ai ngờ

Vietnamese

Etymology

ai +‎ ngờ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˧ ŋəː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˧ ŋəː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːj˧˧ ŋəː˨˩]

Conjunction

ai ngờ

1. (before a clause) Indicate surprise at an unexpected thing.

   Đưa tiền cho con đi mua sữa, ai ngờ nó cầm đi mua nước ngọt.

   I gave my child money for milk. To my surprise, he took that to buy sweetened drinks.