trình đơn

noun

Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˨˩ ʔɗəːn˧˧]Huế [ʈɨn˦˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]Saigon [ʈɨn˨˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

trìnhfallinghuyền đơnlevelngang

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

trình đơn means menu.

Meanings of trình đơn in English

Noun

menu (a list from which the user may select an operation to be performed) ≈ danh mục bảng chọn

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, trình đơn could be written as 程單. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Calque of English menu, Blend of chương trình (“program”) + thực đơn (“restaurant menu”)

Frequently asked questions

What does trình đơn mean in English?

trình đơn (noun) means "menu".

How do you pronounce trình đơn?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˨˩ ʔɗəːn˧˧]; Saigon [ʈɨn˨˩ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]. Tones: trình — falling tone (huyền), đơn — level tone (ngang).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.