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mình

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mìnhfallinghuyền

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mình means I; we (intimate); oneself.

Meanings of mình in English

Pronoun

  1. oneself (used especially to substitute whatever preceding pronoun or kinship term to avoid repetition) ≈ ta
    • Nó cứ tự trách mình mãi.She keeps blaming herself ~ He keeps blaming himself.
    • Biết mình biết người, trăm trận trăm thắng.So long as you know yourself and your enemy fully well, you'll keep winning.
  2. polite, in soliloquy, friendly I/me
    • Nhật kí thân yêu, hôm nay mình...Dear diary, today I...
  3. we/us
    • lớp mìnhour class
    • Hay mình đi công viên đi!How about us going to the park?
  4. Northern Vietnam, endearing you (used for one's spouse)
  5. formal, polite, usually in business settings you
    • Mình muốn dùng gì ạ?What would you like, dear customer?
    • Nếu vậy thì mình có thể chọn gói chi phí thấp ạ.If so, you can choose the low-priced option.

Noun

  1. a torso
    • đầu, mình, tứ chithe head, the torso, and the four limbs
  2. a body
    • mình lấm lết máuwith one's body covered in blood
    • nhức mìnhwith aching all over one's body

Adverb

  1. colloquial only
    • Năm ngoái, có mình Nhân lên đại học.Last year, only Nhân started attending university.
    • mình mìnhonly oneself

Words with mình

bực mìnhchính mìnhcửa mìnhgiật mìnhhết mìnhmình ênmình mẩymột mìnhthân mình

Synonyms and antonyms of mình

Antonyms

người

Example sentences with mình

  • Tôi có thể tự bảo vệ mình. I can defend myself.
  • Tôi nhớ mẹ và cha của mình. I miss my mom and dad.
  • Tom tự mua xe máy cho mình. Tom bought himself a motorcycle.
  • Cô ấy gọi cho con gái mình. She called her daughter.
  • Tôi cảm thấy mình rất tự do. I feel that I am free.
  • Tối nay mình đi ăn ngoài đi. Let's eat out tonight.
  • Vợ mình là một đầu bếp giỏi. My wife is a good cook.
  • Tom mở cặp sách của mình ra. Tom unzipped his backpack.

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, mình could be written as 命, 𠇮, 𠵴, 𨉓. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Attested as mềnh, mình, in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Frequently asked questions

What does mình mean in English?

mình (pronoun) means "I; we (intimate); oneself".

How do you pronounce mình?

IPA: Hanoi [mïŋ˨˩]; Saigon [mɨn˨˩]. Tones: mình — falling tone (huyền).

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.