bông
flower · for flowers
Typed without accents: bong
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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flower
nounSaigon's everyday word; hoa is said everywhere.
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Saigon
Bông hồng này bao nhiêu tiền?
Hà Nội
Hoa hồng này bao nhiêu tiền?
How much is this rose?
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I bought flowers for my teacher.
Said everywhere: hoa.
A1Saigon onlyto recognize
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for flowers
classifierCounts flowers: một bông hồng, a rose; mấy bông cúc, a few chrysanthemums. Saigon also calls the flower itself bông.
A2Grammar: Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others