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How do you say “letter” in Vietnamese?

“Letter” in Vietnamese is chữ cái (a letter), thư (letter), kí tự (character).

Vietnamese words for “letter”

  • chữ cáinoun
    Hanoi [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ kaːj˧˦] · Saigon [cɨ˨˩˦ kaːj˦˥]chữ creaky rising cái rising

    a letter

    for “letter” meaning: A symbol in an alphabet.

    • Tôi đã viết ba chữ cái rồi.I've already written three letters.
  • thưnoun
    Hanoi [tʰɨ˧˧] · Saigon [tʰɨ˧˧]thư level

    letter

    for “letter” meaning: A written or printed communication, usually defined as longer and more formal than a note. (Sometimes specifically one that is on paper.)

    • Mary đang đọc thư.Mary is reading a letter.
  • kí tựnoun
    Hanoi [ki˧˦ tɨ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɪj˦˥ tɨ˨˩˨]kí rising tự heavy

    character

    for “letter” meaning: A symbol in an alphabet.

  • chữnoun
    Hanoi [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [cɨ˨˩˦]chữ creaky rising

    a letter or character; a writing system; a script

    • Việc viết bằng chữ Romaji gây ảnh hưởng xấu tới sức khỏe não bộ của người học tiếng Nhật.Writing in Roman letters is bad for Japanese learners' brains.
  • thư tínnoun
    Hanoi [tʰɨ˧˧ tin˧˦] · Saigon [tʰɨ˧˧ tɨn˦˥]thư level tín rising

    letter; mail; correspondence

Related Vietnamese words

  • chửnoun

    a letter or character; a writing system; a script

  • mẫu tựnoun

    letter

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.