No. 61 in Vietnamese
thêm
"Thêm" means "add" or "more" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi muốn thêm một cuốn sách vào danh sách của tôi.
I want to add another book to my list.
The word 'thêm' is used to mean 'add', indicating increment or addition.
Bạn có thể làm thêm bánh không?
Can you make more cakes?
Here, 'thêm' suggests making more, indicating an increase in quantity.
Học thêm một ngôn ngữ nữa sẽ rất hữu ích.
Learning an additional language will be very useful.
In this context, 'thêm' means 'additional', specifying something in addition to what already exists.
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