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nhà thơ

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ tʰəː˧˧]Huế [ɲaː˦˩ tʰəː˧˧]Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ tʰəː˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
nhàfallinghuyềnthơlevelngang

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nhà thơ means a poet.

Meanings of nhà thơ in English

Noun

  1. a poet ≈ thi sĩthi nhân

Example sentences with nhà thơ

  • Ai là nhà thơ mà bạn yêu thích? Who's your favorite poet?
  • Khi tôi rảnh rỗi, tôi là nhà thơ. In my free time, I'm a poet.
  • Alan là một nhà thơ. Alan is a poet.

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, nhà thơ could be written as 茹詩. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

nhà (“expert”) + thơ (“poetry”)

Frequently asked questions

What does nhà thơ mean in English?

nhà thơ (noun) means "a poet".

How do you pronounce nhà thơ?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲaː˨˩ tʰəː˧˧]; Saigon [ɲaː˨˩ tʰəː˧˧]. Tones: nhà — falling tone (huyền), thơ — 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.