đũa
[ʔɗuə˦ˀ˥]
The Vietnamese word for chopsticks is đũa.
đũa refers to a pair of thin sticks used as eating utensils to pick up food.
Did you know?
- In Vietnamese culture, leaving a pair of đũa standing upright in a bowl of rice is considered a bad omen, as it resembles incense sticks used at funerals.
- The word đũa is used in the idiom đũa lệch, which literally means 'crooked chopsticks' but describes a couple who are mismatched in appearance or status.
- While đũa is the standard word, its non-Sino-Vietnamese origin means it shares an ancient roots with the Chinese character 箸, even though the spoken words sound completely different.
Examples in context
- Anh ấy sợ đũa.He is afraid of chopsticks.This sentence is useful for describing someone's fear of đũa.Tatoeba #13381864 by leucammieuvu, translation #1972680 by nonong
- Bạn có bán đũa không?Do you sell chopsticks?This sentence is useful for asking if someone sells đũa.Tatoeba #13381862 by leucammieuvu, translation #10095809 by CK
- Cậu bé thử ăn bằng đũa.The boy tried eating with chopsticks.This sentence is useful for describing someone trying to eat using đũa.Tatoeba #5158970 by truongap, translation #46296 by CK
- Xin vui lòng mang đũa đến bàn.Please bring chopsticks to the table.
- Bạn có thể cho tôi xin một đôi đũa được không?Could you give me a pair of chopsticks, please?
- Quán cơm này chỉ có đũa nhựa, không có đũa inox.This rice shop only has plastic chopsticks, no stainless steel ones.
- 18 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
At a Vietnamese restaurant, Lan and Minh are about to eat.
- LanMinh ơi, cho em xin đũa với.Minh, please give me the chopsticks.
- MinhĐây là đũa của em.Here are your chopsticks.
- LanCảm ơn anh, đũa mới quá.Thank you, the chopsticks are very new.
- MinhỪ, đũa ở đây luôn sạch.Yeah, the chopsticks here are always clean.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry đũa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries đũa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
