ri

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adverbadjective Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [zi˧˧]Huế [ʐɪj˧˧]Saigon [ɹɪj˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

rilevelngang

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

ri means like this.

Meanings of ri in English

Adverb

Central Vietnam like this
- Ao ni su ri.This pond is so deep.

Adjective

in compounds, of stature small; miniature

Words with ri

gà ri ri đô

Example sentences with ri

Bạn sống ở An-giê-ri à? Did you live in Algeria?
Anh ấy đã đi Pa-ri vào cuối tháng 5. He went to Paris at the end of May.
An-giê-ri cần phải xây dựng các trang trại gió. Algeria needs to build wind farms.
Matthew đã ghé thăm miền đông và miền trung của nước An-giê-ri. Matthew visited eastern and central Algeria.
Năm 2018, An-giê-ri đã in tiền để bù đắp thâm hụt ngân sách nhà nước. In 2018, Algeria printed money to finance its deficit.
Tôi đã đến thăm Pa-ri, nhưng tôi đã không leo lên tháp Ép-phen vì tôi sợ độ cao. I visited Paris, but I didn't climb the Eiffel tower, since I'm afraid of heights.

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, ri could be written as 𱓜, 夷. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Part of the r-series of demonstratives, along with rày, rứa, ru, sao.

Frequently asked questions

What does ri mean in English?

ri (adverb) means "like this".

How do you pronounce ri?

IPA: Hanoi [zi˧˧]; Saigon [ɹɪj˧˧]. Tones: ri — 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.