đụng

touch · bump into

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: dung

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. touch

    verb

    Saigon's everyday word; Hà Nội says động.

    In Hà Nội you say động.

    A1Saigon only

  2. bump into

    verb

    to bump into, to hit, to crash into

    For people and vehicles: bị xe đụng, to be hit by a vehicle. Hà Nội says va for bumping into someone and đâm for a crash.

    A2Saigon only

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