kẹt xe

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [kɛt̚˧˨ʔ sɛ˧˧]Huế [kɛt̚˨˩ʔ sɛ˧˧]Saigon [kɛk̚˨˩˨ sɛ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

kẹtheavynặng xelevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

kẹt xe means traffic jam.

Meanings of kẹt xe in English

Noun

Southern Vietnam traffic jam ≈ tắc đường

Synonyms and antonyms of kẹt xe

Antonyms

thông xe

Example sentences with kẹt xe

Có lẽ anh ấy đã bị kẹt xe. He could have got stuck in traffic.
Anh ấy có lẽ đã bị kẹt xe. He might have got stuck in traffic.
Tôi đã không thể đến sớm hơn được. Đã có một trận kẹt xe kinh khủng. I couldn't have arrived any earlier. There was a terrible traffic jam.

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

Etymology

kẹt + xe.

Frequently asked questions

What does kẹt xe mean in English?

kẹt xe (noun) means "traffic jam".

How do you pronounce kẹt xe?

IPA: Hanoi [kɛt̚˧˨ʔ sɛ˧˧]; Saigon [kɛk̚˨˩˨ sɛ˧˧]. Tones: kẹt — heavy tone (nặng), xe — 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.