tạ ơn

See also: taon

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 謝恩 (to express thanks for great favours, SV: tạ ân).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taː˧˨ʔ ʔəːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taː˨˩ʔ ʔəːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taː˨˩˨ ʔəːŋ˧˧]

Verb

tạ ơn

  1. to thank (someone for his/her favour)

Derived terms