Vietnamese Word of the Day
bánh
cake
Definitions
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| bánh |
| 1. n. a broad, vaguely defined term, mostly used by collocation or intuition, for foods that come in a specific shape or solid (a flat piece, a block, a ball, a loaf, etc.) and that are often made from grai |
| bánh kẹo - bánh and candy |
| Hôm nay ăn bánh thay cơm. - Today let's eat dumplings/pastries/bread instead of rice. |
| bà hàng bán bánh - the lady selling dumplings/pastries |
| bánh bao - baozi |
| nhân bánh - dumpling/pastry filling |
| bánh sinh nhật - birthday cake |
| bánh mì Pháp - French bread (literally, "French wheat cake") |
| bánh mì kẹp kem - ice cream in Vietnamese baguette (literally, "ice cream sandwich") |
| 2. n. (cooking) certain types of noodles in their raw forms |
| bánh phở - pho noodle(s) |
| 3. n. a cake (a block of any of various dense materials) |
| bánh xà phòng (bánh xà bông) - a cake of soap |
| 4. n. a wheel |
| xe bốn bánh - four-wheeled vehicle |
Example Sentences
| Mẹ đã làm cho tôi một ổ bánh cho sinh nhật của tôi. Mom baked a cake for my birthday. Cái bánh pizza này thật ghê tởm! This pizza is disgusting! Tôi luôn dùng cà phê và bánh mì nướng trong bữa sáng. I always have coffee and toast for breakfast. Ăn nhiều bánh mì vào, uống ít rượu thôi. Eat a lot of bread, drink a little wine! Chúng tôi ăn bơ trên bánh mì. We eat butter on bread. |
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