làm quen

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm +‎ quen.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ kwɛn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːm˦˩ kwɛŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːm˨˩ wɛŋ˧˧]

Verb

làm quen

  1. (transitive) to be(come) acquainted with someone; to meet and speak to someone for the first time
    Mày làm quen với ảnh ở chỗ nào vậy? ― Where did you meet him?
  2. (transitive) to make or become familiar with something

Usage notes

  • Làm quen always takes the preposition với.
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