sách

Level ≈A1 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [sajk̟̚˧˦]Huế [ʂat̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʂat̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

sáchrisingsắc

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

sách means book.

Chinese characters: 冊 Classifier: cuốn, quyển — e.g. một cuốn sách (one book)

Meanings of sách in English

Noun

book

Words with sách

hiệu sách nhà sách mọt sách ngân sách sách giáo khoa sách gối đầu giường sách vở tủ sách sách báo sách dẫn sách lược

Example sentences with sách

Tôi có thể mua sách ở đâu? Where can I buy books?
Tựa đề của cuốn sách là gì? What's the title of that book?
Đó là một cuốn sách thú vị. That was an exciting book!
Tom mở cặp sách của mình ra. Tom unzipped his backpack.
Cuốn sách này nói về cái gì? What is this book about?
Tôi sẽ cho bạn cuốn sách này. I will give you this book.
Bạn có sách nào để đọc không? Do you have any books to read?
Cậu ấy gắn kệ sách vào tường. He fixed the bookshelf to the wall.

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, sách could be written as 册, 𱏺. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冊. Cognate with Muong khách.

Frequently asked questions

What does sách mean in English?

sách (noun) means "book".

How do you pronounce sách?

IPA: Hanoi [sajk̟̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʂat̚˦˥]. Tones: sách — rising tone (sắc).

Is sách a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. sách is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 冊.

What classifier is used with sách?

Common classifiers: cuốn, quyển — for example "một cuốn sách" (one book).

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.