No. 301 in Vietnamese
ba
The Vietnamese word "ba" can mean "father," "grandmother," or "three," depending on context.
In a sentence
Ba của tôi rất yêu thương gia đình.
My father loves the family very much.
Here, 'ba' is used as a colloquial term for 'father' in Vietnamese.
Tôi đã đếm từ một đến ba.
I counted from one to three.
Here, 'ba' is used as the numeral 'three', a number in Vietnamese.
Tôi đã nghe ba lần bài hát này hôm nay.
I listened to this song three times today.
Here, 'ba' is used in the term 'ba lần', meaning 'three times', indicating frequency.
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