TuDien.NgonNguViet.comVietnamese ⇄ English dictionary

thấy

Level ≈A1 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [tʰəj˧˦]Huế [tʰəj˨˩˦]Saigon [tʰəj˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones
thấyrisingsắc

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

thấy means to see; to feel.

Meanings of thấy in English

Verb

  1. to succeed in gathering information through the senses
    • (nhìn) thấyto see
    • nghe thấyto hear
    • ngửi thấyto smell and have an idea about what that smell is
  2. to form a sensation, feeling or opinion based on what you've already felt or known
    • (nhận) thấyto be aware or to acknowledge
    • cảm thấyto have a sensation or feeling
    • Tôi cảm thấy nóng trong người.I feel a burning sensation inside.

Words with thấy

cảm thấynhìn thấythấy mồtìm thấythấy chưa

Idioms and sayings with thấy

Example sentences with thấy

  • Bạn có thấy ai ở đó không? Did you see anybody there?
  • Tôi thấy an toàn hơn ở đây. I feel safer here.
  • Tom có thể thấy Mary từ xa. Tom can see Mary in the distance.
  • Cái đó làm bạn thấy thế nào? How does that make you feel?
  • Anh ấy là người mà tôi thấy. It was him who I saw.
  • Tôi đã thấy bóng của anh ta! I saw his shadow!
  • Một số người thấy tôi kì lạ. Some people find me odd.
  • Tôi có thể ngửi thấy mùi hoa. I can smell flowers.

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, thấy could be written as 体, 𧡊, 𫌠. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 視 (SV: thị).

Frequently asked questions

What does thấy mean in English?

thấy (verb) means "to see; to feel".

How do you pronounce thấy?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰəj˧˦]; Saigon [tʰəj˦˥]. Tones: thấy — 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.