phút

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

Hanoi [fut̚˧˦]Huế [fʊk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [fʊk͡p̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

phútrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

phút means minute.

Meanings of phút in English

Noun

minute (unit of time)
- 5 phútfive minutes
- 4 giờ 5 phút5 past 4
- 4 giờ kém 5 phút5 to 4

Words with phút

giây phút giờ phút

Example sentences with phút

Ông ấy sẽ đến trong 30 phút. He will be here in half an hour.
Xe buýt đã đến sớm năm phút. The bus arrived five minutes early.
Chờ một phút. Tôi sẽ gọi Jimmy. Hang on a minute. I'll call Jimmy.
Một phút kéo dài sáu mươi giây. A minute lasts sixty seconds.
Hãy nghỉ giải lao 10 phút. Let's take a ten-minute break.
Tôi sẽ xong trong năm phút. I'm done in five minutes.
Đồng hồ chạy nhanh năm phút. The clock is five minutes fast.
Tôi thức dậy mười phút trước. I woke up ten minutes ago.

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, phút could be written as 丿, 發, 㗶. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Attested as phút (“(in) an instant, a very short moment”) in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Frequently asked questions

What does phút mean in English?

phút (noun) means "minute".

How do you pronounce phút?

IPA: Hanoi [fut̚˧˦]; Saigon [fʊk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: phút — 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.