giới thiệu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 介紹 (to introduce).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəːj˧˦ tʰiəw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəːj˨˩˦ tʰiw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəːj˦˥ tʰiw˨˩˨]

Verb

giới thiệu

  1. to present, to introduce
    Synonym: trình bày
  2. to suggest, to recommend

Usage notes

  • Giới thiệu in the sense of "to introduce someone to someone else" always suggests that three or more people participate in the activity. It also takes the preposition với.

See also