No. 29 in Vietnamese
làm
"Do" or "make."
In a sentence
Tôi làm bài tập mỗi ngày.
I do homework every day.
In this sentence, 'làm' is used to mean 'to do' or 'to perform' an action.
Anh ấy làm giáo viên trong một trường học.
He works as a teacher in a school.
Here, 'làm' signifies 'to work as' or 'to take the role of' in a profession.
Bạn làm tôi hạnh phúc.
You make me happy.
In this context, 'làm' means 'to make' or 'to cause,' indicating the effect one has on another.
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