đi làm

Level ≈A2 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗi˧˧ laːm˨˩]Huế [ʔɗɪj˧˧ laːm˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗɪj˧˧ laːm˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đilevelngang làmfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đi làm means to go to work.

Meanings of đi làm in English

Verb

to go to work

Example sentences with đi làm

Bố tôi đi làm bằng ô tô. Father drives to work.
Đi làm bài tập về nhà đi. Go do your homework.
Ba tui đi làm bằng xe hơi. Father drives to work.
Hôm qua bạn có đi làm không? Were you at work yesterday?
Tôi đi làm bằng xe đạp. I bike to work.
Tôi đi làm mỗi sáng bằng tàu hỏa. I go to work every morning by train.
Tôi đi làm mà trong người rất mệt. Tired as I was, I went on working.
Ngày mai chúng tôi sẽ không đi làm. We will go off duty tomorrow.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

đi + làm

Frequently asked questions

What does đi làm mean in English?

đi làm (verb) means "to go to work".

How do you pronounce đi làm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗi˧˧ laːm˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗɪj˧˧ laːm˨˩]. Tones: đi — level tone (ngang), làm — falling tone (huyền).

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.