tí

Level ≈A2 (approx.) nounadjective Top 3,000 most common

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

Syllables · tones

tírisingsắc

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

tí means breast.

Meanings of tí in English

Noun

childish, colloquial breast

Noun

colloquial a little bit

Adjective

tiny; small

Words with tí

bé tí tí hon tí ti tí tách tí tị tí tởn tí xíu

Example sentences with tí

Chờ tí, có ai đang gõ cửa. Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.
Bạn đi dạo một tí đi. Go take a walk.
Bình tĩnh một tí đi mà. You should calm down a little.
Điều đó sẽ chẳng vui tí nào đâu. That wouldn't be any fun.
Tôi chỉ thấy hơi chóng mặt một tí. I just feel a little dizzy.
Đặt tí đuốt để cho mob không spawn. Place some torches so that mobs don't spawn.
Này, chờ tí đã. Hey, wait a second.

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, tí could be written as 比, 細, 試, 子. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a dialectal or post-Old Chinese form of Chinese 子 (OC *tsəʔ) (B-S) (SV: tử).

Frequently asked questions

What does tí mean in English?

tí (noun) means "breast".

How do you pronounce tí?

IPA: Hanoi [ti˧˦]; Saigon [tɪj˦˥]. Tones: tí — 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.