múa

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

Hanoi [muə˧˦]Huế [muə˨˩˦]Saigon [muə˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

múarisingsắc

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

Meanings of múa in English

Verb

to dance religiously or artistically by making movements with one's body and limbs
- múa bụngto belly-dance
- múa lânto participate in a lion dance
- múa quạtfan dance

Words with múa

múa may múa rìu qua mắt thợ múa rối nước múa võ nhảy múa

Example sentences with múa

Họ nói họ thực sự thích múa. They say they actually enjoy dancing.
Mary múa bụng rất giỏi. Mary is very good at belly dancing.
Họ đã múa. They danced.
Cứ múa đi. Keep dancing.
Tom đã múa. Tom danced.
Tom múa. Tom dances.
Bạn đã nói với Mary là cô ấy không nên múa chưa? Did you tell Mary that she shouldn't dance?

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, múa could be written as 𦨂. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 舞 (SV: vũ). Cognate with Chut [Rục] kumúa.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce múa?

IPA: Hanoi [muə˧˦]; Saigon [muə˦˥]. Tones: múa — rising tone (sắc).

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.