na

Level ≈B1 (approx.) nounverbparticle Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [naː˧˧]Huế [naː˧˧]Saigon [naː˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

nalevelngang

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

na means sugar apple.

Chinese characters: 挪 Classifier: cây, trái, quả — e.g. một cây na (one sugar apple)

Meanings of na in English

Noun

Northern Vietnam sugar apple (Annona squamosa) ≈ mãng cầu

Verb

transitive to carry, to move something laboriously

Particle

interrogative particle ≈ hả à

Words with na

na ná Na Uy

Example sentences with na

Ông ấy là người Ác-hen-ti-na. He's Argentinian.
Quân đội của Na-pô-lê-ông đã tiến đến tận Mát-xcơ-va. Napoleon's army advanced up to Moscow.
Liệu thị trấn Boufarik có bị phong tỏa vì vi-rút Cô-rô-na không? Will Boufarik be cordoned off because of the coronavirus?
Vào năm 2009, Sê-lê-na Gô-mét đã được lựa chọn để trở thành Đại sứ trẻ nhất của Quỹ Nhi đồng Liên hợp quốc tại Mỹ. In 2009, Selena Gomez became the youngest person to be named a United Nations Children's Fund Ambassador in the United States.

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, na could be written as 𦰡. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Possibly a direct loan from Spanish anona or through other intermediaries. Compare Thai น้อยหน่า (nɔ́ɔi-nàa) and Malay nona.

Frequently asked questions

What does na mean in English?

na (noun) means "sugar apple".

How do you pronounce na?

IPA: Hanoi [naː˧˧]; Saigon [naː˧˧]. Tones: na — level tone (ngang).

Is na a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. na is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 挪.

What classifier is used with na?

Common classifiers: cây, trái, quả — for example "một cây na" (one sugar apple).

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.