mua sắm

Level ≈A2 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [muə˧˧ sam˧˦]Huế [muə˧˧ ʂam˦˧˥]Saigon [muə˧˧ ʂam˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

mualevelngang sắmrisingsắc

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

mua sắm means to go shopping.

Meanings of mua sắm in English

Verb

to go shopping

Example sentences with mua sắm

Mẹ tôi đi mua sắm rồi. My mother went shopping.
Sami đang đi đến trung tâm mua sắm. Sami is going to the mall.
Bạn có thích mua sắm quần áo không? Do you enjoy buying clothes?
Tôi ghét đi mua sắm. I hate shopping.
Nếu bạn có thời gian, hãy đi mua sắm. If you have time, let's go shopping.
Họ lúc nào cũng đi mua sắm cùng nhau. They go shopping with each other all the time.
Tom không để Mary đi mua sắm một mình. Tom doesn't let Mary go shopping by herself.
Yanni đi mua sắm. Yanni went shopping.

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

Etymology

mua + sắm.

Frequently asked questions

What does mua sắm mean in English?

mua sắm (verb) means "to go shopping".

How do you pronounce mua sắm?

IPA: Hanoi [muə˧˧ sam˧˦]; Saigon [muə˧˧ ʂam˦˥]. Tones: mua — level tone (ngang), sắm — rising tone (sắc).

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.