làm ơn

asking a favour

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Typed without accents: lam on

Meaning

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  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.

    Grammar: Please, do me a favour: làm ơn + verb

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