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hát

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Hanoi [haːt̚˧˦]Huế [haːk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [haːk̚˦˥] browser voice
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hát means to sing.

Meanings of hát in English

Verb

  1. to sing

Noun

  1. 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).

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.