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em trai

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Hanoi [ʔɛm˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]Huế [ʔɛm˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧]Saigon [ʔɛm˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧] browser voice
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em trai means younger brother.

Meanings of em trai in English

Noun

  1. formal, literary younger brother

Example sentences with em trai

  • Em trai tôi là một bác sỹ. My brother is a doctor.
  • Em trai của tôi là bác sỹ. My brother is a doctor.
  • Em trai vợ tôi là thẩm phán. My wife's brother is a judge.
  • Em trai tôi là một giáo viên. My brother is a teacher.
  • Cậu ấy là em trai tôi. He's my younger brother.
  • Tôi là em trai của Tom. I'm Tom's brother.
  • Tom là em trai của tôi. Tom is my brother.
  • Đó là Tom, em trai tôi. That's my brother Tom.

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

Etymology

From em (“younger sibling”) + trai (“boy”).

Frequently asked questions

What does em trai mean in English?

em trai (noun) means "younger brother".

How do you pronounce em trai?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɛm˧˧ t͡ɕaːj˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɛm˧˧ ʈaːj˧˧]. Tones: em — level tone (ngang), trai — 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.