The Vietnamese word for to fall is
ngã
Translations for to fall and their definitions
| ngã | |
| 1. v. (chiefly Northern Vietnam, of a person) to fall on the ground while standing on it in a tripping, toppling or collapsing motion; compare vấp, rơi and sụp đổ | |
| thanh ngã - the tone as in the word ngã | |
| ngã gục - to collapse | |
| gục ngã - to fall from grace | |
| sa ngã - to descend into depravity or decadence | |
| ngã ngửa - to fall with one's back against the ground | |
| 2. n. (linguistics) short for, thanh ngã | |
| 3. n. (almost always in compounds with an integer greater than 2) an intersection | |
| ngã ba - a three-way intersection; a fork | |
| ngã tư - a crossroads | |
| ngã năm/sáu/bảy - a five/six/seven-way intersection | |
| ngã tư Bảy Hiền - the Bảy Hiền crossroads | |
| ngã năm Chuồng Chó - the "Dog Cage" five-way intersection | |
| ngã sáu Cộng Hoà - the Cộng Hoà six-way intersection |
| té | |
| 1. v. (chiefly Southern Vietnam, intransitive) to trip | |
| 2. v. (chiefly Southern Vietnam, intransitive) to fall, to fall over |
| rớt | |
| 1. v. to drop, to fall | |
| 2. v. (central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) to fail (in one's examination) |
| rơi | |
| 1. v. to fall (from a height) |
| xuống | |
| 1. v. to go downwards; to descend | |
| 2. v. to get off (a vehicle) | |
| xuống xe - to get off a wheeled vehicle | |
| xuống tàu - to get off a train/ship | |
| 3. v. to go to (a less developed area, especially a huyện) | |
| 4. v. to be in decline | |
| 5. adv. downwards | |
| ngồi xuống - to sit down | |
| nằm xuống - to lie down |
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