hát
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
hát means to sing.
Meanings of hát in English
Verb
- to sing
Noun
- The name of the Latin script letter H/h.
Words with hát
Example sentences with hát
- Anh ấy sẽ hát vào tuần sau. He'll be singing next week.
- Cô ấy hát cùng chúng tôi. She sings with us.
- Chúng ta có nên hát không? Should we sing?
- Làm ơn, đừng hát cùng tôi. Please don't sing with me.
- Hôm qua, chúng tôi đã hát. Yesterday, we sang.
- Ảnh thích hát trong bồn tắm. He likes to sing in the bathtub.
- Tom chưa từng nghe Mary hát. Tom has never heard Mary sing.
- Chúng tôi đã vừa đi bộ vừa hát. We sang as we walked.
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, hát could be written as 咭, 喝, 𠺴, 欱. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Vietic *haːt. Possibly related to Chinese 喝.
Frequently asked questions
What does hát mean in English?
hát (verb) means "to sing".
How do you pronounce hát?
IPA: Hanoi [haːt̚˧˦]; Saigon [haːk̚˦˥]. Tones: hát — rising tone (sắc).