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đọc

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đọc means to read.

Meanings of đọc in English

Verb

  1. to read, to pronounce

Words with đọc

âm đọcbạn đọcđầu đọc

Example sentences with đọc

  • Anh đã đọc hết nó rồi à? Did you read it all?
  • Cô ta đã đọc xong lá thư. She finished reading the letter.
  • Cô ấy đã đọc xong bức thư. She finished reading the letter.
  • Tôi đã đọc di chúc của Tom. I've read Tom's will.
  • Tôi đang đọc một tờ báo to. I'm reading a big newspaper.
  • Tôi chờ đọc báo cáo của anh. I look forward to reading your report.
  • Hãy đọc hết toàn bộ bài thơ. Read the poem in its entirety.
  • Xin hãy dạy con tôi đọc chữ. Please teach my child to read.

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, đọc could be written as 讀, 𭍏. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 讀 (“to read”, SV: độc). Doublet of độc.

Frequently asked questions

What does đọc mean in English?

đọc (verb) means "to read".

How do you pronounce đọc?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗawk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: đọc — heavy tone (nặng).

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.