đái

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗaːj˧˦]Huế [ʔɗaːj˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔɗaːj˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đáirisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đái means to piss.

Meanings of đái in English

Verb

informal to (take a) piss ≈ tè tiểu tiện tiểu

Words with đái

bóng đái bọng đái đái dầm đái tháo đường nước đái

Example sentences with đái

Tôi cần đi đái. I need to pee.
Con chó của chúng tôi đã đái vào người tuyết. Our dog peed on the snowman.

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, đái could be written as 帶, 滯, 𢃄. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-teːʔ, possibly of imitative origin, compare modern Vietnamese tè. Cognate with Arem iteːˀ. Compare also North Central Vietnamese đấy.

Frequently asked questions

What does đái mean in English?

đái (verb) means "to piss".

How do you pronounce đái?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaːj˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗaːj˦˥]. Tones: đái — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.