biết ơn

/biet on/

phrase★Intermediate— to be grateful

formalinformal

To feel or express gratitude for someone's kindness or help.

Tôi biết ơn bạn vì sự hỗ trợ của bạn.

I'm grateful for your support.

Cả nhà biết ơn ông vì những điều tốt đẹp mà ông đã làm.

The family is grateful for all the good things he has done.

💡

This phrase is commonly used to express appreciation in both formal and informal contexts.

Collocations

biết ơn lòngto be grateful in one's heartbiết ơn sâu sắcto be deeply grateful

to thank

to be appreciated

Use 'biết ơn' to express gratitude in a more formal or heartfelt way than 'cảm ơn'.

'Biết ơn' is more formal and sincere than 'cảm ơn' and is often used in written or serious contexts.

Derived from the Vietnamese words 'biết' (to know) and 'ơn' (kindness, favor).

This phrase is often used in formal and polite contexts to express gratitude. It can also be used to acknowledge a debt of gratitude.

biết

to know

root

ơn

kindness, favor

root

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