gả
verb Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [ɣaː˧˩]Huế [ɣaː˧˨]Saigon [ɣaː˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
gả means to give in marriage; to marry off.
Meanings of gả in English
Verb
- to give (one's offspring) in marriage; to marry off (one's offspring)
- to get a spouse for one's offspring
- gả chồng cho con gáito get a husband for one's daughter
- gả vợ cho con traito get a wife for one's son
- dựng vợ gả chồngto get one's children married; to find [one's son] a wife and [one's daughter] a husband
Example sentences with gả
- Ông ấy đã gả con gái mình cho một luật sư. He married his daughter to a lawyer.
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, gả could be written as 妸, 嫁, 哿, 婍. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 嫁 (SV: giá).
Frequently asked questions
What does gả mean in English?
gả (verb) means "to give in marriage; to marry off".
How do you pronounce gả?
IPA: Hanoi [ɣaː˧˩]; Saigon [ɣaː˨˩˦]. Tones: gả — dipping tone (hỏi).