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thực ra

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Hanoi [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ zaː˧˧]Huế [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ ʐaː˧˧]Saigon [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ ɹaː˧˧] browser voice
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thực ra means actually; in fact; really.

Meanings of thực ra in English

Adverb

  1. actually; in fact; really ≈ chính ra

Example sentences with thực ra

  • Thực ra, tôi không yêu cô ấy. Actually, I don't love her.
  • Thực ra bạn đã làm gì? What did you do exactly?
  • Hôm nay trời không nóng. Thực ra trời lại lạnh. It isn't hot today. It's cold actually.
  • Không đâu, thực ra tôi cũng không thích nó đến mức đấy. No, I really don't like it that much.
  • Lúc đó, bạn thực ra không muốn đi Boston có đúng không? You didn't actually want to go to Boston, did you?
  • Tôi nói là "Vì môi trường của Trái Đất", nhưng thực ra nó là "Vì những người đang sống trên Trái Đất". I'm saying "For the sake of Earth's environment," but actually it's "For the sake of the people living on Earth."

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, thực ra could be written as 實𫥧. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

thực (“true”) + ra (“to come out”).

Frequently asked questions

What does thực ra mean in English?

thực ra (adverb) means "actually; in fact; really".

How do you pronounce thực ra?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ zaː˧˧]; Saigon [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ ɹaː˧˧]. Tones: thực — heavy tone (nặng), ra — 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.