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lạ

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adjective Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [laː˧˨ʔ]Huế [laː˨˩ʔ]Saigon [laː˨˩˨] browser voice
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lạheavynặng

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lạ means strange; unfamiliar.

Meanings of lạ in English

Adjective

  1. strange; unfamiliar
    • người lạa stranger
  2. strange; odd; weird
    • Lạ thật.How strange.
    • hương thơm là lạa smell that is a little bit strange

Words with lạ

khác lạkì lạlạ đờilạ lẫmlạ lùnglạ mắtlạ thườngmới lạngười lạquái lạxa lạlạ gì

Synonyms and antonyms of lạ

Antonyms

quenbình thường

Example sentences with lạ

  • Lạ thay, chẳng ai để ý cả. Strangely, nobody else noticed.
  • Anh ta nói một ngôn ngữ lạ. He speaks a strange language.
  • Chuyện này đang cứ lạ dần đi. This is getting weirder.
  • Vâng, nhiều chuyện lạ đã xảy ra. Well, stranger things have happened.
  • Mọi người quanh đây thật lạ. People around here are strange.
  • Lời nói của anh ta nghe thật lạ. His words sounded strange.
  • Có gì đó lạ lắm. Something is strange.
  • Cần hai người để làm cái gì đó lạ. It takes two to do something strange.

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, lạ could be written as 呂, 𨓐, 𤳧, 𱺵. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does lạ mean in English?

lạ (adjective) means "strange; unfamiliar".

How do you pronounce lạ?

IPA: Hanoi [laː˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [laː˨˩˨]. Tones: lạ — heavy tone (nặng).

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.