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giờ

Level ≈A1 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [zəː˨˩]Huế [jəː˦˩]Saigon [jəː˨˩] browser voice
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giờfallinghuyền

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giờ means hour; o'clock; now.

Meanings of giờ in English

Noun

  1. formal hour ≈ tiếng
    • giờ (đồng hồ)hour(s)
    • Hãy hoàn thành nhiệm vụ này trong vòng 4 giờ.Complete this task within 4 hours.
  2. unit for specifying a point in time in terms of hours
    • bốn giờ năm (phút)five past four
    • bốn giờ (đúng)four (o'clock)
    • bốn giờ hơna little past four
  3. historical one of the twelve two-hour periods in a day in the traditional time system, denoted by the twelve earthly branches
    • giờ Tífrom 11 PM to 1 AM
  4. abbreviation, colloquial short for bây giờ (“now”)
    • Giờ mình đi đâu?Where are we going now?

Words with giờ

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Example sentences with giờ

  • Tôi ở đây từ đó đến giờ. I was here all the time.
  • Ở đó bây giờ là mấy giờ? What time is it there?
  • Ông ấy về nhà lúc 6 giờ. He went home at six.
  • Tôi đã dậy lúc 6 giờ 30. I got up at 6:30.
  • Bảy giờ tôi sẽ đi đón bạn. I will call for you at seven.
  • Bộ phim bắt đầu lúc 10 giờ. The movie starts at ten o'clock.
  • Anh ấy về nhà lúc mười giờ. He came home at ten.
  • Cửa hàng này mở cửa 24 giờ. This store here is open around the clock.

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, giờ could be written as 徐, 除, 𣇞, 𣉹. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 時 (“time, season; hour”, SV: thì, thời). Doublet of thời and thì. Compare also Central Vietnamese chừ. See also Chinese 時 /时 (shí), Japanese 時 (ji) and Korean 시 (si) which have similar dual functions for both time and duration.

Frequently asked questions

What does giờ mean in English?

giờ (noun) means "hour; o'clock; now".

How do you pronounce giờ?

IPA: Hanoi [zəː˨˩]; Saigon [jəː˨˩]. Tones: giờ — 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.