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Level ≈B1 (approx.) nounverb Top 3,000 most common
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ngăn means compartment; case; shelf.

Classifier: cái, chiếc — e.g. một cái ngăn (one compartment)

Meanings of ngăn in English

Noun

  1. compartment; case, shelf
    • ngăn kéoa drawer
    • Cặp này có 3 ngăn.This backpack has 3 compartments.
    • Giá sách này có 4 ngăn. Ngăn trên cùng để sách chính trị.This bookcase has 4 shelves. I put my political books on the topmost shelf.
  2. chamber
    • Tim bò sát có 3 ngăn, trừ tim cá sấu.Reptilian hearts tend to have 3 chambers, except those of crocodilians.

Verb

  1. to stop or prevent someone from doing something ≈ cản

Words with ngăn

can ngănngăn cảnngăn chặnngăn ngừangăn kéongăn nắpngăn cáchngăn cấm

Example sentences with ngăn

  • Ai sẽ ngăn anh ấy lại? Who's going to stop him?
  • Đừng ngăn tôi lại lúc này. Don't stop me now.
  • Tom có một ngăn tủ đầy cáp USB. Tom has a drawer full of USB cables.
  • Không một ai có thể ngăn Tom lại. Nobody can stop Tom.
  • Thời tiết xấu đã ngăn tôi khởi hành. Bad weather prevented me from setting out.
  • Tôi sẽ cất nó ở ngăn tủ trên cùng. I'm going to keep this in the top drawer.
  • Cô ấy sẽ ngăn anh ta làm điều đó một lần nữa. She'll stop him from doing that again.
  • Tôi đã để thịt mà chúng ta vừa mua vào ngăn đá. I put the meat we just bought in the freezer.

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, ngăn could be written as 垠, 拫, 艮, 銀. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does ngăn mean in English?

ngăn (noun) means "compartment; case; shelf".

How do you pronounce ngăn?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋan˧˧]; Saigon [ŋaŋ˧˧]. Tones: ngăn — level tone (ngang).

What classifier is used with ngăn?

Common classifiers: cái, chiếc — for example "một cái ngăn" (one compartment).

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.