No. 183 in Vietnamese
phút
"Phút" means "minute" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi cần một phút để suy nghĩ.
I need a minute to think.
In this sentence, 'phút' refers to a unit of time, specifically one minute, demonstrating its use in measuring short durations.
Anh ấy đến muộn khoảng năm phút.
He is about five minutes late.
Here 'phút' also denotes time but in the quantity of five minutes, indicating its use to express the span or passage of time.
Đợi một phút, tôi kiểm tra lại.
Wait a minute, I'll check again.
In this context, 'phút' is part of an informal expression asking for a brief moment's pause, showing its versatility in conversational phrases emphasizing brevity.
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