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trở về

Level ≈A2 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˧˩ ve˨˩]Huế [ʈəː˧˨ vej˦˩]Saigon [ʈəː˨˩˦ vej˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
trởdippinghỏivềfallinghuyền

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

trở về means to come back; to go back; to return.

Meanings of trở về in English

Verb

  1. slightly formal to come back, to go back, to return
    • đã trở vềto be back

Example sentences with trở về

  • Có phải bạn đang trở về nhà? Are you moving back home?
  • Skura và Nuja đã trở về nhà. Skura and Nuja returned home.
  • Phải chăng bạn đang trở về nhà? Are you moving back home?
  • Thuyền trưởng muốn bạn trở về tàu. The captain wants you back on the ship.
  • Tom đã trở về bình an vô sự. Tom returned safe and sound.
  • Trở về ghế ngồi của các bạn đi. Go back to your seats.
  • Bạn phải trở về nhà. You must come home.
  • Maria vừa trở về nhà. Mary has just come home.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, trở về could be written as 把𧗱, 𧿨𧗱, 跙𧗱, 𠭤衛. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

trở + về.

Frequently asked questions

What does trở về mean in English?

trở về (verb) means "to come back; to go back; to return".

How do you pronounce trở về?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˧˩ ve˨˩]; Saigon [ʈəː˨˩˦ vej˨˩]. Tones: trở — dipping tone (hỏi), về — 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.