gặp

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gap"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) kháp
  • (North Central Vietnam) khắp

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *gəp ~ *gap (friend; to associate); cognate with Muong cặp (to meet), Khmer គប់ (kup, to associate with, meet), Khasi kap (to meet friends).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣap̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣap̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣap̚˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Verb

gặp • (, , , 趿)

  1. to meet, to see
    Gặp lại bạn sau!See you later!
    Mới gặp nó tuần trước.I just saw him last week.

See also