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rẽ

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verbadverb Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [zɛ˦ˀ˥]Huế [ʐɛ˧˨]Saigon [ɹɛ˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
rẽcreaky risingngã

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

rẽ means to turn; to cleave; to split.

Meanings of rẽ in English

Verb

  1. Northern Vietnam to turn (to another path) ≈ ngoặtquặtquẹo
  2. to cleave, to split (into branches)
    • Thuyền ta rẽ sóng biển Đông.Our boat breaks the waves of the Eastern Sea.

Adverb

  1. uncommon being a tenant farmworker

Words with rẽ

chia rẽriêng rẽ

Example sentences with rẽ

  • Hãy rẽ trái ở góc phố tới. Turn left at the next corner.
  • Rẽ phải ở chỗ đèn giao thông. Turn right at the traffic light.
  • Rẽ trái ở chỗ đèn giao thông. Turn left at the traffic lights.
  • Đi thẳng 200m, sau đó rẽ phải. Go straight 200m, then turn right.
  • Rẽ phải ngay sau đèn giao thông. Turn right after the traffic lights.
  • Rẽ trái ở đèn giao thông thứ hai. Turn left at the second traffic light.
  • Rẽ trái ở chỗ đèn giao thông thứ ba. Turn left at the third traffic light.
  • Rẽ phải ở chỗ đèn giao thông đầu tiên. Turn right at the first traffic light.

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, rẽ could be written as 𧿆, 𨂼, 𢩽, 𢪊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does rẽ mean in English?

rẽ (verb) means "to turn; to cleave; to split".

How do you pronounce rẽ?

IPA: Hanoi [zɛ˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ɹɛ˨˩˦]. Tones: rẽ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.