ta

Level ≈A1 (approx.) pronounadjectiveparticle Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [taː˧˧]Huế [taː˧˧]Saigon [taː˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

talevelngang

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

ta means I; we; us.

Meanings of ta in English

Pronoun

Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam I/me
- Reng ta núa mi không nghe?Why don't you listen to what I'm saying?

Pronoun

we; us
archaic, literary I; me

Adjective

informal "our", Vietnamese, as opposed to Tây (“Western”), Tàu (“Chinese”) or Xiêm (“Siamese”)
- Tết taVietnamese Lunar New Year

Particle

colloquial, informal final particle used to reinforce a question, to express surprise, or to indicate familiarity with whom the person is speaking with ≈ vậy thế rứa
- Sao kì vậy ta?Why so strange? / What's wrong with you?
- Ông già quê ở đâu ta?Where is your hometown, old man?
- Giỏi quá ta!Good job, you!

Words with ta

chúng ta ta đây ta luy ta lư ta thán

Synonyms and antonyms of ta

Synonyms

tôi tui tao tau

Example sentences with ta

Anh ta bỏ đi từ chỗ đó. He left from there.
Anh ta đặt ba bữa ăn tối. He ordered three dinners.
Bạn nợ anh ta cái gì thế? What do you owe him?
Bạn nợ ông ta cái gì đấy? What do you owe him?
Anh ta đang đợi bạn ở nhà. He's waiting for you at home.
Đừng để anh ta làm bạn sợ. Don't let him scare you.
Đừng để anh ta đánh cô ấy. Don't let him hit her.
Anh ta vào tù là đúng rồi. It's right that he goes to jail.

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, ta could be written as 些, 𢧲. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 咱 (“I; me, we; us”, SV: cha).

Frequently asked questions

What does ta mean in English?

ta (pronoun) means "I; we; us".

How do you pronounce ta?

IPA: Hanoi [taː˧˧]; Saigon [taː˧˧]. Tones: ta — level tone (ngang).

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.