thứ hai

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From thứ (-th) +‎ hai (two). "Second" could also be, less frequently, thứ nhì. Even though the name suggests it is the second day of the week, Monday is actually considered the first one; compare Portuguese segunda-feira (Monday, noun, literally second week day).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

thứ hai

  1. second

Noun[edit]

thứ hai

  1. Monday
    • (Can we date this quote?), Phạm Tuyên (lyrics and music), “Cả tuần đều ngoan [Nice the Whole Week]”, performed by Xuân Mai:
      Thứ hai là ngày đầu tuần, bé hứa cố gắng chăm ngoan.
      Monday's the first day of the week, and kiddo promises to be a nice kid.

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