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hôm

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [hom˧˧]Huế [hom˧˧]Saigon [hom˧˧] browser voice
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hôm means day; afternoon.

Meanings of hôm in English

Noun

  1. day
    • mấy hôm naythese days
  2. Northern Vietnam afternoon
  3. obsolete evening

Words with hôm

đêm hômhôm kiahôm nayhôm qua

Example sentences with hôm

  • Hôm đó tôi quên ví ở nhà. On that day I forgot my wallet at home.
  • Vợ tôi vừa sinh ba hôm trước. My wife gave birth three days ago.
  • Trời mưa hôm thứ Hai tuần trước. It rained last Monday.
  • Thật không may, hôm đó trời mưa. Unfortunately, it rained that day.
  • Hôm này nhà sách đóng cửa. Bookshops are closed today.
  • Bạn đã làm gì vào hôm Thứ Bảy? What did you do on Sunday?
  • Tom không ở nhà vào hôm thứ Hai. Tom wasn't at home on Monday.
  • Bạn có học lớp piano hôm đó không? Did you have a piano lesson that day?

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, hôm could be written as 歆, 𣋚, 酣. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compare Zhuang haemh.

Frequently asked questions

What does hôm mean in English?

hôm (noun) means "day; afternoon".

How do you pronounce hôm?

IPA: Hanoi [hom˧˧]; Saigon [hom˧˧]. Tones: hôm — 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.