dăm ba

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • năm ba

Etymology

dăm (“five(-ish)”) +‎ ba (“three”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zam˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jam˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jam˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˧]
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Noun

dăm ba

  1. (colloquial) a few, often at least three
    Vội gì ? Cứ chờ dăm/năm ba hôm nữa.
    Why the rush? Just wait a couple more days.
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