đùa

Level ≈A2 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗuə˨˩]Huế [ʔɗuə˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗuə˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đùafallinghuyền

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

đùa means to joke; to jest; to tease.

Meanings of đùa in English

Verb

to joke; to jest; to tease
to play; to mess around ≈ giỡn

Words with đùa

bông đùa chơi đùa nô đùa

Example sentences with đùa

Đây là 1 lời nói đùa cợt. This is a pun.
Mày đang đùa tao có đúng không? You've got to be kidding me!
Tôi không thích đùa kiểu này đâu. I don't like these kinds of jokes.
Tôi biết là bạn đang đùa. I knew you were joking.
Tôi không thích đùa kiểu này. I don't like these kinds of jokes.
Tao biết lúc đó mày nói đùa mà. I knew you were joking.
Kể cả Tom còn hiểu trò đùa này. Even Tom understood the joke.
Chỉ có Mary mới hiểu trò đùa này. Only Mary understood the joke.

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, đùa could be written as 𢟎, 𢴉. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đùa mean in English?

đùa (verb) means "to joke; to jest; to tease".

How do you pronounce đùa?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗuə˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗuə˨˩]. Tones: đùa — falling tone (huyền).

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.