tia

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

Hanoi [tiə˧˧]Huế [tiə˧˧]Saigon [tiə˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tialevelngang

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

tia means a beam or a ray; a ray.

Meanings of tia in English

Noun

a beam or a ray
- tia nắnga beam of sunshine
- (phóng xạ) tia X/Rơn-ghenX-/Roentgen ray (radiation)
a ray
of liquid a jet

Words with tia

tia số tia X

Example sentences with tia

Tôi đếm tia sáng những chòm sao như một lời tiên đoán cho tình yêu của mình. I count the sparkle of constellations to foretell the future of my love.
Vào buổi tối, khi những tia nắng mặt trời cuối cùng nhuộm đỏ bầu trời thảo nguyên, tiếng hú của chó sói vang vọng qua những ngọn đồi. At nightfall, when the last rays of the sun color the prairie sky red, the howls of coyotes resonate through the hills.

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, tia could be written as 濞, 𣈢. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does tia mean in English?

tia (noun) means "a beam or a ray; a ray".

How do you pronounce tia?

IPA: Hanoi [tiə˧˧]; Saigon [tiə˧˧]. Tones: tia — 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.