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xì gà

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [si˨˩ ɣaː˨˩]Huế [sɪj˦˩ ɣaː˦˩]Saigon [sɪj˨˩ ɣaː˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
xìfallinghuyềngàfallinghuyền

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xì gà means a cigar.

Classifier: điếu, chiếc — e.g. một điếu xì gà (one cigar)

Meanings of xì gà in English

Noun

  1. a cigar

Example sentences with xì gà

  • Vừa hút điếu xì gà to, ông ta vừa kể chuyện về Grô-en-lăng. Smoking a fat cigar, he told stories about Greenland.
  • Con chó cắn mất cái xì gà của thuyền trường khi ông ấy đi ngang qua mà ông ấy không biết. The dog crushed the captain's cigar as he walked by; the captain took no notice of it.

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

Etymology

From French cigare.

Frequently asked questions

What does xì gà mean in English?

xì gà (noun) means "a cigar".

How do you pronounce xì gà?

IPA: Hanoi [si˨˩ ɣaː˨˩]; Saigon [sɪj˨˩ ɣaː˨˩]. Tones: xì — falling tone (huyền), gà — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with xì gà?

Common classifiers: điếu, chiếc — for example "một điếu xì gà" (one a cigar).

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.