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không ai

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Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]Huế [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧] browser voice
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không ai means no one; nobody.

Meanings of không ai in English

Pronoun

  1. no one, nobody

Example sentences with không ai

  • Không ai biết cô ấy ở đâu. No one knows where she is.
  • Tại sao không ai tin cô ấy? Why didn't anyone believe her?
  • Không ai đưa mình đi đâu cả. Nobody takes me anywhere.
  • Không ai ở đây thích Tom cả. Nobody here likes Tom.
  • Không ai sở hữu mặt trăng cả. Nobody owns the moon.
  • Không ai có thể ngăn cản Tom. Nobody can stop Tom.
  • Không ai làm việc này tốt hơn. Nobody does it better.
  • Không ai ngoại trừ Tom đã đến. No one except Tom came.

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

Etymology

không (“not”) + ai (“who”).

Frequently asked questions

What does không ai mean in English?

không ai (pronoun) means "no one; nobody".

How do you pronounce không ai?

IPA: Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]; Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]. Tones: không — level tone (ngang), ai — 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.