thỏ
[tʰɔ˧˩]
The English word "rabbit" is translated into Vietnamese as thỏ.
The word thỏ refers to the mammal known as a rabbit.
Meaning: mammal (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
When you are referring to a rabbit as a living animal, it is common to use the classifier con before the noun, resulting in con thỏ (the rabbit). If you are talking about rabbit meat as food, you combine thịt (meat) with thỏ to get thịt thỏ.
Did you know?
- In the Vietnamese zodiac, the animal associated with the year of the thỏ is actually a cat in most other East Asian cultures, such as China and Korea.
- The term thỏ can also appear in the names of mythical creatures, such as the 'Jade Rabbit' known as Thỏ Ngọc, who lives on the moon in East Asian folklore.
- The word thỏ is closely related to the Thai word เถาะ and the Old Khmer word ថោះ, showing a linguistic link between these Southeast Asian languages.
Examples in context
- Con thỏ trèo lên ghế.The rabbit gets up on the chair.This sentence is useful for seeing thỏ used to describe an animal's movement.Tatoeba #13809583 by leucammieuvu, translation #13807981 by tieguy
- Tochtli thích thịt thỏ.Tochtli likes rabbit meat.This sentence shows how to use thỏ when discussing meat.Tatoeba #9010656 by dotheduyet1999, translation #3653978 by VCatmur
- Thỏ có tai dài và đuôi ngắn.A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.This sentence illustrates how to describe the physical characteristics of a thỏ.Tatoeba #5911 by khoaharp, translation #2117 by Zifre
- Thỏ là một loài động vật nhỏ có bộ lông mềm mịn và tai dài.A rabbit is a small animal with soft fur and long ears.
- Tôi đã thấy một con thỏ bước ra từ khu rừng.I saw a rabbit coming out of the forest.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nam and Lan are looking at animals in a pet store.
- NamLan, nhìn con thỏ kia dễ thương quá!Lan, look at that rabbit, it's so cute!
- LanĐúng vậy, nó có bộ lông trắng muốt.That's true, it has pure white fur.
- NamAnh muốn mua một con thỏ về nuôi.I want to buy a rabbit to raise.
- LanVậy anh hãy hỏi giá nhé.Then you should ask for the price.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rabbit” translations and entries thỏ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries thỏ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
