tạnh

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

Hanoi [tajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]Huế [tɛɲ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tan˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tạnhheavynặng

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

tạnh means to stop; to cease.

Meanings of tạnh in English

Verb

of rain or wind to stop; to cease ≈ dợ

Example sentences with tạnh

Thay vì tạnh, mưa nặng hạt hơn. Instead of stopping, the rain increased.
Ước gì trời tạnh mưa! If only it would stop raining!
Khi nào trời tạnh mưa? When will the rain stop?
Mưa tạnh ngay lập tức. The rain stopped immediately.
Cuối cùng mưa cũng tạnh. The rain stopped at last.
Cuối cùng, trời đã tạnh. Finally, the rain stopped.
Trời cứ mưa rồi tạnh từ sáng tới giờ. It has been raining on and off since this morning.
Từ sáng đến giờ, trời cứ mưa rồi tạnh. It has been raining on and off since this morning.

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, tạnh could be written as 晴, 情, 浄, 淨. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Unclear.

Frequently asked questions

What does tạnh mean in English?

tạnh (verb) means "to stop; to cease".

How do you pronounce tạnh?

IPA: Hanoi [tajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tan˨˩˨]. Tones: tạnh — heavy tone (nặng).

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.