ngáp

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ŋaːp̚˧˦]Huế [ŋaːp̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ŋaːp̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ngáprisingsắc

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

ngáp means to yawn.

Meanings of ngáp in English

Verb

to yawn

Words with ngáp

ngáp ngắn ngáp dài

Example sentences with ngáp

Những người nghe đã bắt đầu ngáp. The listeners had already begun to yawn.
Chúng ta đã ngáp. We yawned.
Tôi đã ngáp. I yawned.
Tom đang ngáp. Tom was yawning.
Chúng tôi ngáp. We yawned.

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, ngáp could be written as 哈. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *s-ŋaːp ~ *-ʔaːp (via *sŋ-ʔaːp), from Proto-Austroasiatic *sŋaːpˀ ~ *sŋʔaːpˀ (“to yawn”). Cognate with Muong ngáp, Bahnar kơ'ngap, Pacoh ng-ap, Khmer ស្ងាប (sngaap), Mon ဒအာပ် (həap), Central Nicobarese hing-âp.

Frequently asked questions

What does ngáp mean in English?

ngáp (verb) means "to yawn".

How do you pronounce ngáp?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋaːp̚˧˦]; Saigon [ŋaːp̚˦˥]. Tones: ngáp — rising tone (sắc).

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.