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cắm trại

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Hanoi [kam˧˦ t͡ɕaːj˧˨ʔ]Huế [kam˦˧˥ ʈaːj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [kam˦˥ ʈaːj˨˩˨] browser voice
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cắmrisingsắctrạiheavynặng

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cắm trại means to camp; to go camping.

Meanings of cắm trại in English

Verb

  1. to camp; to go camping

Example sentences with cắm trại

  • Anh không được phép cắm trại ở đây. You're not allowed to camp here.
  • Tom thích cắm trại. Tom loves camping.
  • Ý nghĩ cắm trại chưa bao giờ là điều hấp dẫn tôi. The idea of camping has never appealed to me.
  • Anh ấy đã gợi ý mọi người đi cắm trại vào mùa hè tới. He suggested everybody go camping in the next summer.
  • Tom không biết liệu Mary có đi cắm trại với bọn tôi hay không. Tom doesn't know if Mary will go camping with us or not.

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, cắm trại could be written as 㩒砦. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

cắm + trại

Frequently asked questions

What does cắm trại mean in English?

cắm trại (verb) means "to camp; to go camping".

How do you pronounce cắm trại?

IPA: Hanoi [kam˧˦ t͡ɕaːj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kam˦˥ ʈaːj˨˩˨]. Tones: cắm — rising tone (sắc), trại — 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.