nhà báo

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

Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓaːw˧˦]Huế [ɲaː˦˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓaːw˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

nhàfallinghuyền báorisingsắc

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nhà báo means a journalist.

Meanings of nhà báo in English

Noun

a journalist

Example sentences with nhà báo

Tôi muốn là một nhà báo. I want to be a journalist.
Tôi không phải là nhà báo. I'm not a journalist.
Nhà báo bị bắt cóc bởi khủng bố. The journalist was kidnapped by terrorists.
Nhà báo đang viết một câu chuyện thời sự. The journalist is writing a news story.
Tôi là nhà báo. I'm a journalist.
Các nhà báo cần phải cẩn thận để không xuyên tạc thông tin. Journalists need to be careful not to misrepresent information.

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

Etymology

nhà (“-ist”) + báo (“newspaper”)

Frequently asked questions

What does nhà báo mean in English?

nhà báo (noun) means "a journalist".

How do you pronounce nhà báo?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓaːw˧˦]; Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ ʔɓaːw˦˥]. Tones: nhà — falling tone (huyền), báo — 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.