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ngắm

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Hanoi [ŋam˧˦]Huế [ŋam˦˧˥]Saigon [ŋam˦˥] browser voice
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ngắmrisingsắc

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ngắm means to view attentively; especially for pleasure.

Meanings of ngắm in English

Verb

  1. to view attentively, especially for pleasure
    • ngắm bức tranhto view a painting
    • ngắm phong cảnhto view/contemplate a landscape
    • ngắm chimto watch birds
  2. to aim (at) something, to target
    • ngắm đích mà bắnto aim a target (before shooting)
  3. to view
    • ngắm bộviewfinder
    • bộ ngắmsight (of a weapon)
    • bộ ngắm oanh tạcbombsight

Words with ngắm

ngắm nghía

Example sentences with ngắm

  • Tôi thích ngắm nhìn đại dương xanh. I like to look at the blue ocean.
  • Chúng tôi đã ngắm máy bay bay qua. We watched the plane fly over.
  • Cô ấy đã ngắm nhìn mình trong gương. She looked at herself in the mirror.
  • Gabriel thích ngắm nhìn những cánh buồm sặc sỡ sắc màu lướt đi trên mặt hồ. Gabriel enjoyed watching the colorful sailboats gliding on the lake.
  • Vào Tết Trung Thu, gia đình sum vầy, ăn bánh trung thu và ngắm trăng cùng nhau. On Mid-Autumn Day, families gather, eat moon cake together, and watch the moon.

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, ngắm could be written as 𥋴, 𥄯, 𬓛, 吟. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *-ŋamʔ (“to think of”). Cognate with Muong Bi ngẳm (“to think”), Puoc ŋam ("to think"), O'du ŋam ("to look").

Frequently asked questions

What does ngắm mean in English?

ngắm (verb) means "to view attentively; especially for pleasure".

How do you pronounce ngắm?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋam˧˦]; Saigon [ŋam˦˥]. Tones: ngắm — 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.