lúa mì

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [luə˧˦ mi˨˩]Huế [luə˨˩˦ mɪj˦˩]Saigon [luə˦˥ mɪj˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

lúarisingsắc mìfallinghuyền

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lúa mì means wheat.

Classifier: cây — e.g. một cây lúa mì (one wheat)

Meanings of lúa mì in English

Noun

wheat ≈ tiểu mạch

Example sentences with lúa mì

Năm nay, tôi sẽ trồng lúa mì. I will plant wheat this year.
Giá lúa mì của bạn là bao nhiêu? What's the price of your wheat?
Người nông dân rải hạt giống lúa mì xuống ruộng. The farmer scattered the wheat seeds in the field.
Người nông dân đã rải hạt giống lúa mì xuống ruộng. The farmer scattered the wheat seeds in the field.
Nhìn hết tầm mắt, không có gì ngoài cánh đồng lúa mì. As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but a field of wheat.

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

Etymology

Compound of lúa + mì.

Frequently asked questions

What does lúa mì mean in English?

lúa mì (noun) means "wheat".

How do you pronounce lúa mì?

IPA: Hanoi [luə˧˦ mi˨˩]; Saigon [luə˦˥ mɪj˨˩]. Tones: lúa — rising tone (sắc), mì — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with lúa mì?

Common classifiers: cây — for example "một cây lúa mì" (one wheat).

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.