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nửa đêm

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Hanoi [nɨə˧˩ ʔɗem˧˧]Huế [nɨə˧˨ ʔɗem˧˧]Saigon [nɨə˨˩˦ ʔɗem˧˧] browser voice
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nửadippinghỏiđêmlevelngang

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nửa đêm means midnight.

Meanings of nửa đêm in English

Noun

  1. midnight

Example sentences with nửa đêm

  • Quán bar mở cửa đến nửa đêm. The bar is open till midnight.
  • Tom làm việc cho đến nửa đêm. Tom worked until midnight.
  • Tôi về đến nhà trước nửa đêm. I got home before midnight.
  • Chúng tôi đóng cửa lúc nửa đêm. We close at midnight.
  • Tom rời đi sau nửa đêm. Tom left at midnight.
  • Bây giờ là sau nửa đêm. It's past midnight.
  • Tôi rời đi lúc nửa đêm. I left at midnight.
  • Tom đã đến lúc nửa đêm. Tom arrived at midnight.

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

Etymology

nửa (“half”) + đêm (“night”).

Frequently asked questions

What does nửa đêm mean in English?

nửa đêm (noun) means "midnight".

How do you pronounce nửa đêm?

IPA: Hanoi [nɨə˧˩ ʔɗem˧˧]; Saigon [nɨə˨˩˦ ʔɗem˧˧]. Tones: nửa — dipping tone (hỏi), đêm — level tone (ngang).

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.