sô

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

Hanoi [so˧˧]Huế [ʂow˧˧]Saigon [ʂow˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

sôlevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

Meanings of sô in English

Noun

a kind of cloth chiefly used to make clothings worn during funerals

Noun

Southern Vietnam, colloquial show, performance

Words with sô

chạy sô sô vanh

Example sentences with sô

Bạn tôi thích kem sô cô la. My friend likes chocolate ice cream.
Tôi muốn mua một chiếc ghế sô-pha. I would like to buy a sofa.
Đó có phải là sô cô la không? Is that chocolate?
Tom thích sô cô la. Tom loves chocolate.
Yanni thích sô cô la. Yanni loves chocolate.
Đứa trẻ có sô-cô-la trên khắp mặt và môi. The child has chocolate all over his face and lips.
Sô-cô-la có màu nâu. Chocolate has brown color.
Đừng có mà nghĩ đến chuyện ăn sô-cô-la của tôi! Don't you even think of eating my chocolate!

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

Etymology

From American English show.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce sô?

IPA: Hanoi [so˧˧]; Saigon [ʂow˧˧]. Tones: sô — 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.