dậy
[zəj˧˨ʔ]
The English phrase 'get up' is translated into Vietnamese as dậy.
The verb dậy means to rise from one's bed. You can also use the compound phrase ngủ dậy to describe the transition from sleeping to being awake and upright.
Meaning: to rise from one's bed (verb)
Which one should you use?
While dậy can mean to get up (physically leaving the bed), thức dậy is more specifically used to mean the act of waking up (becoming conscious).
How does it change in a sentence?
To indicate the past tense of 'dậy', you can add the particle đã before it. To indicate the continuous aspect of getting up, you can add đang before dậy.
Did you know?
- The word dậy is a doublet of the word dấy, which means 'to stir up' or 'to incite'.
- In Vietnamese, dậy can function as a verb meaning 'to teach'. For example, dạy học means 'to teach students', though the tone is slightly different.
- In certain contexts, dậy is used to describe the sudden 'arousing' of a feeling or a scent, similar to how a smell 'rises' in the air.
Examples in context
- Bạn nên dậy sớm.You'd better get up early.Tatoeba #1554948 by trieuho, translation #1461054 by CK
- Sau đó, tôi thức dậy.After that, I get up.Tatoeba #3109162 by trieuho, translation #2879917 by steven1995
- Ngày mai tôi định dậy sớm.Tomorrow I plan to get up early.Tatoeba #13594817 by leucammieuvu, translation #13594616 by rul
- Dậy đi, đã trễ rồi!Get up, it's already late!
- Oke, sẽ dậy ngay!Okay, I'll get up right away!
- Dạ, cảm ơn. Tôi sẽ dậy ngay ạ.Yes, thank you. I'll get up right away.
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Tuấn is calling Lan to wake her up early in the morning.
- TuấnLan ơi, dậy thôi!Lan, it is time to get up!
- LanEm chưa muốn dậy đâu.I do not want to get up yet.
- TuấnAnh muốn em dậy sớm để đi chơi.I want you to get up early to go out.
- LanVâng, em sẽ dậy ngay.Okay, I will get up right away.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “get up” translations and entries dậy, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dậy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
