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tuổi thơ

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [tuəj˧˩ tʰəː˧˧]Huế [tuj˧˨ tʰəː˧˧]Saigon [tuj˨˩˦ tʰəː˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
tuổidippinghỏithơlevelngang

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tuổi thơ means childhood; youth.

Meanings of tuổi thơ in English

Noun

  1. childhood; youth
    • Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơPlease Give Me a Ticket to Childhood (a 2008 novella by Nguyễn Nhật Ánh)

Example sentences with tuổi thơ

  • Tôi có một tuổi thơ hạnh phúc. I had a happy childhood.
  • Tom có một tuổi thơ lành mạnh. Tom had a healthy childhood.
  • Tom từng có một tuổi thơ lành mạnh. Tom had a healthy childhood.
  • Joan đã trở thành một nữ diễn viên tài ba dù phải trải qua tuổi thơ khó khăn. Joan became a great actress in spite of having had a difficult childhood.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

tuổi + thơ.

Frequently asked questions

What does tuổi thơ mean in English?

tuổi thơ (noun) means "childhood; youth".

How do you pronounce tuổi thơ?

IPA: Hanoi [tuəj˧˩ tʰəː˧˧]; Saigon [tuj˨˩˦ tʰəː˧˧]. Tones: tuổi — dipping tone (hỏi), thơ — 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.