bị bệnh

be ill

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Typed without accents: bi benh

Meaning

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. be ill

    verb

    to be ill, to get sick

    In Hà Nội: bị ốm. Followed by an illness, it names it: bị bệnh tim, to have heart disease.

    In Hà Nội you say bị ốm.

    Saigon only

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