No. 573 in Vietnamese
đọc
"Đọc" means "to read."
In a sentence
Tôi thích đọc sách mỗi tối trước khi ngủ.
I like to read books every evening before sleeping.
In this sentence, 'đọc' means 'to read,' referring to the action of reading books.
Anh ấy đọc bài thơ một cách trầm lặng.
He recites the poem quietly.
Here, 'đọc' means 'to recite,' indicating the verbal delivery of a text (a poem in this case).
Cô giáo yêu cầu học sinh đọc đoạn văn này thành tiếng.
The teacher asked the student to read this passage aloud.
In this context, 'đọc' implies 'to read aloud,' emphasizing oral expression of the text.
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