búa
[ʔɓuə˧˦]
The English word "hammer" is búa in Vietnamese.
búa refers to the tool known as a hammer.
Meaning: tool (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to the hammer as a specific object, add the classifier cái before the noun to get cái búa. To express the plural form "the hammers", add những before the classifier and the noun, resulting in những cái búa.
Did you know?
- The word búa comes from a Chinese word for 'hatchet'.
- In Vietnamese, the concept of 'hitting the nail on the head' does not use the word búa, but instead relies on different imagery to express accuracy.
- There is a linguistic overlap where búa can appear in idioms describing a forceful or clumsy approach to solving a problem.
Examples in context
- Tôi có thể mượn cái búa của bạn được không?Can I borrow your hammer?This sentence shows how to ask to borrow a búa.Tatoeba #10713901 by quoctrong018, translation #6575775 by Eccles17
- Khi anh ấy đang leo lên thang, chiếc búa của anh ấy đã tuột khỏi thắt lưng.As he was climbing the ladder, his hammer slipped from his belt.This sentence describes a búa slipping from a belt.Tatoeba #11311546 by chaule3, translation #11311544 by chaule3
- búa liềmHammer and sickleThis phrase is used for the term "hammer and sickle" using búa.
Example conversation
Nam and Lan are fixing a picture frame together.
- NamLan ơi, cái búa ở đâu rồi?Lan, where is the hammer?
- LanNó nằm trong hộp dụng cụ đó Nam.It's in the toolbox, Nam.
- NamAnh không thấy cái búa nào ở đây cả.I don't see any hammer here.
- LanĐể em tìm cái búa giúp anh.Let me find the hammer for you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hammer” translations and entries búa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries búa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR, Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
