gõ
Hanoi [ɣɔ˦ˀ˥]Huế [ɣɔ˧˨]Saigon [ɣɔ˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
gõ means with the knuckles; with the fingertips; or with a short stick.
Meanings of gõ in English
Verb
- to hit with the side of the fist, with the knuckles, with the fingertips, or with a short stick, in order to knock, type, hit a bell, hit a wooden fish, or knock at someone's head ≈ cốccúđánh
- gõ cửato knock at/on the door
- gõ (đầu) ngón tayto tap one's fingers
- gõ đầu trẻ(of a teacher) to knock on children's heads in classes
- to percuss
Words with gõ
Example sentences with gõ
- Chờ tí, có ai đang gõ cửa. Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.
- Tôi hi vọng vận may sẽ gõ cửa. I hope luck knocks on my door.
- Anh ấy gõ cửa. He knocked at the door.
- Khi cô ta chuẩn bị đi ngủ thì có người gõ cửa. She was about to go to bed when someone knocked on the door.
- Nhà anh ấy không có chuông, vì vậy tôi đã gõ cửa. His house doesn't have a bell, so I knocked on the door.
- Cô ấy chuẩn bị đi ngủ khi thì có ai đó gõ cửa. She was about to go to bed when someone knocked on the door.
- Họ đã nhảy suốt một tiếng thì bỗng có một tiếng gõ cửa. They had been dancing for an hour when there was a knock on the door.
- Họ đang nhảy suốt một tiếng thì bỗng có một tiếng gõ cửa. They had been dancing for an hour when there was a knock on the door.
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, gõ could be written as 𢱗. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *g(uə)h (“to knock”); cognates with Khmer គោះ (kŭəh) and Chrau gŏh.
Frequently asked questions
What does gõ mean in English?
gõ (verb) means "with the knuckles; with the fingertips; or with a short stick".
How do you pronounce gõ?
IPA: Hanoi [ɣɔ˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ɣɔ˨˩˦]. Tones: gõ — creaky rising tone (ngã).