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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Letter
ừ (upper case Ừ)
- The letter ư in huyền tone.
Particle
ừ
- (colloquial, to an affirmative question) yeah
- Synonym: ờ
- (colloquial, to a negative question) nope
- Synonym: ờ
Usage notes
- The initial particle ừ used in a reply signals a speech addressed to someone with whom the speaker is familiar with.
Verb
ừ
- (colloquial) to express agreement
2006, Edmond Nordemann, transl., Quảng tập viêm văn [An Nam văn tập, Chrestomathie Annamite], published 1898:Ông cọp ừ; người ấy lấy dây trói lại, rồi lấy bắp cầy đánh mãi, bảo rằng: “Trí khôn đây này!”.- Tiger agreed; the person then tied the tiger up, and kept beating it with a plough-beam, saying: “Here's where the wisdom is!”