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rửa

Level ≈A2 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [zɨə˧˩]Huế [ʐɨə˧˨]Saigon [ɹɨə˨˩˦] browser voice
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rửadippinghỏi

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Meanings of rửa in English

Verb

  1. to wash something non-fabric and non-rice
    • rửa tayto wash one's hands
    • rửa bátto wash the dishes

Words with rửa

rửa ráyrửa tiềntắm rửa

Example sentences with rửa

  • Bạn đã rửa xe ô tô chưa? Have you washed the car yet?
  • Hãy đặt bát đĩa vào bồn rửa. Put the dishes in the sink.
  • Đã tới lượt Mary phải rửa bát. It's Mary's turn to wash the dishes.
  • Sau khi rửa tay, Tom ngồi xuống. After washing his hands, Tom sat down.
  • Tom và Mary đã rửa mặt. Tom and Mary washed their faces.
  • Đã đến lượt Mary rửa bát. It's Mary's turn to wash the dishes.
  • Không có gì hơn rửa vườn. That's nothing more than greenwashing.
  • Tôi xem TV sau khi tôi rửa bát. I watched TV after I washed the dishes.

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, rửa could be written as 𣳮, 𤀗, 𤂩, 𪡉. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *raawh; cognate with Pacoh rao, Koho rao and Chut [Rục] rᵊàːw.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce rửa?

IPA: Hanoi [zɨə˧˩]; Saigon [ɹɨə˨˩˦]. Tones: rửa — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.