# làm ơn meaning in Vietnamese: please (A2)

> làm ơn means “please” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/lam-on/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**làm ơn**: asking a favour

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: lam on

## 1. asking a favour (adverb)

please

Asks a real favour, often of a stranger, before the request: *làm ơn chỉ đường giúp em*. For an everyday order, *cho em …* is enough; *làm ơn* there can sound stiff or impatient.

- Saigon: Anh làm ơn chụp hình giùm em được không? | Hà Nội: Anh làm ơn chụp ảnh giúp em được không? — Could you please take a photo for me?
- Anh làm ơn chỉ đường giúp em. — Could you please show me the way?

Grammar: [Please, do me a favour: làm ơn + verb](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/lam-on-please/)

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