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dì

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [zi˨˩]Huế [jɪj˦˩]Saigon [jɪj˨˩] browser voice
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dì means maternal aunt; mother's sister.

Meanings of dì in English

Noun

  1. maternal aunt, mother's sister
  2. stepmother; stepmom

Words with dì

Example sentences with dì

  • Em gái của mẹ tôi là dì tôi. My mother's sister is my aunt.
  • Cậu ở nhà dì tới khi nào thế? How long will you be at your aunt's house?
  • Tôi đã sống cùng với dì của tôi. I lived with my auntie.
  • Chú tôi gầy nhưng dì tôi lại béo. My uncle is thin, but my aunt is fat.
  • Bình hoa mà nó làm bể là của dì tôi. The vase she broke is my aunt's.
  • Dì đã gửi cho tôi một món quà sinh nhật. My aunt sent me a birthday present.

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, dì could be written as 夷, 姨. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 姨 (“maternal aunt”, SV: di).

Frequently asked questions

What does dì mean in English?

dì (noun) means "maternal aunt; mother's sister".

How do you pronounce dì?

IPA: Hanoi [zi˨˩]; Saigon [jɪj˨˩]. Tones: dì — 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.