lo
Hanoi [lɔ˧˧]Huế [lɔ˧˧]Saigon [lɔ˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
lo means to bother; to worry.
Meanings of lo in English
Verb
- to bother; to worry
- "Taylo rồi chân cũng lo""Taylor's Hands and Feet Are All Nervy" (a 1964 Nhân Dân article by Hồ Chí Minh)
- to attend to; to care for
Words with lo
Example sentences with lo
- Đừng lo cho con chó nhà tôi. Don't worry about my dog.
- Tom lo tôi bị lạc đường. Tom is afraid that I'll get lost.
- Không, đừng lo về điều đó. No, don't worry about it.
- Đừng lo. Sóng thần hiếm lắm. Don't worry. Tsunamis are very rare.
- Lo mà làm bài tập về nhà đi. You better do your homework.
- Cô ấy rất lo cho con gái cô. She worried a lot about her daughter.
- Tôi lo là tôi đã ăn quá nhiều. I'm afraid I ate too much.
- Anh còn nhiều thứ khác phải lo nữa. You've got other things to worry about.
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, lo could be written as 卢, 盧, 慮, 𠰷. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 慮 (“be concerned; worry about”, SV: lự).
Frequently asked questions
What does lo mean in English?
lo (verb) means "to bother; to worry".
How do you pronounce lo?
IPA: Hanoi [lɔ˧˧]; Saigon [lɔ˧˧]. Tones: lo — level tone (ngang).