No. 80 in Vietnamese
thấy
"Thấy" means "to see" or "to feel" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Tôi thấy con mèo trên mái nhà.
I see the cat on the roof.
In this usage, 'thấy' means 'see' and it conveys the act of visually perceiving the cat.
Tôi cảm thấy rất hạnh phúc khi gặp lại bạn.
I feel very happy to see you again.
Here, 'thấy' is part of the verb 'cảm thấy' meaning 'to feel', expressing an emotional or physical feeling.
Anh ấy muốn thử và thấy liệu nó có hoạt động không.
He wants to try and see if it works.
In this context, 'thấy' means 'see' in the sense of understanding or realizing after an action or event.
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