How do you say “warm up” in Vietnamese?

“Warm up” in Vietnamese is khởi động (to boot), hâm nóng (to reheat).

Vietnamese words for “warm up”

• khởi độngListenverb
  Hanoi [xəːj˧˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kʰəːj˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]khởi dipping động heavy

  to boot; to start up

  for “warm up” meaning: To do gentle exercise, stretching etc., in order to prepare the body for more vigorous exercise.

• hâm nóngListenverb
  Hanoi [həm˧˧ nawŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [həm˧˧ nawŋ͡m˦˥]hâm level nóng rising

  to reheat; to warm up

  • Tom bảo Mary hâm nóng chút đồ ăn dư.Tom asked Mary to warm up some leftovers.

Related Vietnamese words

• hâmListenverb

  to warm up; to reheat

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.