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tiếng Việt Nam

noun
Hanoi [tiəŋ˧˦ viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧]Huế [tiəŋ˦˧˥ viək̚˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧]Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥ viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
tiếngrisingsắcviệtheavynặngnamlevelngang

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

tiếng Việt Nam means Vietnamese language.

Meanings of tiếng Việt Nam in English

Noun

  1. dated or Overseas Vietnamese Vietnamese language ≈ tiếng ViệtViệt ngữtiếng Kinh

Example sentences with tiếng Việt Nam

  • Tôi có rất nhiều sách học tiếng Việt Nam. I have many Vietnamese learning books.

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, tiếng Việt Nam could be written as 㗂越南. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

tiếng (“language”) + Việt Nam (“Vietnam”)

Frequently asked questions

What does tiếng Việt Nam mean in English?

tiếng Việt Nam (noun) means "Vietnamese language".

How do you pronounce tiếng Việt Nam?

IPA: Hanoi [tiəŋ˧˦ viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧]; Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥ viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧]. Tones: tiếng — rising tone (sắc), việt — heavy tone (nặng), nam — 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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.