mét

Level ≈A2 (approx.) nounadjective Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [mɛt̚˧˦]Huế [mɛt̚˦˧˥]Saigon [mɛk̚˦˥] browser voice

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métrisingsắc

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mét means meter/metre.

Meanings of mét in English

Noun

meter/metre (unit of measure) ≈ thước thước tây

Adjective

pale; wan; pallid

Noun

Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam a kind of bamboo

Words with mét

mét khối mét vuông

Example sentences with mét

Bạn đã chạy được bao nhiêu ki-lô-mét? How many kilometers did you run?
Chỗ nước này sâu hai mét. The water is around two meters deep.
Nó cách đây khoảng 500 mét. It’s about 500 metres from here.
Con sông kia dài 300 ki lô mét. The river is 300 kilometers in length.
Chúng tôi đã chạy ba ki-lô-mét. We ran three kilometers.
Một mét bằng một trăm xăng-ti-mét. In a meter, there are a hundred centimeters.
Quán cà phê cách đây khoảng 600 mét. The coffee shop is about 600 metres from here.
Anh ta cao mét rưỡi. He is five feet tall.

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, mét could be written as 衊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Borrowed from French mètre.

Frequently asked questions

What does mét mean in English?

mét (noun) means "meter/metre".

How do you pronounce mét?

IPA: Hanoi [mɛt̚˧˦]; Saigon [mɛk̚˦˥]. Tones: mét — rising tone (sắc).

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.