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ngây thơ

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Hanoi [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧]Huế [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧]Saigon [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧] browser voice
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ngâylevelngangthơlevelngang

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ngây thơ means naive; innocent; unsophisticated.

Meanings of ngây thơ in English

Adjective

  1. naive; innocent; unsophisticated; inexperienced

Example sentences with ngây thơ

  • Tom còn trẻ và ngây thơ. Tom is young and naive.
  • Tom bảo anh ấy tưởng Mary ngây thơ. Tom said he thought Mary was innocent.
  • Họ không còn ngây thơ như trước nữa. They aren't as naive as they used to be.
  • Chúng đều là những đứa trẻ ngây thơ. They're all innocent children.
  • Người châu Âu ngày nay quá ngây thơ. Today's Europeans are too naive.
  • Tom không ngây thơ. Tom isn't naive.
  • Cậu ấy còn trẻ, ngây thơ và chưa có kinh nghiệm. He's young, naive and inexperienced.
  • Tom rất ngây thơ, anh ấy sẽ tin mọi thứ người khác nói. Tom is so gullible he'll believe anything you tell him.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

ngây + thơ.

Frequently asked questions

What does ngây thơ mean in English?

ngây thơ (adjective) means "naive; innocent; unsophisticated".

How do you pronounce ngây thơ?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧]; Saigon [ŋəj˧˧ tʰəː˧˧]. Tones: ngây — level tone (ngang), thơ — level tone (ngang).

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.