làm ơn

Level ≈A1 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [laːm˨˩ ʔəːn˧˧]Huế [laːm˦˩ ʔəːŋ˧˧]Saigon [laːm˨˩ ʔəːŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

làmfallinghuyền ơnlevelngang

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làm ơn means to do a favour; to do a good turn.

Meanings of làm ơn in English

Verb

to do (someone else) a favour; to do a good turn

Words with làm ơn

làm ơn làm phước

Idioms and sayings with làm ơn

làm ơn mắc oán — benefactors often get hatred from beneficiaries; no good deed goes unpunished

Example sentences with làm ơn

Làm ơn mang nó đi giúp tôi. Take it away, please.
Làm ơn cho tôi một cốc nước. Give me a glass of water, please.
Làm ơn cho tôi xem cái khác. Please show me another.
Làm ơn sửa lại những lỗi sai. Please correct the errors.
Làm ơn, tôi muốn cuốn sách đó. I want that book, please.
Làm ơn nói to hơn ạ. Please speak more loudly.
Làm ơn đừng quá ồn ào. Please don't be so noisy.
Làm ơn báo cho tôi biết. Please keep me informed.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

làm (“to do”) + ơn (“favour; grace”). Compare Portuguese por favor and other Romance variations.

Frequently asked questions

What does làm ơn mean in English?

làm ơn (verb) means "to do a favour; to do a good turn".

How do you pronounce làm ơn?

IPA: Hanoi [laːm˨˩ ʔəːn˧˧]; Saigon [laːm˨˩ ʔəːŋ˧˧]. Tones: làm — falling tone (huyền), ơn — level tone (ngang).

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.