lỡ

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Hanoi [ləː˦ˀ˥]Huế [ləː˧˨]Saigon [ləː˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

lỡcreaky risingngã

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

lỡ means to miss; to do something inadvertently; to do by mistake.

Meanings of lỡ in English

Verb

to miss
- lỡ xe buýtto miss the bus
to do something inadvertently; to do by mistake
- Chết, lỡ nói điều không nên nói rồi.Shit, I slipped out things that I shouldn't say.

Adjective

missed

Adverb

inadvertently

Words with lỡ

bỏ lỡ lầm lỡ lỡ làng lỡ lầm lỡ thời lỡ đường

Example sentences with lỡ

Nó đã lỡ chuyến xe lửa 8:30. He failed to catch the 8:30 train.
Bạn suýt nữa lỡ mất tôi rồi. You almost missed me.
Tôi không muốn bạn lỡ chuyến xe bus. I didn't want you to miss your bus.
Anh ấy có thể đã lỡ chuyến xe buýt. He may have missed the bus.

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, lỡ could be written as 呂, 𠴊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does lỡ mean in English?

lỡ (verb) means "to miss; to do something inadvertently; to do by mistake".

How do you pronounce lỡ?

IPA: Hanoi [ləː˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ləː˨˩˦]. Tones: lỡ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.