No. 250 in Vietnamese
lấy
"Take" or "get."
In a sentence
Tôi đi lấy nước.
I go to fetch water.
The word 'lấy' in this context means 'to fetch' or 'to get.' It refers to the action of retrieving something.
Anh ấy sẽ lấy bằng lái xe vào tháng tới.
He will obtain a driver's license next month.
Here, 'lấy' means 'to obtain' or 'to achieve,' indicating the completion of a process to receive something.
Nếu em lạnh, anh sẽ lấy áo khoác cho em.
If you're cold, I'll get a coat for you.
In this sentence, 'lấy' indicates the action of getting or retrieving something for someone else.
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