ốm

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adjective Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔom˧˦]Huế [ʔom˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔom˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ốmrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

ốm means ill; sick.

Meanings of ốm in English

Adjective

Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam ill; sick ≈ bệnh
Southern Vietnam skinny; bony ≈ gầy ròm tóm còi

Words with ốm

đau ốm ốm nhách ốm nheo ốm nhom ốm o phát ốm

Synonyms and antonyms of ốm

Antonyms

khoẻ mập béo

Example sentences with ốm

Tôi ở nhà vì tôi bị ốm. I stayed home because I was sick.
Bạn ấy nghỉ học vì bị ốm. She was absent from school because of sickness.
Đầu tôi nhức vì tôi bị ốm. My head hurts because I'm sick.
Những đứa con của Tom bị ốm. Tom's children are sick.
Tôi không thấy ốm hay gì đâu. I don't feel sick or anything.
Bạn bị ốm. Bạn phải nghỉ ngơi. You're sick. You have to rest.
Nói với họ cậu bị ốm. Tell them you're sick.
Một ngày nọ, bà bị ốm. One day, the grandmother fell ill.

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, ốm could be written as 瘖, 𤺵. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔoːmʔ.

Frequently asked questions

What does ốm mean in English?

ốm (adjective) means "ill; sick".

How do you pronounce ốm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔom˧˦]; Saigon [ʔom˦˥]. Tones: ốm — 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.