lên
go up · get on · turn
Typed without accents: len
Meanings
Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.
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go up
verbto go up, to come up
Also for travelling to the highlands: lên Đà Lạt.
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I'll go upstairs and get my things.
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This weekend we're going up to Da Lat.
A1Grammar: Moving in a direction: ra, vô / vào, lên, xuống, về, qua, tới
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get on
verbto get on, to get in
The opposite is xuống xe, to get off.
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Get in, we're late!
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Mình lên xe buýt ở chợ Bến Thành.
We get on the bus at Ben Thanh Market.
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turn
verbto turn (an age)
Said of young children: bé lên ba, the little one is turning three.
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