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con bé

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ ʔɓɛ˧˦]Huế [kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɛ˨˩˦]Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɛ˦˥] browser voice
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con bé means miss; little girl.

Meanings of con bé in English

Noun

  1. familiar, informal miss, little girl
    • Năm nay con bé mới hai tuổi, nói chưa rõ.My little daughter is only two years old, she can't enunciate that well yet.

Example sentences with con bé

  • Anh ấy rửa đôi tay bẩn của con bé trước khi ăn. He washed her dirty hands before the meal.
  • Trong cơn say, người mẹ đã ngã ngay lên thềm cửa nhà, và chết trước mắt những đứa con bé bỏng sợ hãi. She had fallen upon the threshold of her own door in a drunken fit, and died in the presence of her frightened little ones.

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

Frequently asked questions

What does con bé mean in English?

con bé (noun) means "miss; little girl".

How do you pronounce con bé?

IPA: Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ ʔɓɛ˧˦]; Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓɛ˦˥]. Tones: con — level tone (ngang), bé — rising tone (sắc).

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.