em gái

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Hanoi [ʔɛm˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦]Huế [ʔɛm˧˧ ɣaːj˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔɛm˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥] browser voice

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emlevelngang gáirisingsắc

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em gái means younger sister.

Meanings of em gái in English

Noun

formal, literary younger sister

Example sentences with em gái

Cô ấy là em gái bạn à? Is she your sister?
Em gái của bạn làm nghề gì? What does your sister do?
George kết hôn với em gái tôi. George married my sister.
Tôi có ba đứa em gái. I have three sisters.
Em gái tôi đã kết hôn. My sister got married.
Em gái của mẹ tôi là dì tôi. My mother's sister is my aunt.
Tôi được em gái tôi cắt tóc cho. I got my sister to cut my hair.
Em gái Tom đã sinh con trên tàu. Tom's sister gave a birth on a train.

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

Frequently asked questions

What does em gái mean in English?

em gái (noun) means "younger sister".

How do you pronounce em gái?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɛm˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɛm˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥]. Tones: em — level tone (ngang), gái — 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.