thuở

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

Hanoi [tʰwəː˧˩]Huế [tʰwəː˧˨]Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əː˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thuởdippinghỏi

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thuở means the old time.

Meanings of thuở in English

Noun

literary the old time, a time period from the far past
- thuở xưalong ago
- thuở còn thơwhen still a wee child

Words with thuở

muôn thuở thuở nhỏ thuở bé

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thuở could be written as 課, 课, 𣋾, 妥. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does thuở mean in English?

thuở (noun) means "the old time".

How do you pronounce thuở?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰwəː˧˩]; Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əː˨˩˦]. Tones: thuở — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.