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Level ≈A2 (approx.) adjective Top 1,000 most common
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đen means of the color black; dark; swarthy.

Meanings of đen in English

Adjective

  1. of the color black
  2. of skin colour dark; swarthy
  3. unlucky; unfortunate
    • đen đủivery unlucky
    • số/vận đenbad luck
    • đỏ và đenred and black; good and bad luck

Words with đen

Synonyms and antonyms of đen

Antonyms

Example sentences with đen

  • Cô ấy đội 1 chiếc mũ đen. She was wearing a black hat.
  • In đen trắng rẻ hơn in màu. Compared to a colour print, a monochrome print is cheaper.
  • Tôi cũng có một con chó đen. I also have a black dog.
  • Mary có mái tóc đen tuyệt đẹp. Mary has beautiful dark hair.
  • Bạn đang có loại nhện đen nào? What type of tarantula do you have?
  • Màu đen tương phản với màu trắng. Black is against white.
  • Cây bút có mực màu đen. The pen has black ink.
  • Tôi muốn ăn kem vừng đen. I want to eat a black sesame ice cream.

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, đen could be written as 顛, 顚, 𬹙, 黰. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Muong ten (“to dye black”) and Chut [Mày] tɛn¹ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).

Frequently asked questions

What does đen mean in English?

đen (adjective) means "of the color black; dark; swarthy".

How do you pronounce đen?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗɛn˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]. Tones: đen — level tone (ngang).

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.