ngã
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋaʔa˧˥/
Central
/ŋaː˧˩˨/
Southern
/ŋaː˨˩˦/
Listen
fall down
4 senses
3 meanings
Verb
fall down
Noun
thanh ngã tone
Noun
intersection
Details
4 senses · 3 meanings
▸
Details
4 senses · 3 meanings
fall down
Sense 1
Verb
fall down
Movement & Transport Actions
To lose balance while standing or walking and fall onto the ground.
vi Đứa trẻ bị ngã trên sân cỏ.
en The child fell down on the grass.
Sense 2
Verb
collapse
To collapse onto the ground and remain there for a certain duration.
vi Ông ấy mệt quá nên đã ngã xuống đất.
en He was so tired that he collapsed onto the ground.
thanh ngã tone
Sense 1
Noun
thanh ngã tone
A short term for "thanh ngã," which is one of the Vietnamese tones.
vi Từ này có dấu ngã.
en This word has the ngã tone mark.
intersection
Sense 1
Noun
intersection
A point where two or more roads meet or cross each other.
vi Nhà tôi nằm gần một ngã ba đường.
en My house is near a three-way intersection.