sắm sửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

sắm +‎ sửa.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sam˧˦ sɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂam˦˧˥ ʂɨə˧˨] ~ [sam˦˧˥ sɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂam˦˥ ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [sam˦˥ sɨə˨˩˦]

Verb

sắm sửa

  1. to make preparations (by purchasing something); to go shopping to get ready (for); to shop for