thứ hai
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From thứ (“-th”) + hai (“two”). "Second" could also be, less frequently, thứ nhì. Even though the name suggests it is the second day of the week, Monday is actually considered the first one; compare Portuguese segunda-feira (“Monday”, noun, literally “second week day”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˧˦ haːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˨˩˦ haːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˦˥ haːj˧˧]
Adjective edit
Noun edit
- Monday
- Thứ hai là ngày đầu tuần, bé hứa cố gắng chăm ngoan.
- Monday's the first day of the week, and kiddo promises to be a good kid.