ừa

particleverb

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

Syllables · tones

ừafallinghuyền

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

ừa means yeah; nope.

Also spelled ừ — same word, same meaning.

Meanings of ừa in English

Particle

colloquial, to an affirmative question yeah ≈ ờ
colloquial, to a negative question nope ≈ ờ

Verb

colloquial to express agreement

Frequently asked questions

What does ừa mean in English?

ừa (particle) means "yeah; nope".

How do you pronounce ừa?

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

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