New Zealand
New Zealand is the name for the country New Zealand in Vietnamese.
The name refers to the country located in Oceania.
Meaning: country in Oceania (name)
Did you know?
- In traditional Vietnamese scripts, names like Tân Tây Lan were often created using Chinese characters, making the 'New' in New Zealand a direct borrow from the Chinese character 新.
- In older Vietnamese texts or formal news reports, you may see Tân Tây Lan, where Tân means 'new' and Tây Lan is a phonetic transcription of 'Zealand'.
- Because Vietnamese is a tonal language, the way a person pronounces the English-derived New Zealand can sometimes be influenced by the natural pitch patterns of the surrounding Vietnamese sentence.
Examples in context
- Đại sứ quán New Zealand ở đâu?Where is the New Zealand embassy?This sentence is useful for asking about the location of the New Zealand embassy using New Zealand.Tatoeba #9739408 by dotheduyet1999, translation #1759399 by loghaD
- Cô ấy sẽ được chuyển tới New Zealand.She will be relocated to New Zealand.This sentence is useful for describing a relocation to New Zealand.Tatoeba #488942 by khungla, translation #35958 by CK
- Tôi muốn đi du lịch New Zealand.I want to travel to New Zealand.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hùng and Lan are talking about their dream vacations.
- HùngLan, cậu thích đi nước nào nhất?Lan, which country do you like the most?
- LanTớ rất muốn đến New Zealand.I really want to go to New Zealand.
- HùngTại sao cậu lại chọn New Zealand?Why did you choose New Zealand?
- LanVì phong cảnh ở đó rất đẹp.Because the scenery there is very beautiful.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
