# tắm meaning in Vietnamese: to shower (A1)

> tắm means “to shower, to have a bath” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tam-shower/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**tắm**: shower

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tam

## 1. shower (verb)

to shower, to have a bath, to bathe

*Tắm biển* is swimming in the sea.

- Em đi tắm đã. — I'm going to have a shower first.
- Chủ nhật mình đi tắm biển nha. — Let's go swimming at the beach on Sunday.

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