tám
Hanoi [taːm˧˦]Huế [taːm˦˧˥]Saigon [taːm˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tám means eight.
Meanings of tám in English
Numeral
- eight
Verb
- Southern Vietnam to chat
- Southern Vietnam to gossip
Words with tám
Synonyms and antonyms of tám
Synonyms
Example sentences with tám
- Hai con chó có tám cái chân. Two dogs have eight legs.
- Họ làm việc tám giờ một ngày. They work eight hours a day.
- Tôi đã kết hôn tám năm trước. I married eight years ago.
- Họ có tám hay chín người con? Do they have eight children or nine?
- Ông tôi năm nay tám mươi tuổi. My grandfather is eighty years old.
- Họ làm việc tám tiếng một ngày. They work eight hours a day.
- Nó mới chỉ có tám tuổi. She is still only eight years old.
- Có sáu cái bàn và tám chiếc ghế. There are six tables and eight chairs.
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, tám could be written as 参, 𠔭, 𫤯, 糁. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *saːmʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *tNɕaːm. Cognate with Muong thảm, Bahnar tơhngam/hngam, Mon ဒ္စာံ (həcam), Bolyu saːm⁵³.
Frequently asked questions
What does tám mean in English?
tám (numeral) means "eight".
How do you pronounce tám?
IPA: Hanoi [taːm˧˦]; Saigon [taːm˦˥]. Tones: tám — rising tone (sắc).