thứ hai

Vietnamese

Etymology

From thứ (-th) + hai (two). "Second" could also be, less frequently, thứ nhì. Even though the name suggests it is the second day of the week, Monday is actually considered the first one; compare Portuguese segunda-feira (Monday, noun, literally second week day).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˧˦ haːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˨˩˦ haːj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˦˥ haːj˧˧]
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Adjective

thứ hai

  1. second

Noun

thứ hai

  1. Monday
    • (Can we date this quote?), Phạm Tuyên (lyrics and music), “Cả tuần đều ngoan [Nice the Whole Week]”, performed by Xuân Mai:
      Thứ hai là ngày đầu tuần, bé hứa cố gắng chăm ngoan.
      Monday's the first day of the week, and kiddo promises to be a nice kid.

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