Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

u là trời

[ʔu˧˧ laː˨˩ t͡ɕəːj˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(interjection) oh my god

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trời ơi

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

Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

“Oh my god!” — cutesy spin on “ơi là trời”, for maximum dramatic gasp.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không dịch được

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: Playful respelling of “ơi là trời” (oh heavens).

Dramatic surprise, delight, or secondhand embarrassment.

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora Origin Mạng xã hội · Vietnamese internet culture

U là trời, nó cắt tóc mái rồi!Oh my GOD, she got bangs!

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Adapted from Vietnamese Wikipedia’s Gen-Z slang list (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30). Era: ~2021 – present.

What does “u là trời” mean?

(interjection) oh my god

Is “u là trời” formal or informal?

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

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