hắn
Hanoi [han˧˦]Huế [haŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [haŋ˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
hắn means he/him; my boyfriend.
Meanings of hắn in English
Pronoun
- derogatory, in Northern and Southern dialects he/him
- endearing, informal he/him, my boyfriend
- endearing, informal he/him, your boyfriend
- archaic, familiar, informal, in Central Vietnam he/him; she/her
- Đi kêu hắn về cho tau!Go get him back here!
- Tụi hắn cứ đánh chắc hoài!Those idiots keep fighting again and again!
Example sentences with hắn
- Cô ấy đã từng sống với hắn. She used to live with him.
- Hắn ta giết anh trai của tôi. He killed my brother.
- Hắn tức giận về chuyện gì vậy? What is he angry about?
- Chiếc xe này là của hắn. This car is his.
- Hắn đưa cho cậu bao tiền? How much money did he give you?
- Hắn là kẻ buôn thuốc phiện. He's a drug dealer.
- Không hiểu sao, mọi người không ưa hắn. He is unpopular for some reason.
- Tôi sẽ bắn hắn. I'm gonna shoot him.
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, hắn could be written as 罕, 漢, 釁. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *hanʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ʔan. Cognate with Car Nicobarese an (“he, she, it”), Pacoh án (“relative pronoun, that, which”).
Frequently asked questions
What does hắn mean in English?
hắn (pronoun) means "he/him; my boyfriend".
How do you pronounce hắn?
IPA: Hanoi [han˧˦]; Saigon [haŋ˦˥]. Tones: hắn — rising tone (sắc).