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từ vựng

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Hanoi [tɨ˨˩ vɨŋ˧˨ʔ]Huế [tɨ˦˩ vɨŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tɨ˨˩ vɨŋ˨˩˨] browser voice
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từ vựng means vocabulary.

Meanings of từ vựng in English

Noun

  1. vocabulary
    • đơn vị từ vựnglexical unit

Example sentences with từ vựng

  • Đáng lẽ ra bạn đã phải học từ vựng rồi mới phải! It is about time you studied vocabulary!
  • Chúng tôi có bài kiểm tra từ vựng vào thứ Sáu hằng tuần. We have a vocabulary test every Friday evening.
  • Ai cũng có thể thêm vào cơ sở dữ liệu để minh hoạ cho từ vựng mới. Everyone can feed the database to illustrate new vocabulary.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 詞彙 (SV: từ vị). The character 彙 (vị) was confused with the character 暈 (vận), and the character 暈 (vận) then became "vựng" through the coda and vowel shift (-n > -ŋ characteristic of Southern Vietnamese).

Frequently asked questions

What does từ vựng mean in English?

từ vựng (noun) means "vocabulary".

How do you pronounce từ vựng?

IPA: Hanoi [tɨ˨˩ vɨŋ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tɨ˨˩ vɨŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: từ — falling tone (huyền), vựng — 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.