lắm
Hanoi [lam˧˦]Huế [lam˦˧˥]Saigon [lam˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
lắm means many; much; a lot.
Meanings of lắm in English
Determiner
- many, much; a lot ≈ nhiều
- Sao mà nói lắm thế?Why do you talk so much?
- Mình chưa tới được đâu, còn lắm việc phải làm quá!I can't come just now, [because I] still have a lot of work to do!
Adverb
- very (placed after the word to intensify) ≈ rất
- ít lắmvery few
Words with lắm
Example sentences with lắm
- Ồ! Đã từ lâu lâu lắm rồi. Wow! It's been a long time.
- Mày gan lắm. Dám bơ tao à. You must have some nerve to ignore me.
- Mẹ vợ tôi tốt bụng lắm đấy. My mother-in-law is kind.
- Họ nói là họ không lạnh lắm. They said that they weren't very cold.
- Cô ấy thích đánh đàn koto lắm. She likes to play the koto very much.
- Bà ấy thích đánh đàn koto lắm. She likes to play the koto very much.
- Mẹ chồng tôi tốt bụng lắm đấy. My mother-in-law is kind.
- Nhìn tôi giống khủng bố lắm hả? Do I look like a terrorist?
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, lắm could be written as 凛, 𡀫, 澟, 𡗋. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Frequently asked questions
What does lắm mean in English?
lắm (determiner) means "many; much; a lot".
How do you pronounce lắm?
IPA: Hanoi [lam˧˦]; Saigon [lam˦˥]. Tones: lắm — rising tone (sắc).