sắm
verb
Hanoi [sam˧˦]Huế [ʂam˦˧˥]Saigon [ʂam˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
sắm means to buy.
Meanings of sắm in English
Verb
- literary to buy (something special)
Words with sắm
Example sentences with sắm
- Tôi sẽ đi mụa sắm. Tôi sẽ trở lại sau 1 giờ. I have to go shopping. I'll be back in 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, sắm could be written as 攕. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
The original meaning of this word was "to prepare", as seen in sắm sửa, and was also glossed as præparare in the Dictionarium Anamitico-Latinum (1838).
Frequently asked questions
What does sắm mean in English?
sắm (verb) means "to buy".
How do you pronounce sắm?
IPA: Hanoi [sam˧˦]; Saigon [ʂam˦˥]. Tones: sắm — rising tone (sắc).