ăn — Vietnamese Word of the Day
ăn (ĂN) · verb: to eat; to consume food
- Tôi sẽ ăn cơm bây giờ. — I'll eat (a meal) now.
- Bạn đã ăn sáng chưa? — Have you had breakfast yet?
- Cô ấy ăn rất nhanh. — She eats very quickly.
Vietnamese Word of the Day
ăn
/ĂN/ • verb — 14th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to eat; to consume food
Examples
- Tôi sẽ ăn cơm bây giờ.
(I'll eat (a meal) now.) - Bạn đã ăn sáng chưa?
(Have you had breakfast yet?) - Cô ấy ăn rất nhanh.
(She eats very quickly.)
Synonyms
- ăn uống
- dùng bữa
- thưởng thức
Ăn is the basic verb for eating in Vietnamese. It commonly appears before the food or meal phrase (e.g., ăn cơm, ăn sáng, ăn trưa, ăn tối). It can combine with other words to make phrases (ăn uống = eat and drink, dùng bữa = have a meal) and appears in idioms or compound verbs (e.g., ăn trộm = steal).
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