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cảm thấy

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Hanoi [kaːm˧˩ tʰəj˧˦]Huế [kaːm˧˨ tʰəj˨˩˦]Saigon [kaːm˨˩˦ tʰəj˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones
cảmdippinghỏithấyrisingsắc

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cảm thấy means to feel.

Meanings of cảm thấy in English

Verb

  1. to feel

Example sentences with cảm thấy

  • Tom cảm thấy bị cho ra rìa. Tom felt left out.
  • Tôi cảm thấy mình rất tự do. I feel that I am free.
  • Bạn đã cảm thấy như thế nào? What did you feel?
  • Tom đã cảm thấy mình bị lừa. Tom felt tricked.
  • Chúng tôi cảm thấy bị đe dọa. We felt threatened.
  • Tôi cảm thấy mình rất già rồi. I feel very old.
  • Bây giờ tôi cảm thấy muốn khóc. I feel like crying now.
  • Tôi cảm thấy thừa sống, thiếu chết. I feel more dead than alive.

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, cảm thấy could be written as 感𧡊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

cảm + thấy.

Frequently asked questions

What does cảm thấy mean in English?

cảm thấy (verb) means "to feel".

How do you pronounce cảm thấy?

IPA: Hanoi [kaːm˧˩ tʰəj˧˦]; Saigon [kaːm˨˩˦ tʰəj˦˥]. Tones: cảm — dipping tone (hỏi), thấy — rising tone (sắc).

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.