ngoài

See also: ngoại

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋwaːj˨˩]

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 外 (“external, foreign”; SV: ngoại)

Noun

ngoài

1. outside, exterior

Preposition

ngoài

1. outside, out of
2. in, inside
3. except, besides
4. more than

Adjective

ngoài

1. outside, external
2. foreign

Adverb

ngoài

1. outside