nóng

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adjective Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [nawŋ͡m˧˦]Huế [nawŋ͡m˦˧˥]Saigon [nawŋ͡m˦˥] browser voice

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nóngrisingsắc

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nóng means hot; fresh.

Meanings of nóng in English

Adjective

hot (temperature)
- làm nóngto warm up
- Hôm nay trời nóng nhỉ?It's really hot today, isn't it?
of news etc. hot; fresh
hot-tempered; quick-tempered; irritable
impatient
of food and drink causing the body to be nhiệt (literally “heated”)

Words with nóng

hâm nóng nóng bỏng nóng chảy nóng giận nóng hổi nóng lòng nóng nảy nóng nực nóng ruột nóng sốt nóng tính nóng vội nôn nóng nóng máy

Example sentences with nóng

Ai muốn 1 chút socola nóng không? Who wants some hot chocolate?
Thực phẩm nhanh hư khi trời nóng. Food decays quickly in hot weather.
Mùa hè ở đây rất nóng. It is very hot here in summer.
Mùa hè là một mùa nóng. Summer is a hot season.
Cà phê này không đủ nóng. This coffee is not hot enough.
Xúp nóng làm bỏng lưỡi tôi. The soup was so hot that I burnt my tongue.
Đun nóng trước lò lên 300°F. Preheat the oven to 300° Fahrenheit.
Trời quá nóng và tôi thấy rất mệt. It's too hot and I'm very tired.

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, nóng could be written as 燶, 𤎏. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-ɗuŋʔ ~ *p-ruŋʔ (“hot”).

Frequently asked questions

What does nóng mean in English?

nóng (adjective) means "hot; fresh".

How do you pronounce nóng?

IPA: Hanoi [nawŋ͡m˧˦]; Saigon [nawŋ͡m˦˥]. Tones: nóng — 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.