đọc
[ʔɗawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
To read in Vietnamese is đọc.
The most straightforward and widely used term for 'read' is đọc. You can use it to describe looking at and interpreting letters or other information. If you want to be specific about how someone is reading, use đọc thành tiếng to mean 'to read aloud' or đọc thầm to mean 'to read silently'.
Meaning: to look at and interpret letters or other information (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
In Vietnamese, you indicate the tense or aspect of the verb by placing specific particles before đọc. To express the past tense, use đã đọc (read). To express an ongoing action or the present continuous, use đang đọc (reading). To express the future tense, use sẽ đọc (will read).
Did you know?
- While đọc means 'to read', the term đọc vị specifically means to read someone's face or intentions to see through their lies.
- In certain contexts, đọc is used to describe the act of counting out loud, treating the numbers as a text to be read.
- The word đọc is a non-Sino-Vietnamese version of the Chinese word độc, meaning they are two different pronunciations of the same root word used in the same language.
Examples in context
- Tôi sẽ đọc báo.I'll read the newspaper.This sentence shows how to use đọc with the word for newspaper.Tatoeba #11273317 by chaule3, translation #7888669 by Nudl
- Anh ấy đọc thơ.He read poetry.This sentence demonstrates using đọc with the word for poetry.Tatoeba #13496509 by leucammieuvu, translation #13493649 by rul
- Tôi đọc mọi thứ.I read everything.This sentence shows the verb đọc used with the phrase for everything.Tatoeba #13598314 by leucammieuvu, translation #8471352 by shekitten
- Tôi đọc sách mỗi buổi tối.I read books every evening.
- Hôm qua tôi đọc sách tiểu thuyết mới.Yesterday, I read a new novel.
- Bạn có đọc báo hàng ngày không?Do you read the newspaper every day?
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Example conversation
Minh and Chi are at a cafe and Chi is holding a book.
- MinhChi đang đọc gì vậy?What are you reading, Chi?
- ChiEm đang đọc một cuốn tiểu thuyết.I am reading a novel.
- MinhNó có hay không?Is it good?
- ChiNó rất hay, anh nên đọc thử.It is very good, you should try reading it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “read” translations and entries đọc, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries đọc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
