ha

Level ≈B1 (approx.) particleinterjectionnoun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [haːt̚˧˦ ʔaː˧˧]Huế [haːk̚˦˧˥ ʔaː˧˧]Saigon [haːk̚˦˥ ʔaː˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

halevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

ha means yes?; no?; m'kay?.

Meanings of ha in English

Particle

Southern Vietnam, colloquial yes?; no?; m'kay?; amirite?
- Đẹp ghê ha ?Beautiful, isn't it?

Interjection

onomatopoeia ha (laughter)

Noun

abbreviation abbreviation of hecta (“hectare”)

Example sentences with ha

Tôi được nhận vào trường Ha-vớt. I was accepted into Harvard.
Đêm cũng dài quá ha? Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?
A ha ha ha, bạn giữ bí mật quá kém. A-hahaha, you really are bad at keeping secrets.
A ha ha ha! Đó quả là một kiệt tác! A-ha-ha-ha! What a blunder!
Cô-pen-ha-ghen là một thành phố thân thiện với xe đạp. Copenhagen is a bike-friendly city.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Frequently asked questions

What does ha mean in English?

ha (particle) means "yes?; no?; m'kay?".

How do you pronounce ha?

IPA: Hanoi [haːt̚˧˦ ʔaː˧˧]; Saigon [haːk̚˦˥ ʔaː˧˧]. Tones: ha — level tone (ngang).

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.