pháo bông

pháo bông is the Vietnamese word for fireworks—the colorful, air-bursting kind people watch during celebrations like New Year’s Eve. It is a noun, but the real usefulness comes from the words that naturally pair with it, especially when you want to say people watch fireworks or a city sets them off. This lesson also points out a subtle choice: pháo bông is common in spoken Vietnamese, while pháo hoa is the more formal or standard term. You’ll also see how it differs from related words like pháo sáng and pháo, plus a memorable expression about beauty that may be brief. Watch the full lesson to learn how to use pháo bông naturally.