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nhân tiện

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adverb Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [ɲən˧˧ tiən˧˨ʔ]Huế [ɲəŋ˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ɲəŋ˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩˨] browser voice
Syllables · tones
nhânlevelngangtiệnheavynặng

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

nhân tiện means incidentally; conveniently; by the way.

Meanings of nhân tiện in English

Adverb

  1. incidentally; conveniently; by the way

Example sentences with nhân tiện

  • Nhân tiện, mày có nghĩ chết là hết không? By the way, do you think that when you die that's it?
  • Nhân tiện nói về Kyoto, bạn đã đi chùa Kinkaku-ji bao giờ chưa? Speaking of Kyoto, have you ever visited the Kinkakuji Temple?
  • Nhân tiện nói về Kyoto, bạn đã bao giờ đi chùa Kinkaku-ji chưa? Speaking of Kyoto, have you ever visited the Kinkakuji Temple?
  • Nhân tiện, tuần sau sẽ là lễ tốt nghiệp trường đại học của chúng tôi. By the way, next week will be our university graduation ceremony.
  • Nhân tiện thì, anh ấy cực kì đẹp trai, cao hơn mức trung bình, mảnh khảnh, cường tráng, có đôi mắt đen rất đẹp và mái tóc màu nâu. He was, by the way, exceptionally handsome, above the average height, slim, well-built, with beautiful dark eyes and dark brown hair.

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, nhân tiện could be written as 因便. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 因 and 便.

Frequently asked questions

What does nhân tiện mean in English?

nhân tiện (adverb) means "incidentally; conveniently; by the way".

How do you pronounce nhân tiện?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲən˧˧ tiən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ɲəŋ˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: nhân — level tone (ngang), tiện — 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.