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to eat
Tôi ăn cơm vào 7 giờ tối.
I eat dinner at 7 PM.
Anh ấy ăn nhiều trái cây.
He eats a lot of fruit.
This is the most common meaning of 'ăn' in everyday Vietnamese.
to consume (food or drink)
Chúng ta nên ăn uống lành mạnh.
We should eat and drink healthily.
'Ăn' is often combined with time-specific words like 'trưa' (lunch) or 'sáng' (breakfast) to specify the meal.
Use 'ăn' with specific meal times (e.g., 'ăn sáng' for breakfast) to avoid ambiguity.
From Proto-Vietic *ʔan (to eat), cognate with Muong 'ăn', Chut 'an', and other Austroasiatic languages.
'Ăn' is a basic verb used for all types of eating, from meals to snacks. It is often paired with specific nouns like 'cơm' (rice) or 'trái cây' (fruit).