nữa là

Vietnamese

Etymology

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nữa (“more, further(more)”) +‎ là (“be”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɨə˦ˀ˥ laː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɨə˧˨ laː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nɨə˨˩˦ laː˨˩]

Particle

nữa là

1. (chiefly in the negative) even

   Đến xe đạp còn chả mua nổi nữa là.

   I can't even afford to buy a bicycle.