hoá ra

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [hwaː˧˦ zaː˧˧]Huế [hwaː˨˩˦ ʐaː˧˧]Saigon [waː˦˥ ɹaː˧˧] browser voice

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hoárisingsắc ralevelngang

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

hoá ra means to turn out.

Meanings of hoá ra in English

Verb

to turn out ≈ té ra hình như
- Bài toán tưởng khó hoá ra lại rất dễ.What seemed to be a difficult problem turns out to be quite easy.

Example sentences with hoá ra

Hoá ra cậu đã đúng về điều đó. It turns out you were right about that.
Hoá ra Tom Jackson là họ hàng với tôi. It turned out that Tom Jackson is my relative.
Bạn trai tôi hoá ra có chút bạo dâm trên giường. My boyfriend turned out to be a bit sadistic in bed.
Hoá ra Khổng Tử không hề nói những điều như vậy. It turns out Confucius never said any of those things.
Tưởng mất kính rồi, hoá ra nó ở ngay sát mũi tôi. I thought I'd lost my glasses, but they were on the end of my nose.

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

Etymology

hoá + ra. Semantically, compare English turn out.

Frequently asked questions

What does hoá ra mean in English?

hoá ra (verb) means "to turn out".

How do you pronounce hoá ra?

IPA: Hanoi [hwaː˧˦ zaː˧˧]; Saigon [waː˦˥ ɹaː˧˧]. Tones: hoá — rising tone (sắc), ra — 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.