Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

phà

[faː˨˩]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to blow air out

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thổi khí ra

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

Mình đi phà sang bên kia nhé.Let’s take the ferry across.

Editorial example (contributed-collins-enriched)

Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) ferry

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phương tiện đi lại bằng thuyền

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

What does “phà” mean?

(verb) to blow air out

Is “phà” formal or informal?

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