No. 841 in Vietnamese
bò
The Vietnamese word "bò" means "cow" or "beef" in English.
In a sentence
Con bò đang ăn cỏ ngoài đồng.
The cow is eating grass in the field.
In this sentence, 'bò' is used as a noun meaning 'cow', a type of livestock.
Anh ấy bò xuống dưới bàn để lấy quyển sách.
He crawled under the table to pick up the book.
Here, 'bò' functions as a verb meaning 'to crawl', depicting a crawling action.
Buổi tối nay chúng ta ăn phở bò.
Tonight we are eating beef noodle soup.
In this case, 'bò' refers to 'beef', indicating the type of meat in the meal.
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