lên

go up · get on · turn

A1 · estimate

Typed without accents: len

Meanings

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. go up

    verb

    to go up, to come up

    Also for travelling to the highlands: lên Đà Lạt.

    A1Grammar: Moving in a direction: ra, vô / vào, lên, xuống, về, qua, tới

  2. get on

    verb

    to get on, to get in

    The opposite is xuống xe, to get off.

    A2

  3. turn

    verb

    to turn (an age)

    Said of young children: bé lên ba, the little one is turning three.

    A2

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