leo
Hanoi [lɛw˧˧]Huế [lɛw˧˧]Saigon [lɛw˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
leo means to climb.
Meanings of leo in English
Verb
- to climb
- leo câyto climb a tree
- leo núito go mountain climbing or hiking
Words with leo
Example sentences with leo
- Tom đã leo lên cái thang dây. Tom climbed up the rope ladder.
- Tôi muốn leo đỉnh núi Phú Sĩ. I would like to climb Mount Fuji.
- Tôi đã dùng thang để leo lên mái nhà. I went up to the roof by means of a ladder.
- Bọn con trai đang leo lên khắp các tảng đá. The boys were climbing about on the rocks.
- Anh ấy muốn leo lên đầu cầu thang trước tôi, nhưng tôi đã thắng. He wanted to get to the top of the stairs before me, but I won.
- Khi anh ấy đang leo lên thang, chiếc búa của anh ấy đã tuột khỏi thắt lưng. As he was climbing the ladder, his hammer slipped from his belt.
- Tôi đã đến thăm Pa-ri, nhưng tôi đã không leo lên tháp Ép-phen vì tôi sợ độ cao. I visited Paris, but I didn't climb the Eiffel tower, since I'm afraid of heights.
- Tôi đã đi Paris, nhưng vì tôi bị chứng sợ độ cao nên tôi đã không leo lên tháp Eiffel. I visited Paris, but I didn't climb the Eiffel tower, since I'm afraid of heights.
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, leo could be written as 尞, 僚, 撩, 繚. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *g-lɛːw, whence also trèo.
Frequently asked questions
What does leo mean in English?
leo (verb) means "to climb".
How do you pronounce leo?
IPA: Hanoi [lɛw˧˧]; Saigon [lɛw˧˧]. Tones: leo — level tone (ngang).