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không bao giờ

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adverb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˧ zəː˨˩]Huế [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˧ jəː˦˩]Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˧ jəː˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
khônglevelngangbaolevelnganggiờfallinghuyền

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không bao giờ means never.

Meanings of không bao giờ in English

Adverb

  1. never ≈ đéo bao giờ
    • Nó không bao giờ nghe lời tôi cả.She never listens to me

Example sentences with không bao giờ

  • Họ sẽ không bao giờ tìm ra. They'll never find it out.
  • Anh ấy không bao giờ nói dối. He's never told a lie.
  • Tom sẽ không bao giờ làm thế! Tom would never do that!
  • Em sẽ không bao giờ quên anh. I'll never ever forget you.
  • Tom không bao giờ quên gì cả. Tom never forgets anything.
  • Tôi sẽ không bao giờ đoán nữa. I would never have guessed that.
  • Tom gần như không bao giờ sai. Tom is almost never wrong.
  • Tom hầu như không bao giờ sai. Tom is almost never wrong.

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

Etymology

không (“not”) + bao giờ (“when”), literally “there's not any time; there's no amount of time”.

Frequently asked questions

What does không bao giờ mean in English?

không bao giờ (adverb) means "never".

How do you pronounce không bao giờ?

IPA: Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˧ zəː˨˩]; Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaːw˧˧ jəː˨˩]. Tones: không — level tone (ngang), bao — level tone (ngang), giờ — 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.