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gạch

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounverb Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [ɣajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ɣat̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ɣat̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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gạch means brick; tile.

Classifier: cục, hòn, viên — e.g. một cục gạch (one brick)

Meanings of gạch in English

Noun

  1. brick (hardened block used for building)
  2. tile (mostly rectangular shaped sheet of ceramic or fired clay to cover surfaces)
    • gạch lát nềnfloor tiles
    • gạch ốp tườngwall tiles
    • gạch lát hèpavers

Verb

  1. to draw a line, especially over text to delete it

Noun

  1. any punctuation mark that is a line; a hyphen, a dash, a slash, etc.

Noun

  1. of crustaceans tomalley; hepatopancreas
    • gạch cuacrab fat
    • gạch tômshrimp hepatopancreas

Words with gạch

Example sentences with gạch

  • Tôi có cảm giác mình đang nói chuyện với bức tường gạch. I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall.
  • Họ sống trong một ngôi nhà màu trằng với tường gạch trên góc bên trái phía cuối con phố. They live in a white house with a brick facade on the left at the end of the street.

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, gạch could be written as 甓, 劇, 𥗌. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does gạch mean in English?

gạch (noun) means "brick; tile".

How do you pronounce gạch?

IPA: Hanoi [ɣajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ɣat̚˨˩˨]. Tones: gạch — heavy tone (nặng).

What classifier is used with gạch?

Common classifiers: cục, hòn, viên — for example "một cục gạch" (one brick).

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.