bảo

Meaning

1. tell

   verb

   to tell, to say

   Hà Nội's everyday word, and the usual one in writing; in Saigon people say kêu. The person comes straight after it: bảo con đi ngủ.

   • Mẹ bảo con đi ngủ sớm.

     Mom told me to go to bed early.

   • Anh ấy bảo là mai trời mưa.

     He says it's going to rain tomorrow.

   In Saigon you say kêu.

   to recognizeGrammar: Telling, making, asking someone to: kêu / bảo, bắt, nhờ + person + verb