gặp

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gặpheavynặng

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

gặp means to meet; to see.

Meanings of gặp in English

Verb

to meet, to see
- Gặp lại bạn sau!See you later!
- Mới gặp nó tuần trước.I just saw him last week.

Words with gặp

bắt gặp gặp gỡ gặp phải gặp may

Idioms and sayings with gặp

hẹn gặp lại — see you later; see you
như cá gặp nước — to be in one's element

Example sentences with gặp

Bạn gặp Tom lần đầu ở đâu? Where did you first meet Tom?
Cô ta đã gặp người nào đó. She has met someone.
Tôi sẽ gặp cô ấy ở Boston. I'll meet her in Boston.
Bạn cần phải đi gặp bác sĩ. It is necessary that you see a doctor.
Tôi đã gặp Ken ở công viên. I met Ken at the park.
Cám ơn vì đã gặp chúng tôi. Thank you for seeing us.
Máy tính của tôi gặp sự cố. My computer crashed.
Tôi sẽ gặp bạn sau giờ học. I'll see you after school.

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, gặp could be written as 及, 﨤, 吸, 趿. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gəp ~ *gap (“friend; to associate”); cognate with Muong cặp (“to meet”), Khmer គប់ (kup, “to associate with, meet”), Khasi kap (“to meet friends”).

Frequently asked questions

What does gặp mean in English?

gặp (verb) means "to meet; to see".

How do you pronounce gặp?

IPA: Hanoi [ɣap̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ɣap̚˨˩˨]. Tones: gặp — 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.