thề

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Hanoi [tʰe˨˩]Huế [tʰej˦˩]Saigon [tʰej˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thềfallinghuyền

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

thề means to swear; to vow; to pledge.

Meanings of thề in English

Verb

to swear; to vow; to pledge

Noun

only in fixed compounds profanity

Words with thề

chửi thề

Example sentences with thề

Tôi thề là không phải thế. I swear it's not true.
"Tôi không tin bạn!" "Tôi thề!" "I don't believe you!" "I swear!"
Tôi thề đây là việc tôi làm mỗi sáng. I swear this is what I do every morning.
Họ đã thề sẽ tuân theo luật cuả Mexico. They had to promise to obey the laws of Mexico.
Người bác sỹ đã phá vỡ lời thề Hippocrates. The doctor broke the Hippocratic Oath.
Thề có Chúa, tôi chưa bao giờ biết điều đó. By God, I never knew that.
Tôi thề là tôi đã thấy người ngoài hành tinh! I swear, I saw an alien!
Tôi thề tôi đã trông thấy người ngoài hành tinh! I swear, I saw an alien!

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

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 誓 (“to swear; to vow”, SV: thệ).

Frequently asked questions

What does thề mean in English?

thề (verb) means "to swear; to vow; to pledge".

How do you pronounce thề?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰe˨˩]; Saigon [tʰej˨˩]. Tones: thề — falling tone (huyền).

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.