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tới

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tớirisingsắc

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tới means to come; to; until.

Meanings of tới in English

Preposition

  1. to (indicating destination)
    • Ô-tô chạy tới bến mới đổ khách.The car went to the station before dropping off its passengers.
  2. until (up to the time of); until (up to the time that); up to, as far as, as much as ≈ đếncho đến
    • Tôi cũng học cho tới nghỉ hè như các bạn.I also study until summer break like all of you.
    • Đi tới ngã tư kia thì lại hỏi thăm đường.Go over to that four-way intersection and ask for directions.
    • Đọc báo tới khuya mà vẫn chưa buồn ngủ.[Someone] read the newspaper until late in the evening but still didn’t feel sleepy.

Adjective

  1. incident; of incidence
    • tia tớian incident ray
    • góc tớian angle of incidence
  2. next ≈ sau
    • tuần tớinext week
    • Tôi sẽ xuống tàu ở ga tới.I’m going to get off the train at the next stop.

Verb

  1. intransitive, transitive to arrive (at) ≈ đếnđến nơi
    • Tàu tới ga lúc tám giờ.The train arrives at the station at 8 o'clock.

Words with tới

tới bếntới luitới tấp

Synonyms and antonyms of tới

Synonyms

đếncho đến

Example sentences with tới

  • Bả nói tui là sẽ tới đây. She told me she'd be there.
  • Hãy rẽ trái ở góc phố tới. Turn left at the next corner.
  • Tôi nghĩ rằng cô ta sẽ tới. I think that she will come.
  • Lần tới tôi sẽ đến sớm hơn. Next time I'll come earlier.
  • Tom tới đây ba lần một năm. Tom comes here three times a year.
  • Nó có thể lạnh vào tuần tới. It may freeze next week.
  • Cuối cùng thì anh ấy đã tới. At last, he came.
  • Tôi sẽ xuống ở chặng đỗ tới. I am getting off at the next station.

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, tới could be written as 細, 𬧐. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 逮 (“to reach”, SV: đãi).

Frequently asked questions

What does tới mean in English?

tới (preposition) means "to come; to; until".

How do you pronounce tới?

IPA: Hanoi [təːj˧˦]; Saigon [təːj˦˥]. Tones: tới — 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.