bị bệnh
be ill
Typed without accents: bi benh
Meaning
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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be ill
verbto be ill, to get sick
In Hà Nội: bị ốm. Followed by an illness, it names it: bị bệnh tim, to have heart disease.
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I was sick yesterday.
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I'm sick, so I'm not going to school.
In Hà Nội you say bị ốm.
Saigon only
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