No. 494 in Vietnamese
hè
"Summer" or "sidewalk/pavement" (depending on context).
In a sentence
Mùa hè là thời gian yêu thích của tôi.
Summer is my favorite season.
Here, "hè" refers to the season "summer."
Nhà tôi có một cái sân hè rất rộng.
My house has a very spacious summer terrace.
In this sentence, "hè" denotes a courtyard or terrace, particularly when used to describe an open, sunny space.
Trẻ con thích về quê chơi trong dịp hè.
Children like to go to the countryside to play during summer break.
"Hè" signifies the summer holiday period, usually for schoolchildren.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “hè” in actual Vietnamese podcasts.
Find “hè” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Vietnamese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Tiếng Việt, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Vietnamese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).