trứng
[t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]
The Vietnamese word for egg is trứng.
The word trứng is used to refer both to the physical egg and to the substance of the egg used in cooking.
Meaning: edible egg of a domestic fowl, the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food (noun)
Which one should you use?
You can specify the type of egg by adding the name of the animal after the word trứng. For example, trứng gà is a chicken egg, trứng vịt is a duck egg and trứng cút is a quail egg.
Did you know?
- In Vietnam, you will often find trứng vịt lộn, which are fertilized duck eggs embryo developed inside. They are a popular street food and are typically eaten with ginger and laksa leaves.
- Vietnamese coffee culture features cà phê trứng, a drink where egg yolks are whipped with condensed milk to create a creamy foam. It is often described as a liquid tiramisu.
- The word trứng shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the Khasi word pylleng used in Meghalaya, India.
Examples in context
- Tôi thích lòng đỏ trứng.I love egg yolks.This sentence is useful for learning how to talk about the yolk of the trứng.Tatoeba #10713903 by quoctrong018, translation #4546785 by mailohilohi
- Nóng đến nỗi mà có thể luộc trứng trên nóc xe.It's so hot that you could cook an egg on the hood of a car.This sentence shows how to use trứng in a sentence about cooking.Tatoeba #5811 by khoaharp, translation #1688 by Swift
- trứng gàChicken eggThis sentence demonstrates how to specify a chicken egg by adding the word 'gà' after trứng.
- Tôi muốn mua một quả trứngI want to buy an egg.
- Hãy nấu trứng cho tôi, xin cám ơnPlease cook an egg for me, thank you.
- Trứng gà là một nguồn giàu proteinChicken eggs are a rich source of protein.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Tuấn and Chi are deciding what to eat for breakfast at home.
- TuấnSáng nay mình ăn trứng nhé?Should we eat eggs this morning?
- ChiEm muốn ăn trứng ốp la.I want to eat sunny-side up eggs.
- TuấnAnh sẽ đi làm trứng ngay.I will go make the eggs right away.
- ChiCảm ơn anh nhé.Thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “egg” translations and entries trứng, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries trứng, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR, Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
