than

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounverb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tʰaːn˧˧]Huế [tʰaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [tʰaːŋ˧˧] browser voice

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

than means coal.

Meanings of than in English

Noun

coal
- than củicharcoal

Verb

to complain

Words with than

lầm than nếp than than đá than hoạt tính khóc than than khóc than thở than trách than vãn than phiền than chì than củi than gỗ than ôi

Example sentences with than

Tom có than. Tom has coal.
Anh ấy là thợ mỏ. Anh làm ở một mỏ than. He's a miner. He works in a coal mine.

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, than could be written as 炭, 炮. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 炭 (“coal”, SV: thán).

Frequently asked questions

What does than mean in English?

than (noun) means "coal".

How do you pronounce than?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰaːn˧˧]; Saigon [tʰaːŋ˧˧]. Tones: than — 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.