lắm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lam"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lam˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lam˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lam˦˥]
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Determiner

lắm • (夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦) (lắm lắm)

  1. many, much; a lot
    Synonym: nhiều
    Sao mà nói lắm thế?
    Why do you talk so much?
    Mình chưa tới được đâu, còn lắm việc phải làm quá!
    I can't come just now, [because I] still have a lot of work to do!

Derived terms

  • lắm chuyện
  • lắm điều
  • lắm miệng
  • lắm mồm
  • lắm thầy nhiều ma
  • lắm thóc nhọc xay

Adverb

lắm • (夦, 廩, 廪, 禀, 稟, 𡗋, 𤯑, 𪥀, 𪩦)

  1. very (placed after the word to intensify)
    ít lắm ― very few

Synonyms

  • rất (placed before the word to intensify)

See also

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