Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

thầy

[tʰəj˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) male teacher

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giáo viên nam

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Sources & notes

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

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) teacher

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giáo viên

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Examples

Muốn sang thì bắc cầu kiều Muốn con hay chữ thì yêu lấy thầyIf you want to cross a river, build a bridge If you want your children educated, love (and marry) a teacher.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) father

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người cha

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”

Examples

thầy mẹ/uparents

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) I/me, your male teacher

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tôi/giáo viên của bạn

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Common questions

What does “thầy” mean?

(noun) male teacher

Is “thầy” formal or informal?

thầy is generally formal.

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