nghe nói

Vietnamese

Etymology

nghe (“to hear”) +‎ nói (“to say”); compare Chinese 聽說／听说 (thính thuyết, literally “to hear + to say”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɛ˧˧ nɔj˦˥]

Verb

nghe nói

1. to hear it said that; to hear tell