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ngoại trừ

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Hanoi [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]Huế [ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ ʈɨ˦˩]Saigon [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ ʈɨ˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
ngoạiheavynặngtrừfallinghuyền

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ngoại trừ means to except.

Meanings of ngoại trừ in English

Verb

  1. to except

Example sentences with ngoại trừ

  • Không ai ngoại trừ Tom đã đến. No one except Tom came.
  • Ngoại trừ một người, tất cả mọi người đã về nhà. Except for one person, everybody went home.
  • Tom nói với Mary rằng mọi người đều đã đến ngoại trừ John. Tom told Mary that everybody except John had already arrived.
  • Ai cũng biết là Tom không cần phải đi đến Boston, ngoại trừ Tom. Everybody except Tom knew he didn't need to go to Boston.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 外 and 除.

Frequently asked questions

What does ngoại trừ mean in English?

ngoại trừ (verb) means "to except".

How do you pronounce ngoại trừ?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]; Saigon [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ ʈɨ˨˩]. Tones: ngoại — heavy tone (nặng), trừ — falling tone (huyền).

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.