tớ
Hanoi [təː˧˦]Huế [təː˨˩˦]Saigon [təː˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tớ means I; me.
Meanings of tớ in English
Pronoun
- Northern Vietnam, familiar, friendly I; me
Noun
- archaic, now largely a fossil word a servant ≈ tôi
- đầy tớa servant
- tôi tớservants
- chủ tớmaster and servant
Words with tớ
Example sentences with tớ
- Sau khi ăn, bọn tớ đi ngủ. After we ate, we went to sleep.
- Tớ còn phải bỏ tấm thảm đi. I still have to get rid of this carpet.
- Đây là bạn của bọn tớ, Tom. This is our friend Tom.
- Tớ vẫn chưa gọi lại cho họ. I haven't called them back.
- Tớ nghĩ cậu nên về nhà ngay. I think you need to go home now.
- Tớ mang ô đề phòng trời mưa. I'll take my umbrella in case it rains.
- Tớ có thể hiểu tiếng của cậu. I can understand your language.
- Anh ấy không già như tớ nghĩ. He isn't any older than I thought.
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, tớ could be written as 四, 伵, 佐. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Originally a noun meaning "servant".
Frequently asked questions
What does tớ mean in English?
tớ (pronoun) means "I; me".
How do you pronounce tớ?
IPA: Hanoi [təː˧˦]; Saigon [təː˦˥]. Tones: tớ — rising tone (sắc).