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mới

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adjectiveadverb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [məːj˧˦]Huế [məːj˨˩˦]Saigon [məːj˦˥] browser voice
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mới means new; just (recently); only then.

Meanings of mới in English

Adjective

  1. new (recently made or created)

Adverb

  1. colloquial, past marker have just (happened); just
  2. only after, only when, after that
    • Có thực mới vực được đạo.Only when people have food can they learn.
  3. Used to emphasize that something is.
    • Brasilia mới là thủ đô của Brasil.Brasilia is the capital of Brazil (not some other city).

Words with mới

Synonyms and antonyms of mới

Antonyms

Example sentences with mới

  • Tom muốn có một cái mũ mới. Tom wants a new hat.
  • Một năm học mới đã bắt đầu. A new school year started.
  • Cái xe đạp của tôi còn mới. My bike is new.
  • Cô ấy muốn một chiếc mũ mới. She wants a new hat.
  • Sửa còn đắt hơn mua cái mới. It'll cost you more to fix it than to it would cost you to buy a new one.
  • Tom có một chiếc xe máy mới. Tom has a new motorcycle.
  • Tôi có một dàn máy tính mới. I have a new computer.
  • Anh ấy muốn một chiếc xe mới. He wants a new car.

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, mới could be written as 㵋, 某, 貝, 買. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɓəːjʔ. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] bəːj³. Unrelated to Thai ใหม่ (mài) or Khmer ថ្មី (thməy).

Frequently asked questions

What does mới mean in English?

mới (adjective) means "new; just (recently); only then".

How do you pronounce mới?

IPA: Hanoi [məːj˧˦]; Saigon [məːj˦˥]. Tones: mới — 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.