bao giờ

Vietnamese

Etymology

bao (“how many”) +‎ giờ (“hour”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ zəː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ jəː˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧ jəː˨˩]

Adverb

when, or more specifically, how long until
Synonyms: khi nào, chừng nào

Bao giờ anh về?
When'll you come home?

Bao giờ cho đến tháng ba ?
Ếch cắn cổ rắn tha ra ngoài đồng.
Hùm nằm cho lợn liếm lông.
Một chục quả hồng nuốt lão tám mươi.
Nắm xôi nuốt trẻ lên mười.
Con gà be rượu nuốt người lao đao.
Just how long until March comes?
A frog bites at a snake's neck and carries it to the paddies.
A tiger lies still while a pig is licking it.
Ten persimmons swallow an eighty-year-old man.
A handful of sticky rice swallows a ten-year-old child.
Chicken and liquor swallow a drunkard.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with mấy giờ (“what time; how many hours”)

Derived terms

không bao giờ, chẳng bao giờ, chả bao giờ (“never”)

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