tuyết
[twiət̚˧˦]
The English word snow is translated into Vietnamese as tuyết.
tuyết is a noun used to refer to the substance of snow itself, the falling of crystalline flakes or the white layer that accumulates on the ground.
Meaning: partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes, falling of such flakes, accumulation of them as a white layer (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the action of snow falling or the state of snowing, you combine the noun tuyết with the verb rơi (to fall) to form the phrase tuyết rơi. You may also see the phrase có tuyết rơi used to mean 'to have snow fall from the atmosphere'.
Did you know?
- The word tuyết is often used in names for women, as it evokes images of beauty and purity.
- While tuyết means snow, if you use it in the phrase trắng toát, you are describing a whiteness so intense it feels startling or even unnerving.
- The word tuyết is a Sino-Vietnamese loanword, meaning it shares its written roots and pronunciation with the Chinese character for snow, 雪.
Examples in context
- A, có tuyết kìa!Ah! Snow!Tatoeba #9010325 by dotheduyet1999, translation #3844634 by Youmu970
- Mặt đất phủ đầy tuyết.The ground is covered with snow.Tatoeba #9037721 by dotheduyet1999, translation #277269 by CK
- Khu rừng bị tuyết che phủ.The forest was covered with snow.Tatoeba #13270995 by leucammieuvu, translation #3951870 by Hybrid
- 22 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mai and Nam are looking out the window during a winter trip.
- MaiNam nhìn kìa, tuyết đang rơi!Nam look, it is snowing!
- NamĐẹp quá, lần đầu tôi thấy tuyết.So beautiful, it's my first time seeing snow.
- MaiChúng mình ra ngoài chơi tuyết đi.Let's go outside and play in the snow.
- NamĐợi tôi mặc thêm áo khoác đã.Wait for me to put on another coat first.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “snow” translations and entries tuyết, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tuyết, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
