ư

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adverbnoun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɨ˧˧]Huế [ʔɨ˧˧]Saigon [ʔɨ˧˧] browser voice

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Meanings of ư in English

Adverb

literary, often in rhetorical questions question particle: is it that? is it so?

Noun

The name of the Latin script letter Ư/ư.

Example sentences with ư

Tom sẽ ăn cái đó thật ư? Is Tom really going to eat that?
Bạn nghĩ tôi muốn tồn tại ư? Do you think I wanted to exist?
Bạn không biết tác gia này ư? Don't you know this author?
Bạn không đồng tình với tôi ư? You don't agree with me?
Không phải nó kinh khủng lắm ư? Wasn't it awful?
Tôi không được phép hạnh phúc ư? Am I not allowed to be happy?
Anh đổ lỗi cho tôi ư? Are you blaming me?
Cậu đang hẹn hò với cô ấy ư? Are you dating her?

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, ư could be written as 於, 扵. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce ư?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɨ˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɨ˧˧]. Tones: ư — level tone (ngang).

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.