thềm
noun Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [tʰem˨˩]Huế [tʰem˦˩]Saigon [tʰem˨˩] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
thềm means veranda; roofed terrace.
Meanings of thềm in English
Noun
- veranda; roofed terrace
- abbreviation short for bậc thềm (“steps, perron”)
Example sentences with thềm
- Mỗi lần tôi đến Paris, tôi tới Sacré-coeur ngồi tại các bậc thềm để nghe thiên hạ đàn hát. Every time I travel to Paris, I go to Sacre-Coeur and sit on the steps to listen to people sing.
- Trong cơn say, người mẹ đã ngã ngay lên thềm cửa nhà, và chết trước mắt những đứa con bé bỏng sợ hãi. She had fallen upon the threshold of her own door in a drunken fit, and died in the presence of her frightened little ones.
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, thềm could be written as 𡍞, 㙴, 檐, 詹. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 檐 (SV: diêm).
Frequently asked questions
What does thềm mean in English?
thềm (noun) means "veranda; roofed terrace".
How do you pronounce thềm?
IPA: Hanoi [tʰem˨˩]; Saigon [tʰem˨˩]. Tones: thềm — falling tone (huyền).