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nhầm

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nhầmfallinghuyền

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nhầm means to make a mistake; to be mistaken.

Also spelled lầm — same word, same meaning.

Meanings of nhầm in English

Verb

  1. to make a mistake; to be mistaken
    • lầm/nhầm lẫnto confuse

Adverb

  1. by accident; by mistake; accidentally; mistakenly
    • hiểu lầm/nhầmto misunderstand
    • ăn lầm/nhầmto eat something you're not meant to eat

Noun

  1. obsolete mud
    • lội ao vớt lầmTo wade into the pond (so as) to scoop out the mud.

Words with nhầm

nhầm lẫn

Example sentences with nhầm

  • Tom đã gọi nhầm số điện thoại. Tom dialed the wrong number.
  • Tom đã bấm nhầm số điện thoại. Tom dialed the wrong number.
  • Tom sợ nhất là lấy nhầm người. Tom's biggest fear is marrying the wrong girl.
  • Nếu tôi nhầm, hãy sửa cho tôi. If I'm mistaken, correct me.
  • Tom đã quay nhầm số điện thoại. Tom dialed the wrong number.
  • Tôi đã lên nhầm máy bay. I got the wrong plane.
  • Tôi nghĩ là tôi tính nhầm. I think I miscalculated.
  • Tôi e là bạn đã nhầm số rồi. I'm afraid you have the wrong number.

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, nhầm could be written as 任, 𠰃, 啉, 𢗖. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *luum ~ *ləm (“to be mistaken, deceived”); cognate with Khmer ច្រឡំ (crɑɑlɑm, “to be mistaken, confused”) (Shorto 2006, #1404).

Frequently asked questions

What does nhầm mean in English?

nhầm (verb) means "to make a mistake; to be mistaken".

How do you pronounce nhầm?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲəm˨˩]; Saigon [ɲəm˨˩]. Tones: nhầm — 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.