# dấu meaning in Vietnamese: tone mark (A1)

> dấu means “tone mark, accent” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/dau-tone-mark/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**dấu**: tone mark

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: dau

## 1. tone mark (noun)

tone mark, accent

Five tones have one: *dấu sắc, dấu huyền, dấu hỏi, dấu ngã, dấu nặng*; the *ngang* tone has none.

- Chữ này có dấu gì? — Which tone mark does this word have?
- Viết tiếng Việt phải có dấu. — Vietnamese has to be written with tone marks.

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