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Hanoi [ʔaː˧˦]Huế [ʔaː˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔaː˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
á means Asian.
Chinese characters: 亞
Meanings of á in English
Adjective
- Asian (of, from or relating to Asia)
Noun
- The name of the Latin script letter Ă/ă.
Interjection
- An expression of sudden pain or uttered under shock.
Particle
- Southern Vietnam emphasizes a quality that the listener may not have known; you see?; I'm telling you ≈ đó
- Món này ngon lắm á! Mày ăn thử đi rồi biết.This dish is delicious! Try it and you will know.
- Question particle, express strong doubts; really?
- Mày có chắc không á?Are you sure about that?
Prefix
- secondary
- á hậua beauty pageant runner-up
- Mạnh Tử được mệnh danh là á thánh, sau Khổng Tử.Mencius is known as the secondary sage, second only to Confucius.
- semi-; demi-
- á kima metalloid
- á thầna demigod
Words with á
Example sentences with á
- Bạn nói với anh ấy rồi á? Have you told him already?
- Bạn không đồng ý với tôi á? You don't agree with me?
- Người ta nghĩ trò này vui á? Is this supposed to be fun?
- Tom ngu đến thế cơ á? Is Tom really that stupid?
- Đấy là lỗi của tôi á? Is it my fault?
- Cậu nghĩ mình thông minh hơn tớ á? Do you think you're smarter than me?
- Nữa á? Again?
- Thật á? Really?
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, á could be written as 亜. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“sub-”)
Frequently asked questions
What does á mean in English?
á (adjective) means "Asian".
How do you pronounce á?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔaː˧˦]; Saigon [ʔaː˦˥]. Tones: á — rising tone (sắc).
Is á a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. á is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 亞.