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ca means mug.

Chinese characters: 歌 Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái ca (one mug)

Meanings of ca in English

Noun

  1. mug (cup)
  2. mug (about 1/4 liter)

Noun

  1. literary song

Noun

  1. case ≈ trường hợp
    • Ca này nặng đấy!This case is a serious one!
    • Đã có 5 ca tử vong.There have been five fatal cases.

Noun

  1. shift (change of workers)
    • tan cato finish one's shift

Verb

  1. colloquial, ironic to praise ≈ ca ngợica tụng
  2. colloquial to scold
  3. colloquial, dialectal, literary, in Southern Vietnam to sing ≈ hát
    • Đăng kí ca ở đâu hả em?Where can I sign up to sing, boy?

Noun

  1. The name of the Latin script letter K/k.

Preposition

  1. archaic at, in
  2. archaic place

Words with ca

bi caca daoca khúcca kịchca nhạcdanh cadân caquốc cathánh cathi cathơ catình catrường caca hátca ngợica sĩca tụngca từđơn cađờn ca tài tửkêu casong casơn caca vátca déca-kica kípca-loca-lôca mắc

Example sentences with ca

  • Ca-phê-in là một loại chất gây nghiện. Caffeine is an addictive drug.
  • Tôi sẽ không có ca trực vào trưa thứ Hai. I'll be off duty at noon on Monday.
  • Ca làm việc của Yanni bắt đàu vào 4:00 sáng. Yanni's shift starts at 4:00 AM.
  • Có ca đêm. There is a night shift.
  • Chắc phải tốn vài tuần để quen làm việc ca đêm. It may take a few weeks to get used to working the night shift.
  • Trong câu lạc bộ này, Tom là ca sỹ xuất chúng nhất. Tom is by far the best singer performing at this club.
  • Trong câu lạc bộ này thì Tom là ca sỹ xuất chúng nhất. Tom is by far the best singer performing at this club.
  • Nếu có thêm vài ca sỹ nữ nữa tới thì không còn gì tuyệt hơn. It'd be best if a few more female singers could come.

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, ca could be written as 𰙔. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From French quart.

Frequently asked questions

What does ca mean in English?

ca (noun) means "mug".

How do you pronounce ca?

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

Is ca a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ca is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 歌.

What classifier is used with ca?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái ca" (one mug).

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.