trên
on · upstairs
Typed without accents: tren
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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on
prepositionon, above, on top of
Trên xe is on the bus or in the car.
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Điện thoại ở trên bàn.
The phone is on the table.
A1Grammar: Position words: trên, dưới, trong, ngoài, trước, sau, cạnh
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upstairs
adverbupstairs, up there
On its own, after ở or a verb of moving: ở trên, upstairs; lên trên, go up. Saigon also says trên lầu.
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Dad's asleep upstairs.
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Could you go up and get my shirt for me?
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