ồn

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjective Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔon˨˩]Huế [ʔoŋ˦˩]Saigon [ʔoŋ˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ồnfallinghuyền

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ồn means loud; noisy.

Meanings of ồn in English

Adjective

loud, noisy
- tiếng ồnnoises
- Tụi bây nói chuyện ồn quá.You guys are too damn loud.

Words with ồn

ồn ã ồn ào tiếng ồn

Example sentences with ồn

Chúng tôi không ngủ được vì ồn quá. We can't sleep because of the noise.
Đừng làm ồn. Don't make noise.
Xin đừng làm ồn quá, họ đang học ở thư viện để chuẩn bị cho một môn thi rất khó. Please don't make so much noise. They are studying at the library for a very difficult test.

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, ồn could be written as 温, 𡀦. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does ồn mean in English?

ồn (adjective) means "loud; noisy".

How do you pronounce ồn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔon˨˩]; Saigon [ʔoŋ˨˩]. Tones: ồn — falling tone (huyền).

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.