"ạ" meaning in Vietnamese

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ạ",
      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "letter",
        "3": "upper case",
        "4": "Ạ"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ (upper case Ạ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The letter a in thanh nặng tone."
      ],
      "id": "en-ạ-vi-character-hihSOvo7",
      "links": [
        [
          "a",
          "a#Vietnamese"
        ],
        [
          "thanh nặng",
          "thanh nặng"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ạ"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𠶚",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "particle",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𠶚"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ • (𠶚)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𠶚"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ • (𠶚)",
      "name": "vi-particle"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How do you do? (to an older person)",
          "text": "Chào cụ ạ.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a particle at the end of the sentence to express formal politeness, especially to seniors"
      ],
      "id": "en-ạ-vi-particle-jtk~V2f1",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(polite) a particle at the end of the sentence to express formal politeness, especially to seniors"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ạ"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𠶚",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𠶚"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ • (𠶚)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𠶚"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ • (𠶚)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That's not polite of you! Don't forget to use politeness particles!",
          "text": "Con hư quá! Phải ạ chú đi chứ!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to use the particle ạ when speaking to someone"
      ],
      "id": "en-ạ-vi-verb-05Toe5Pv",
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use#English"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle#English"
        ],
        [
          "speak",
          "speak#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ạ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese letters",
    "Vietnamese particles",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ạ",
      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "letter",
        "3": "upper case",
        "4": "Ạ"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ (upper case Ạ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The letter a in thanh nặng tone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "a",
          "a#Vietnamese"
        ],
        [
          "thanh nặng",
          "thanh nặng"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ạ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese letters",
    "Vietnamese particles",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𠶚",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "particle",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𠶚"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ • (𠶚)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𠶚"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ • (𠶚)",
      "name": "vi-particle"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese polite terms",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How do you do? (to an older person)",
          "text": "Chào cụ ạ.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a particle at the end of the sentence to express formal politeness, especially to seniors"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(polite) a particle at the end of the sentence to express formal politeness, especially to seniors"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ạ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese letters",
    "Vietnamese particles",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "𠶚",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "𠶚"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ • (𠶚)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𠶚"
      },
      "expansion": "ạ • (𠶚)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That's not polite of you! Don't forget to use politeness particles!",
          "text": "Con hư quá! Phải ạ chú đi chứ!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to use the particle ạ when speaking to someone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use#English"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle#English"
        ],
        [
          "speak",
          "speak#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔaː˨˩˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ạ"
}