té

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [tɛ˧˦]Huế [tɛ˨˩˦]Saigon [tɛ˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

térisingsắc

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

té means to trip; to fall; to fall over.

Meanings of té in English

Verb

Southern Vietnam, intransitive to trip; to fall, to fall over ≈ ngã bổ
to sprinkle ≈ tát
- té nướcto sprinkle water

Words with té

té ra té giếng

Example sentences with té

Bất thần, nó té ngửa ra sau. Suddenly, he fell down on his back.
Đã có ai thấy Tom té. Did anyone see Tom fall?
Bất thình lình, anh ấy té ngửa ra sau. Suddenly, he fell down on his back.
Phải té thôi. Gotta go.
Tom đã bị thương ở đầu gối khi nó té xuống. Tom hurt his knee when he fell down.
Một chiếc xe đi qua đã té nước vào áo khoác của tôi. A passing car splashed my coat with water.

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, té could be written as 細, 𪷉, 摖. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Probably an undiphthongized form of toé.

Frequently asked questions

What does té mean in English?

té (verb) means "to trip; to fall; to fall over".

How do you pronounce té?

IPA: Hanoi [tɛ˧˦]; Saigon [tɛ˦˥]. Tones: té — rising tone (sắc).

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.