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Meanings of e in English

Noun

  1. The name of the Latin script letter E/e.

Verb

  1. to fear; to be apprehensive, to be afraid
    • Tôi e cô ta không đến.I am afraid she will not come.
  2. to be slightly ashamed

Pronoun

  1. Internet slang, abbreviation abbreviation of em

Words with e

e ấpe dèe ngạie sợe hème lệe-lờe-rờ

Example sentences with e

  • Tôi e là Tom sẽ nói không. I'm afraid Tom will say no.
  • Tôi e là bạn đã sai. I'm afraid you're wrong.
  • Tôi e là bạn đã nhầm số rồi. I'm afraid you have the wrong number.
  • Tôi e là anh ta sẽ thất bại. I am afraid he will fail.
  • Tôi e rằng ông ấy sẽ thất bại. I am afraid he will fail.
  • Đi tốt ra e4 đi. Move the pawn to e4.
  • Tôi e rằng bạn không còn lựa chọn nào khác. I'm afraid you don't have any choice.
  • Tôi e rằng đó không phải là một ý kiến hay. I'm afraid it's not a good idea.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, e could be written as 衣, 㥋, 𢙬, 𠵱. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese é.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce e?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɛ˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɛ˧˧]. Tones: e — 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.