink beer.
  • Đừng uống bia trước khi đi ngủ. Don't drink beer before going to bed.
  • Ông có muốn uống thêm bia không? Would you like to have another beer?
  • Tom chỉ uống một cốc bia. Tom only drank one beer.
  • Anh ấy uống quá nhiều bia. He drinks too much beer.

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

Etymology

Borrowed from French bière, from Middle Dutch bier.

Frequently asked questions

What does bia mean in English?

bia (noun) means "beer".

How do you pronounce bia?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓiə˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓiə˧˧]. Tones: bia — 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.