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môn

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [mon˧˧]Huế [moŋ˧˧]Saigon [moŋ˧˧] browser voice
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môn means subject; discipline.

Chinese characters: 門

Meanings of môn in English

Noun

  1. subject, discipline

Words with môn

môn họcmôn pháimôn đệ

Example sentences with môn

  • Tôi được điểm B môn vật lí. I got a B in physics.
  • Tôi được điểm B môn đại số. I got a B in arithmetic.
  • Nó giỏi môn sinh vật học. He is good at biology.
  • Anh ta giỏi môn sinh vật. He is good at biology.
  • Tiếng Anh là môn bắt buộc. English is a mandatory subject.
  • Tôi học nhầm môn nên bị điểm F. I studied for the wrong subject and got an F.
  • Toán học là môn anh ấy giỏi nhất. Mathematics is his strongest subject.
  • Nhiều học sinh học kém môn đại số. Many pupils are poor at algebra.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 門.

Frequently asked questions

What does môn mean in English?

môn (noun) means "subject; discipline".

How do you pronounce môn?

IPA: Hanoi [mon˧˧]; Saigon [moŋ˧˧]. Tones: môn — level tone (ngang).

Is môn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. môn is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 門.

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.