cà chua
[kaː˨˩ t͡ɕuə˧˧]
The English word "tomato" is translated into Vietnamese as cà chua.
cà chua is the standard noun used to refer to the fruit known as a tomato.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
cà chua is the standard term for tomato in Vietnamese.
How does it change in a sentence?
To indicate that there are multiple tomatoes, you can add the word những before the classifier and the noun, forming những quả cà chua.
Did you know?
- The name cà chua literally translates to 'sour eggplant' because chua means 'sour' and cà refers to various plants in the Solanaceae family.
- In Vietnamese, the word cà refers to almost any plant in the Solanaceae family except for potatoes and chili peppers.
- While cà chua means 'tomato', the root cà is also used for the traditional Vietnamese eggplant cà tím.
Examples in context
- Tom bóp nát quả cà chua.Tom squashed the tomato.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use cà chua in a sentence.Tatoeba #13918396 by leucammieuvu, translation #13917798 by Ergulis
- Bạn có muốn thêm cà chua vào món này không?Would you like to add tomatoes to this dish?
- Cà chua ngon quá!Tomatoes are delicious!
- Tôi thích ăn cà chua.I like eating tomatoes.
- Quả cà chua này rất đỏ.This tomato is very red.
Example conversation
Nam and Mai are at a grocery store.
- NamMai ơi, mua cà chua không?Mai, do you want to buy some tomatoes?
- MaiCó, mua thêm vài quả cà chua nữa nhé.Yes, let's buy a few more tomatoes too.
- NamAnh thấy cà chua ở đây rất tươi.I see the tomatoes here are very fresh.
- MaiĐúng vậy, chúng trông rất ngon.That's right, they look delicious.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tomato” translations and entries cà chua, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries chua, cà, cà chua, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
