tàu vũ trụ

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

Hanoi [taw˨˩ vu˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ]Huế [taw˦˩ vʊw˧˨ ʈʊw˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ta(ː)w˨˩ vʊw˨˩˦ ʈʊw˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tàufallinghuyền vũcreaky risingngã trụheavynặng

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

tàu vũ trụ means spaceship.

Classifier: con, chiếc — e.g. một con tàu vũ trụ (one spaceship)

Meanings of tàu vũ trụ in English

Noun

spaceship ≈ phi thuyền

Example sentences with tàu vũ trụ

Họ đặt tên cho con tàu vũ trụ là A100. They named the spaceship A100.
Làm mô hình tàu vũ trụ thật là thú vị. Making model spaceships is interesting.
Những lỗ sâu cho phép các tàu vũ trụ có thể du hành khắp thiên hà. Wormholes allow spaceships to travel throughout the galaxy.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

tàu + vũ trụ.

Frequently asked questions

What does tàu vũ trụ mean in English?

tàu vũ trụ (noun) means "spaceship".

How do you pronounce tàu vũ trụ?

IPA: Hanoi [taw˨˩ vu˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ta(ː)w˨˩ vʊw˨˩˦ ʈʊw˨˩˨]. Tones: tàu — falling tone (huyền), vũ — creaky rising tone (ngã), trụ — heavy tone (nặng).

What classifier is used with tàu vũ trụ?

Common classifiers: con, chiếc — for example "một con tàu vũ trụ" (one spaceship).

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.