cám ơn
Hanoi [kaːm˧˦ ʔəːn˧˧]Huế [kaːm˦˧˥ ʔəːŋ˧˧]Saigon [kaːm˦˥ ʔəːŋ˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
cám ơn means thank you; to thank.
Meanings of cám ơn in English
Verb
- to thank
- (Cháu/Con) cám ơn cô.(I'd like to) thank you.
- Cám ơn chú đi con.Go ahead and thank him.
- Cám ơn các anh đã tới đây.Thank you all for coming.
Example sentences with cám ơn
- Cám ơn vì đã gặp chúng tôi. Thank you for seeing us.
- Cám ơn cậu về bó hoa. Thanks for the flowers.
- Chúng tôi đã cám ơn Tom. We thanked Tom.
- Cám ơn Tom rất nhiều. Thanks a lot, Tom.
- Cám ơn bạn nhiều nghe! Thank you very much!
- "Cám ơn." "Không có chi." "Thank you." "You're welcome."
- Cám ơn bạn đã nuôi con chó hằng ngày. Thank you for feeding the dog every day.
- Cám ơn. Thôi nhé. Thanks, that's all.
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, cám ơn could be written as 敢恩, 感恩. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Nativisation of Chinese 感恩 (modern SV: cảm ân). First attested in the 17th century as cám ơn and the only form to exist in old dictionaries.
Frequently asked questions
What does cám ơn mean in English?
cám ơn (verb) means "thank you; to thank".
How do you pronounce cám ơn?
IPA: Hanoi [kaːm˧˦ ʔəːn˧˧]; Saigon [kaːm˦˥ ʔəːŋ˧˧]. Tones: cám — rising tone (sắc), ơn — level tone (ngang).