No. 642 in Vietnamese
thứ
The Vietnamese word "thứ" can mean "order," "rank," "type," or "thing," depending on context.
In a sentence
Tôi thích nhất ngày thứ Bảy.
I like Saturday the most.
Here, 'thứ' is used as an ordinal marker for days of the week, indicating 'Saturday'.
Bạn có thể cho tôi mượn thứ đó không?
Can you lend me that thing?
In this sentence, 'thứ' is used to denote an unspecified object or 'thing'.
Thứ hạng của cô ấy trong cuộc thi rất cao.
Her rank in the competition is very high.
Here, 'thứ' refers to 'rank' or 'position' in a hierarchy or list.
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