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nhà cửa

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Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ kɨə˧˩]Huế [ɲaː˦˩ kɨə˧˨]Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ kɨə˨˩˦] browser voice
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nhàfallinghuyềncửadippinghỏi

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nhà cửa means house; dwelling.

Meanings of nhà cửa in English

Noun

  1. one's own house; dwelling
    • dọn dẹp nhà cửato clean one's house

Example sentences with nhà cửa

  • Động đất phá hủy nhà cửa. Earthquakes destroy buildings.
  • Tôi sẽ dọn dẹp nhà cửa vì nó quá bẩn. I'm going to clean the house because it's too dirty.
  • Chưa đầy hai mươi phút, nhà cửa đã bị thiêu rụi. No less than twenty houses were burnt down.
  • Tôi đã ở lại và giúp bố tôi dọn dẹp nhà cửa. I stayed behind and helped my father clean up the house.

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

Etymology

nhà + cửa.

Frequently asked questions

What does nhà cửa mean in English?

nhà cửa (noun) means "house; dwelling".

How do you pronounce nhà cửa?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ kɨə˧˩]; Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ kɨə˨˩˦]. Tones: nhà — falling tone (huyền), cửa — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.