# ngã meaning in Vietnamese: ngã tone (A1)

> ngã means “ngã tone” in Vietnamese. It can also mean fall. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nga-fall/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**ngã**: ngã tone · fall

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nga

## 1. ngã tone (noun)

Marked with a tilde (ã): rising, with a break in the voice in Hà Nội. In Saigon it sounds the same as the *hỏi* tone.

- Chữ này có dấu ngã. — This word has a ngã tone mark.
- Saigon: Dấu hỏi hay dấu ngã vậy cô? | Hà Nội: Dấu hỏi hay dấu ngã thế cô? — Is it a hỏi or a ngã, miss?

Level: A1

## 2. fall (verb)

to fall (over), to fall down

Hà Nội's word; Saigon says *té*. *Ngã xe* is coming off your motorbike.

- Em bé bị ngã. — The baby fell over.
- Hôm qua tôi bị ngã xe. — I fell off my motorbike yesterday.

In Saigon you say [té](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/te-fall/#s_te_fall).

Level: A2 · Hà Nội only · to recognize

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