vào
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Northern Middle Vietnamese 𠓨 (ꞗĕào, ꞗĕaò). Compare the Central-Southern form vô.
Most prepositions in Vietnamese were originally verbs: cho (“to give; for”), đến (“to come; to”), tới (“to arrive; to”), lên (“to go up; onto”), ở (“to stay; at, in”), theo (“to follow; according to”), về (“to return; about”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive) to enter
- vào nhà ― to enter the/a house
- Xe đi vào trung tâm thành phố.
- The car goes into the city center.
- (transitive, by extension) to go southwards in Vietnam
- vào nam, ra bắc ― to go southwards and northwards
- từ Hà Nội vào Huế ― to go from Hanoi down south to Hue
- vào Sài Gòn ― to go to Ho Chi Minh City from its north
- (transitive) to become a member of; to join
- vào hội ― to join the/an association
- vào tù ― to enter prison; to become a prisoner
- (transitive) to join in, to participate in
- vào tiệc ― to join a party
- vào đám ― to join the crowd
- (transitive) to begin (a new chapter in time)
- vào năm học mới ― to start a new school year
- vào hè ― to begin one's summer
- (transitive) to abide by, to conform to
- vào quy củ ― to work according to a methodology
- vào khuôn phép ― to abide by a code of conduct
- Công việc đã vào nền nếp.
- The task has become second nature.
- (transitive) to attain, to achieve
- Một người thợ vào loại giỏi.
- A worker becomes skilled.
- học vào loại trung bình ― to be average in one's studies
- (intransitive, figuratively) to comprehend
- Có tập trung tư tưởng thì học [nó] mới vào.
- Only by concentrating one's thoughts does one comprehend one's studies.
- Đầu óc rối bời, đọc mãi mà [nó] không vào.
- With his/her head in such a jumble, he/she keeps reading but [it] doesn't click.
- (intransitive, soccer) (of a ball) to enter the goal
- Sút! Vào!
- He shoots! He scores! [Shoot! It's in!]
Synonyms
- vô (southern Vietnam, central Vietnam)
- (to begin): bắt đầu
- (to join in): tham gia
- (to become a member of): gia nhập
- (to abide by): tuân theo
Antonyms
- (to enter): ra
- (to join): vô
- (to join in): vô
- (to begin): xong
- (to abide by): trái
- (to enter the goal): chệch
See also
Derived terms
Preposition
- in, into, upon
- vào trong ― inside of
- nhìn vào trong nhà ― to look inside the/a house
- quay mặt vào tường ― to turn and look at the wall
- dựa vào ― based upon; to base upon
- hướng vào ― to go into
- during, on
- vào dịp Tết ― on the occasion of Tet
- vào lúc khó khăn ― during a time of difficulty
Synonyms
- vô (Southern Vietnamese, Central Vietnamese)
Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
Particle
vào
- Used at the end of a clause or sentence to ask the listener to do something vigorously.
- Làm nhanh vào!
- Do it quickly!
- Mặc thật ấm vào kẻo lạnh.
- Dress truly warmly or you'll be cold.
- Used at the end of a clause of sentence, usually after lắm or nhiều, to speak critically or reproachfully about excess, implying obvious bad consequences.
- Chơi lắm vào, bây giờ thi trượt.
- Played so much – now your test scores are falling.
- Ăn kẹo cho lắm vào để bị đau bụng.
- You ate so much candy that you got a stomach ache.
References
- "vào" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
- Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)
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