phô mai

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

Hanoi [fo˧˧ maːj˧˧]Huế [fow˧˧ maːj˧˧]Saigon [fow˧˧ maːj˧˧] browser voice

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phô mai means cheese.

Meanings of phô mai in English

Noun

cheese ≈ pho mát

Example sentences with phô mai

Ai đã ăn hết phô mai thế? Who ate all the cheese?
Mẹ tôi cắt phô mai bằng dao. My mother cut cheese with a knife.
Con chó đang ăn phô mai. The dog is eating cheese.
Tôi thích ăn sandwich với giăm bông và phô mai. I like to eat sandwiches with ham and cheese.
Tom bỏng lưỡi của anh ấy trên miếng phô mai nóng. Tom burned his tongue on the hot cheese.
Mẹ làm bánh mỳ kẹp phô mai cho bọn tôi ăn trưa. Mother made us cheese sandwiches for lunch.

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

Etymology

From French fromage.

Frequently asked questions

What does phô mai mean in English?

phô mai (noun) means "cheese".

How do you pronounce phô mai?

IPA: Hanoi [fo˧˧ maːj˧˧]; Saigon [fow˧˧ maːj˧˧]. Tones: phô — level tone (ngang), mai — level tone (ngang).

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.