Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

đứa

[ʔɗɨə˧˦] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(classifier) indicates young person, child, or an inferior person

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chỉ người trẻ, trẻ em hoặc người dưới mình

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Classifier

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Hai đứa tôi ngồi đâu đó (chỗ mà ai cũng nhìn thấy) nói chuyện chơi, có lúc, chẳng cần nói gì.The two of us were sitting somewhere (a place where everyone could see us) chatting, sometimes not needing to say anything.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “đứa” mean?

(classifier) indicates young person, child, or an inferior person

Is “đứa” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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