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đất

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [ʔɗət̚˧˦]Huế [ʔɗək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔɗək̚˦˥] browser voice
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đất means earth; soil; dirt.

Meanings of đất in English

Noun

  1. earth; soil; dirt
  2. land

Words with đất

Idioms and sayings with đất

Example sentences with đất

  • Thực vật lấy nước từ đất. Plants take in water from the soil.
  • Nông dân sẽ rải hạt giống xuống đất. The farmer will scatter seeds on the ground.
  • Cô ấy ngồi dưới đất. She sat on the ground.
  • Chúng tôi để mảnh đất không ai trông coi. We left the land unattended.
  • Tôi chỉ sở hữu một mảnh đất nhỏ trong làng. I only possess a small piece of land in the village.
  • Nếu có tiền tôi sẽ mua một mảnh đất cỡ bự. If I ever had the money, I'd buy a gigantic plot of land.
  • 50 năm trước, ai cũng có thể mua khu đất này. Fifty years ago anyone could have bought the land.
  • Người nông dân đã xới đất ở cánh đồng phía dưới. The farmer tilled the soil in the bottom field.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đất could be written as 坦, 𡐙, 怛. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tət. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] tʌt⁷.

Frequently asked questions

What does đất mean in English?

đất (noun) means "earth; soil; dirt".

How do you pronounce đất?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗət̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗək̚˦˥]. Tones: đất — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.