sôi

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjective Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [soj˧˧]Huế [ʂoj˧˧]Saigon [ʂoj˧˧] browser voice

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sôilevelngang

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sôi means be boiling; be boiled.

Meanings of sôi in English

Adjective

of liquid be boiling
- nước sôiboiling water
of liquid be boiled
- nước sôiboiled water

Words with sôi

sôi động sôi máu sôi nổi sôi sục

Example sentences with sôi

Ấm trà đang sôi. The teapot is boiling.
Ấm nước đang sôi. The kettle is boiling.
Phù thuỷ ném con chuột sống vào thuốc phép đang sôi. The witch threw a live rat into the boiling potion.
Khi bắt đầu sôi, để nó sôi thêm mười lăm phút nữa. Once it starts boiling, let it boil for about fifteen more minutes.

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, sôi could be written as 㵢, 炊, 熣, 𢐝. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-ruːj ~ *t-ruːs/*k-luːs. Probably related to sủi (“to bubble”).

Frequently asked questions

What does sôi mean in English?

sôi (adjective) means "be boiling; be boiled".

How do you pronounce sôi?

IPA: Hanoi [soj˧˧]; Saigon [ʂoj˧˧]. Tones: sôi — 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.