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ngăn kéo

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Hanoi [ŋan˧˧ kɛw˧˦]Huế [ŋaŋ˧˧ kɛw˨˩˦]Saigon [ŋaŋ˧˧ kɛw˦˥] browser voice
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ngănlevelngangkéorisingsắc

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ngăn kéo means a drawer.

Meanings of ngăn kéo in English

Noun

  1. a drawer (furniture)

Example sentences with ngăn kéo

  • Người trợ lý cửa hàng đã bỏ tiền vào ngăn kéo để tiền. The shop assistant put the money in the till.
  • Tom đã cố gắng dùng xà beng để mở cái ngăn kéo trong 15 phút, nhưng cuối cùng vẫn không thể mở được. Tom spent fifteen minutes trying to pry open the drawer with a crowbar, but he couldn't get it opened.
  • Sáng sớm tóc tôi rối bù hết. Ít ra thì đưa tôi cái gương cầm tay đi - nó chắc là ở trong ngăn kéo đằng kia. My hair's messed up this morning. At least lend me a hand mirror - it should be shut in the drawer there.

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

Etymology

ngăn (“case”) + kéo (“to pull”)

Frequently asked questions

What does ngăn kéo mean in English?

ngăn kéo (noun) means "a drawer".

How do you pronounce ngăn kéo?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋan˧˧ kɛw˧˦]; Saigon [ŋaŋ˧˧ kɛw˦˥]. Tones: ngăn — level tone (ngang), kéo — 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.