y
The phrase y in Vietnamese refers to the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet.
Did you know?
- While y refers to the English letter, in the Vietnamese alphabet the letter y is called i dài, which means 'long i'.
- The word y can be used to mean 'exactly' or 'identical' when describing how two things look or behave.
- In certain formal or literary contexts, y acts as a pronoun specifically for people of a lower social status or those being discussed objectively.
Examples in context
- Bảng chữ cái tiếng Sorb viết thường gồm 36 chữ cái: a, b, c, č, ć, d, dź, e, ě, f, g, h, ch, i, j, k, ł, l, m, n, ń, o, ó, p, r, ŕ, s, š, ś, t, u, w, y, z, ž, ź.The Lower Sorbian alphabet consists of 36 letters: a, b, c, č, ć, d, dź, e, ě, f, g, h, ch, i, j, k, ł, l, m, n, ń, o, ó, p, r, ŕ, s, š, ś, t, u, w, y, z, ž, ź.This sentence shows the position of y within a list of letters in the Lower Sorbian alphabet.Tatoeba #13860823 by leucammieuvu, translation #12632304 by Dominika7
- Y táNurse
- Chữ cái đó là y.That letter is y.
- Tôi không biết cách viết chữ y.I don't know how to write the letter y.
Example conversation
Chi and Tuấn are practicing the English alphabet together.
- ChiChữ tiếp theo sau chữ x là gì nhỉ?What is the letter after x?
- TuấnĐó là chữ y.It is the letter y.
- ChiTuấn ơi, chữ y đó viết thế nào?Tuấn, how do you write that y?
- TuấnĐể tôi chỉ cho cô nhé.Let me show you.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
