đàn piano
The English phrase "piano" is translated into Vietnamese as đàn piano.
The term refers to the keyboard musical instrument.
Meaning: a keyboard musical instrument (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of đàn, which is a noun or classifier used for stringed or keyboard instruments and piano.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the verb to play the piano, use đánh đàn piano, where đánh is the standard verb for playing keyboard or stringed instruments. To count pianos, use the classifier cây, as in cây đàn piano.
Did you know?
- The Vietnamese language describes playing the đàn piano using the verb đánh, which also means 'to fight' or 'to attack'. While it refers to striking the keys in music, in other contexts it describes physical combat.
- In Vietnamese, a piano is counted as a cây, which is the same classifier used for trees or long, cylindrical objects. This reflects the physical shape of the instrument in the Vietnamese linguistic worldview.
- The word đàn is a Sino-Vietnamese loanword derived from the Chinese character 彈, which specifically refers to the act of playing a stringed instrument. This connects the modern Vietnamese word for piano to ancient musical traditions.
Examples in context
- Tôi đánh đàn piano.I play the piano.This sentence is useful for practicing the verb phrase for playing the đàn piano.Tatoeba #13173464 by leucammieuvu, translation #382917 by ver
- Họ đang đánh đàn piano.They are playing the piano.This sentence is useful for describing an ongoing action with the đàn piano.Tatoeba #13855684 by leucammieuvu, translation #13855391 by tieguy
- Tom có một cây đàn piano.Tom has a piano.This sentence is useful for demonstrating the use of the classifier for the đàn piano.Tatoeba #13666223 by leucammieuvu, translation #4493764 by CK
- Tôi đang học chơi đàn Piano.I'm learning to play the piano.
- Tối nay, tôi sẽ đến buổi biểu diễn đàn dương cầm.Tonight, I will attend a piano performance.
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Example conversation
Tuấn and Lan are looking at a music store window.
- TuấnCây đàn piano đó đẹp quá!That piano is so beautiful!
- LanĐúng vậy, nhưng nó hơi đắt.Yes, but it is a bit expensive.
- TuấnEm có muốn mua đàn piano không?Do you want to buy a piano?
- LanĐể em suy nghĩ thêm đã.Let me think about it more.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries đàn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
