ngoảnh lại
to look back
Tones 2 syllables — ngoảnh: hỏi (dipping-rising) · lại: nặng (low, short, glottalized) ?
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Meaning
- to look back
Common Collocations
ngoảnh lại nhìn
look back
Examples
Anh ta ngoảnh lại nhìn tôi.
He looked back at me.
Đôi khi tôi ngoảnh lại nhớ về tuổi thơ.
Sometimes I look back on my childhood.
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FAQ
How do you say "to look back" in Vietnamese?
"to look back" in Vietnamese is ngoảnh lại.
What does ngoảnh lại mean in English?
ngoảnh lại means "to look back" (verb). to look back.
How is ngoảnh lại pronounced?
ngoảnh lại has 2 syllables: ngoảnh: hỏi (dipping-rising) · lại: nặng (low, short, glottalized). You can also listen to it on this page in both Northern and Southern accents.
How common is ngoảnh lại in Vietnamese?
ngoảnh lại is among the 8,000 most-used Vietnamese words, CEFR level C2.
How is ngoảnh lại used in a sentence?
For example: Anh ta ngoảnh lại nhìn tôi. (He looked back at me.); Đôi khi tôi ngoảnh lại nhớ về tuổi thơ. (Sometimes I look back on my childhood.).
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