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