mất

take · lose · pass away

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: mat

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. take

    verb

    to take (time)

    A1Grammar: It takes (time): mất

  2. lose

    verb

    Losing something you had; losing a game is thua.

    A1

  3. pass away

    verb

    to pass away, to die

    The gentle way to say someone has died; chết is blunt.

    A2polite

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