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hai mươi

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Hanoi [haːj˧˧ mɨəj˧˧]Huế [haːj˧˧ mɨj˧˧]Saigon [haːj˧˧ mɨj˧˧] browser voice
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hailevelngangmươilevelngang

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hai mươi means twenty.

Meanings of hai mươi in English

Numeral

  1. twenty

Example sentences with hai mươi

  • Ba mũ ba bằng hai mươi bảy. Three to the power of three is twenty-seven.
  • Tôi năm nay hai mươi sáu tuổi. I am twenty-six years old.
  • Hai mươi đội bước vào giải đấu. Twenty teams entered the tournament.
  • Hôm nay tôi đọc hai mươi trang. I read twenty pages today.
  • Cô ấy bước vào độ tuổi hai mươi. She entered her twenties.
  • Hôm nay là ngày hai mươi tháng Mười. Today is October twentieth.
  • Tôi hai mươi tuổi. I am twenty years old.
  • Vẫn còn hai mươi phút nữa mới đến hai giờ đúng. There are still twenty more minutes before two o'clock.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Frequently asked questions

What does hai mươi mean in English?

hai mươi (numeral) means "twenty".

How do you pronounce hai mươi?

IPA: Hanoi [haːj˧˧ mɨəj˧˧]; Saigon [haːj˧˧ mɨj˧˧]. Tones: hai — level tone (ngang), mươi — 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.