gôn

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ɣon˧˧]Huế [ɣoŋ˧˧]Saigon [ɣoŋ˧˧] browser voice

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gônlevelngang

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gôn means golf.

Meanings of gôn in English

Noun

golf ≈ golf

Noun

colloquial goal
base

Synonyms and antonyms of gôn

Synonyms

khung thành

Example sentences with gôn

Tom sở hữu một sân gôn. Tom owns a golf course.
Tôi đã muốn chơi gôn. I wanted to play golf.
Tom không biết chơi gôn. Tom doesn't know how to play golf.
Tom đang chơi gôn. Tom is playing golf.
Tom bắt đầu chơi gôn lúc anh ta 13 tuổi. Tom started playing golf when he was thirteen.
Tom đã bắt đầu chơi gôn lúc ông ta 13 tuổi. Tom started playing golf when he was thirteen.
Tom đã bắt đầu chơi gôn lúc cậu ta 13 tuổi. Tom started playing golf when he was thirteen.
Nhiều người đã nghỉ hưu chuyển đến vùng Sunbelt để có thể thưởng thức các môn thể thao như gôn hay quần vợt ở vùng khí hậu ôn hòa hơn. Many retired people move to the Sunbelt to enjoy sports such as golf or tennis in a milder climate.

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

Etymology

Borrowed from French golf.

Frequently asked questions

What does gôn mean in English?

gôn (noun) means "golf".

How do you pronounce gôn?

IPA: Hanoi [ɣon˧˧]; Saigon [ɣoŋ˧˧]. Tones: gôn — 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.