Topic 40. Measurement

Area

Diện tích

(noun)

/ˈɛriə/

What is the area of this flat?

Centimeter

Cen ti mét

(noun)

/ˈsɛntəˌmitər/

He is 12 centimeters taller than me.

Distance

Khoảng cách

(noun)

/ˈdɪstəns/

The distance between us is too big that I cannot hear you.

Estimate

Ước lượng, dự đoán

(verb)

/ˈɛstəmət/

As I estimate, we are 2km away from the beach.

Gram

Gam

(noun)

/græm/

2 grams of salt would be enough for this bowl of soup.

Hectare

Hecta

(noun)

/ˈhɛkˌtɑr/

The farmer's land is about 20 hectares.

Height

Chiều cao

(noun)

/haɪt/

What is the height of Mount Everest?

Kilo

Kilogam, cân

(noun)

/ˈkɪˌloʊ/

I am 50 kilos.

Kilometer

Ki lô mét

(noun)

/kəˈlɑmətər/

I run 2km everyday as an exercise.

Length

Chiều dài

(noun)

/lɛŋkθ/

He measured the length of the room.

Liter

Lít

(noun)

/ˈlitər/

A person should drink about 2 liters of water a day.

Measure

Đo đạc

(verb)

/ˈmɛʒər/

How do you measure the depth of a lake?

Meter

Mét

(noun)

/ˈmitər/

She is 1.7 meters tall.

Mile

Dặm

(noun)

/maɪl/

How many meters is one mile?

Ruler

Thước kẻ

(noun)

/ˈrulər/

Can I borrow your ruler?

Unit

Đơn vị

(noun)

/ˈjunət/

Which unit do you use to measure distance?

Weight

Cân nặng, khối lượng

(noun)

/weɪt/

Net weight of this box of candy is 300 grams.

Width

Chiều rộng

(noun)

/wɪdθ/

The width of this table is 2 meters.