phía

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common

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

Syllables · tones

phíarisingsắc

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

phía means side; way; direction.

Meanings of phía in English

Noun

side, way, direction

Words with phía

tứ phía về phía

Example sentences with phía

Tôi đến từ bờ biển phía tây. I'm from the West Coast.
Bảng đen ở phía sau giáo sư. The blackboard is behind the professor.
Hokkaido nằm ở phía bắc Nhật Bản. Hokkaido is located in northern Japan.
Chúng tôi sống ở phía Tây Munich. We live in the west of Munich.
Bạn có muốn ngồi phía trước không? Do you want to sit in the front?
Tom đang ở phía sau bạn. Tom is behind you.
Gió thổi từ phía Đông Bắc. The wind is coming from the northeast.
Có nhiều hiểm nguy phía trước. There are many dangers ahead.

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, phía could be written as 費, 𱘃, 𪰂. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does phía mean in English?

phía (noun) means "side; way; direction".

How do you pronounce phía?

IPA: Hanoi [fiə˧˦]; Saigon [fiə˦˥]. Tones: phía — 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.