nêm nếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

nêm (“to season”) +‎ nếm (“to taste”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nêm nếm

  1. to season well
    Ướp thịt nhớ nêm nếm cho kĩ, bỏ ít muối quá là lạt đó nghe.
    Remember to use lots of seasonings when you marinate your meat, if you put too little salt, it would be just bland.
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