làm vườn

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Hanoi [laːm˨˩ vɨən˨˩]Huế [laːm˦˩ vɨəŋ˦˩]Saigon [laːm˨˩ vɨəŋ˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

làmfallinghuyền vườnfallinghuyền

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

làm vườn means to tend a garden; to do gardening.

Meanings of làm vườn in English

Verb

to tend a garden, to do gardening

Example sentences with làm vườn

Tôi thích làm vườn. I love gardening.
Ngày mai, tôi sẽ giúp mẹ tôi làm vườn nửa tiếng. Tomorrow, I'm going to help my mother in the garden for half an hour.

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, làm vườn could be written as 𫜵𡑰. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

làm + vườn.

Frequently asked questions

What does làm vườn mean in English?

làm vườn (verb) means "to tend a garden; to do gardening".

How do you pronounce làm vườn?

IPA: Hanoi [laːm˨˩ vɨən˨˩]; Saigon [laːm˨˩ vɨəŋ˨˩]. Tones: làm — falling tone (huyền), vườn — falling tone (huyền).

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.