gào

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ɣaːw˨˩]Huế [ɣaːw˦˩]Saigon [ɣaːw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

gàofallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

gào means to scream.

Meanings of gào in English

Verb

to scream

Example sentences with gào

Anh ấy bắt đầu gào hét. He started screaming.
Tôi nghe thấy tiếng gào thét. I heard screaming.
Tôi nghe thấy cô ấy gào thét trong đau đớn. I heard her screaming in pain.
Tôi gào hét. I screamed.

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, gào could be written as 哠. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 號 (“to shout, to roar”, SV: hào).

Frequently asked questions

What does gào mean in English?

gào (verb) means "to scream".

How do you pronounce gào?

IPA: Hanoi [ɣaːw˨˩]; Saigon [ɣaːw˨˩]. Tones: gào — falling tone (huyền).

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.