nặng

heavy · nặng tone · serious

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: nang

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. heavy

    adjective

    A1

  2. nặng tone

    noun

    the nặng tone, the heavy tone

    The tone marked by a dot under the vowel, as in mẹ; in Saigon it is a low rise without the Northern creak.

    A1

  3. serious

    adjective

    serious, severe, bad

    Of an illness or injury: bệnh nặng "seriously ill".

    A2

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