TuDien.NgonNguViet.comVietnamese ⇄ English dictionary

sữa

Level ≈A1 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [sɨə˦ˀ˥]Huế [ʂɨə˧˨]Saigon [ʂɨə˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones

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

sữa means milk.

Meanings of sữa in English

Noun

  1. milk (white liquid produced by female mammals)
    • váng sữamilk cream
    • sữa bòcow milk
    • sữa bộtpowdered milk
  2. milk (white liquid from a vegetable source) ≈ nước
    • sữa đậu nànhsoy milk
    • sữa hạnh nhânalmond milk
  3. slang milk (semen)
    • Bố đi mua sữa.He cummed.

Noun

  1. milkwood (Alstonia scholaris) ≈ hoa sữa
  2. Alstonia spp.

Words with sữa

Example sentences with sữa

  • Anh ấy mua sữa và bánh mì. He bought milk and bread.
  • Cô ta cho con mèo uống sữa. She gave milk to the cat.
  • Cô ấy cho con mèo uống sữa. She gave milk to the cat.
  • Tôi thích ăn ngũ cốc với sữa. I like to eat cereal with milk.
  • Bạn có muốn đường và sữa không? Do you want sugar and milk?
  • Tôi muốn ba viên đường trong sữa. I'd like three sugar cubes in the milk.
  • Sữa được bán theo chai thuỷ tinh. The milk is sold in glass bottles.
  • Yanni đã uống sữa bị hư. Yanni drank spoiled milk.

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, sữa could be written as 𣳪, 𣷱, 𣷲. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-rah (Ferlus, 2007). Cognate with Muong khã, Nguôn [Cổ Liêm] rả.

Frequently asked questions

What does sữa mean in English?

sữa (noun) means "milk".

How do you pronounce sữa?

IPA: Hanoi [sɨə˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ʂɨə˨˩˦]. Tones: sữa — 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.