TuDien.NgonNguViet.comVietnamese ⇄ English dictionary

làng

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [laːŋ˨˩]Huế [laːŋ˦˩]Saigon [laːŋ˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
làngfallinghuyền

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

làng means village; circle; community.

Classifier: ngôi, cái — e.g. một ngôi làng (one village)

Meanings of làng in English

Noun

  1. Northern Vietnam village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)
  2. colloquial circle, community
    • làng giải tríentertainment community

Words with làng

chạy lànglàng mạclàng nướclàng xómtrình làngxóm lànglàng nghềlàng xã

Example sentences with làng

  • Mẹ Tom sống ở ngôi làng này. Tom's mother lives in this village.
  • Cơn lũ đã phá huỷ ngôi làng. Floods destroyed the village.
  • Ngôi làng nơi tôi sống rất nhỏ. The village I live in is very small.
  • Tất cả dân làng đều biết ông ấy. All the villagers know him.
  • Mẹ của Tom sống ở ngôi làng này. Tom's mother lives in this village.
  • Dân làng đi tìm kiếm đứa trẻ lạc. The villagers went in search of the missing child.
  • Trận bão đã quét sạch cả ngôi làng. The hurricane wiped out the whole village.
  • Trường của chúng tôi ở trong làng này. Our school is in this village.

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, làng could be written as 廊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Probably from a Hmong-Mien language, compare Iu Mien laangz (“village”).

Frequently asked questions

What does làng mean in English?

làng (noun) means "village; circle; community".

How do you pronounce làng?

IPA: Hanoi [laːŋ˨˩]; Saigon [laːŋ˨˩]. Tones: làng — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with làng?

Common classifiers: ngôi, cái — for example "một ngôi làng" (one village).

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.