thơ
Hanoi [tʰəː˧˧]Huế [tʰəː˧˧]Saigon [tʰəː˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
thơ means poetry; a poem.
Classifier: bài — e.g. một bài thơ (one poetry)
Meanings of thơ in English
Noun
- poetry ≈ thơ ca
- thơ ĐườngTang poetry
- a poem
Adjective
- young, tender
Noun
- Southern Vietnam, obsolete Southern Vietnam form of thư (“letter”)
Words with thơ
Example sentences with thơ
- Tôi có hứng thú với thơ Nga. I am interested in Russian poems.
- Cậu ấy viết tình thơ cho mình. He writes love poetry for me.
- Rượu vang, đó là thơ đóng chai. Wine is poetry in bottles.
- Cô ấy thích thơ và nhạc. She liked poetry and music.
- Dịch thơ sang tiếng nước ngoài không dễ. Translating poetry into foreign languages isn't easy.
- Chúng ta đang đọc thơ. We are reading poems.
- Chúng tôi đang ngâm thơ. We are reciting poems.
- Bạn đã từng đọc thơ Trung Quốc nào chưa? Have you ever read any Chinese poems?
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, thơ could be written as 他, 咃, 𠽔, 𡮲. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Likely from Middle Chinese 初 (MC tsrhjo). Doublet of sơ.
Frequently asked questions
What does thơ mean in English?
thơ (noun) means "poetry; a poem".
How do you pronounce thơ?
IPA: Hanoi [tʰəː˧˧]; Saigon [tʰəː˧˧]. Tones: thơ — level tone (ngang).
What classifier is used with thơ?
Common classifiers: bài — for example "một bài thơ" (one poetry).