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đắt

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adjective Top 1,000 most common
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đắt means expensive; dear; costly.

Meanings of đắt in English

Adjective

  1. Northern Vietnam expensive; dear; costly ≈ mắc
    • đắt tiềnexpensive; costly
  2. having plenty of business; saleable; marketable
  3. apt; well-chosen

Words with đắt

đắt đỏđắt như tôm tươi

Synonyms and antonyms of đắt

Antonyms

rẻế

Example sentences with đắt

  • Tôi nghĩ là cái đó hơi đắt. I think that's a little too expensive.
  • Sửa còn đắt hơn mua cái mới. It'll cost you more to fix it than to it would cost you to buy a new one.
  • Tôi nghĩ là cái kia hơi đắt. I think that's a little too expensive.
  • Đồ ăn ở đây quá đắt. The food here is too expensive.
  • Cái máy ảnh này rất đắt. This camera is very expensive.
  • Tôi nghĩ cái đó hơi đắt. I think that's a little too expensive.
  • Món ăn của tôi không đắt. My food is cheap.
  • Thức ăn cho chó đắt thật. Dog food is expensive.

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, đắt could be written as 坦, 得, 怛, 𠶒. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Usage note: đắt

đắt means "expensive" (standard and Northern); in the South the everyday word is mắc.

  • Đắt quá! — Too expensive!
  • Cái này đắt hơn cái kia. — This one is more expensive than that one.
  • Có cái nào rẻ hơn không? — Is there a cheaper one?

Opposite: rẻ (cheap). rẻ mà ngon — cheap and tasty.

Business sense: đắt hàng — selling well, many customers; đắt khách — popular with customers. A vendor wishing for good sales says Mở hàng cho chị đi, lấy may! — Be my first customer of the day, for luck!

Polite bargaining: smile, ask Bao nhiêu?, then Hơi đắt, bớt cho em được không? — A bit pricey, could you lower it?

đắt đỏ = expensive (of cost of living): Hà Nội ngày càng đắt đỏ.

Etymology

Compare Khmer ដាច់ (dac).

Frequently asked questions

What does đắt mean in English?

đắt (adjective) means "expensive; dear; costly".

How do you pronounce đắt?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗat̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗak̚˦˥]. Tones: đắt — 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.