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chả

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adverbnounpronoun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [t͡ɕaː˧˩]Huế [t͡ɕaː˧˨]Saigon [caː˨˩˦] browser voice
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chảdippinghỏi

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

chả means not at all.

Meanings of chả in English

Adverb

  1. informal not at all ≈ chẳngkhôngđếchđéocóc
    • Tau chả biết.I haven't a clue.

Noun

  1. patty (a flattened, grilled or fried portion of ground or chopped meat, egg, or seafood)
  2. dialectal Vietnamese pork sausage ≈ giò lụagiòchả lụa

Pronoun

  1. Southern Vietnam, informal he/him, that dude

Words with chả

bún chảchả giòchả lụachả ramchả rươichả là

Example sentences with chả

  • Bạn vẫn chả hiểu gì cả. You still don't understand anything.
  • Tránh voi chả xấu mặt nào. Let sleeping dogs lie.
  • Bạn chả phải thiên tài đâu. You are not a genius.
  • Chả ai tin những gì tôi nói cả. Nobody believes what I say.
  • Họ chả biết gì cả. They don't know anything.
  • Tôi chả viết gì cả. I didn't write anything.
  • Chả biết đi đâu nữa. I had no idea where to go.
  • Mình chả thích toán nơi. I don't like mathematics.

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, chả could be written as 炙, 鲊, 鮓, 鯺. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鮓 (“minced and salted fish”, SV: trả).

Frequently asked questions

What does chả mean in English?

chả (adverb) means "not at all".

How do you pronounce chả?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕaː˧˩]; Saigon [caː˨˩˦]. Tones: chả — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.