ngủ
Hanoi [ŋu˧˩]Huế [ŋʊw˧˨]Saigon [ŋʊw˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
ngủ means to sleep.
Meanings of ngủ in English
Verb
- intransitive to sleep ≈ théc
- đi ngủto go to bed/sleep
- ngủ gật/gụcto doze
- ngủ trưato nap at noon
Noun
- sleep ≈ théc
Words with ngủ
Example sentences with ngủ
- Tôi sẽ ngủ ở đây tối nay. I'm going to sleep here tonight.
- Lẽ ra tôi nên đi ngủ sớm. I should have gone to bed early.
- Tôi lẽ ra nên đi ngủ sớm. I should have gone to bed early.
- Tối qua tụi bây ngủ ở đâu? Where did you sleep last night?
- Tối hôm qua bạn ngủ ở đâu? Where did you sleep last night?
- Sau khi ăn, bọn tớ đi ngủ. After we ate, we went to sleep.
- Hôm qua cô ấy ngủ cả ngày. She slept all day yesterday.
- Cô ấy nhắm mắt lại và ngủ. She closes her eyes and sleeps.
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, ngủ could be written as 午, 㬳, 𪟳, 𥄭. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Borrowed from Kra-Dai, compare Baha ŋu¹¹ (“to sleep”), Southern Kam nghut (“to sleep”) and Proto-Hlai *hŋuːɦ (“to sleep, to lie down”) (whence ŋow²~kaw²~kʰoː²~kɔː² across modern lects and Jiamao ŋɔ⁴).
Frequently asked questions
What does ngủ mean in English?
ngủ (verb) means "to sleep".
How do you pronounce ngủ?
IPA: Hanoi [ŋu˧˩]; Saigon [ŋʊw˨˩˦]. Tones: ngủ — dipping tone (hỏi).