No. 462 in Vietnamese
trông
The Vietnamese word "trông" means "to look," "to watch," or "to take care of," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Trông cô ấy rất vui hôm nay.
She looks very happy today.
In this sentence, 'trông' is used to mean 'to look' or 'to appear'.
Anh ấy đứng trông xe cho khách.
He is standing guard over the vehicles for the guests.
Here, 'trông' means 'to keep watch over' or 'to guard'.
Trông con giúp tôi một lát nhé.
Please look after the child for me for a moment.
In this context, 'trông' translates to 'to look after' or 'to take care of'.
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