ho

/hou/

In Vietnamese, the word ho is the primary intransitive verb used to describe the act of coughing or suffering from a cough. While its basic meaning is straightforward, using it naturally requires understanding how to specify different types of symptoms. For instance, do you know how to distinguish between a dry cough and a productive one using the terms ho khan and ho đờm? Beyond medical basics, this lesson explores how to describe the duration of an illness and introduces the vivid idiom ho như cuốc kêu to describe a persistent, violent coughing fit. We also cover essential related nouns like thuốc ho for when you need to visit a pharmacy. Watch the full lesson to master these practical health-related expressions and improve your conversational Vietnamese.

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Bé bị ho và uống thuốc.