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giấc

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Hanoi [zək̚˧˦]Huế [jək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [jək̚˦˥] browser voice
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giấcrisingsắc

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giấc means indicates sleep times and dreams.

Meanings of giấc in English

Classifier

  1. indicates sleep times and dreams
    • giấc ngủa sleep period or a nap
    • giấc mơ/mộnga dream

Words with giấc

giấc hoègiờ giấcngon giấcthức giấcgiấc mơgiấc điệp

Example sentences with giấc

  • Tôi đã có một giấc ngủ ngon. I got a good night's sleep.
  • Tôi thường thức giấc lúc 6 giờ. I usually wake up at six.
  • Sáng nay tôi tỉnh giấc vì cơn đau đầu. I woke up with a headache this morning.
  • Tôi rời đi trước khi bọn trẻ tỉnh giấc. I left before the children woke up.
  • Giấc ngủ ngon là nền tảng cho sức khoẻ tốt. Good sleep is the foundation of good health.
  • Một giấc ngủ ngon đã làm cho anh ấy tỉnh táo lại. Sound sleep freshened him up.
  • Giữ trật tự trong lớp là tôn trọng giấc ngủ của người khác. To be quiet in class is to respect other people's sleep.
  • Tập thể dục có thể giúp thư giãn và cải thiện chất lượng giấc ngủ. Exercise can help with relaxation and improve sleep quality.

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, giấc could be written as 弋, 𢩮, 聀, 𠺵. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Chut [Mày] pacɤk³ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).

Frequently asked questions

What does giấc mean in English?

giấc (classifier) means "indicates sleep times and dreams".

How do you pronounce giấc?

IPA: Hanoi [zək̚˧˦]; Saigon [jək̚˦˥]. Tones: giấc — 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.