# hỏi thăm meaning in Vietnamese: to ask after (A1)

> hỏi thăm means “to ask after” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hoi-tham/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**hỏi thăm**: ask after

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hoi tham

## 1. ask after (verb)

*Cho em hỏi thăm ba mẹ chị* means 'Give my regards to your parents'.

- Cô Lan hỏi thăm em đó. — Lan was asking after you.
- Saigon: Cho em hỏi thăm ba mẹ chị nha. | Hà Nội: Cho em hỏi thăm bố mẹ chị nhé. — Please give my regards to your parents.

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