há
verbparticle
Hanoi [haː˧˦]Huế [haː˨˩˦]Saigon [haː˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
há means to open one's mouth.
Meanings of há in English
Verb
- onomatopoeia to open one's mouth
- Há mồm!Open your mouth!
Particle
- literary isn't it
- Ấy há phải là ác hay sao?Is it not evil-doing?
Words with há
Idioms and sayings with há
- há miệng chờ sung — to open one's mouth waiting for figs to fall into it
Example sentences with há
- Hãy há to miệng ra. Open your mouth wide.
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, há could be written as 呵, 𠹛, 𧯶, 可. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *haːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *haʔ; cognates include Proto-Bahnaric *haː (“to open mouth”) (whence Bahnar ha), Khmer ហា (haa), Mon ဟာ (“to gape open”). Compare also hả, also has the same meaning, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *hah.
Frequently asked questions
What does há mean in English?
há (verb) means "to open one's mouth".
How do you pronounce há?
IPA: Hanoi [haː˧˦]; Saigon [haː˦˥]. Tones: há — rising tone (sắc).