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mà cả

verb
Hanoi [maː˨˩ kaː˧˩]Huế [maː˦˩ kaː˧˨]Saigon [maː˨˩ kaː˨˩˦] browser voice
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mà cả means to bargain.

Meanings of mà cả in English

Verb

  1. to bargain ≈ mặc cả

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, mà cả could be written as 麻哿, 麻奇. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does mà cả mean in English?

mà cả (verb) means "to bargain".

How do you pronounce mà cả?

IPA: Hanoi [maː˨˩ kaː˧˩]; Saigon [maː˨˩ kaː˨˩˦]. Tones: mà — falling tone (huyền), cả — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.