Definition

1. Verb:
   • To spell: To name or write the letters of a word in the correct order. This is the core meaning, referring to the process of breaking down a word into its constituent letters or sounds.
   • To sound out / to decode: Specifically, to pronounce a word slowly by combining its individual letters, syllables, or phonetic components, which is a fundamental method for learning to read.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con có thể đánh vần từ "hello" không? (Can you spell the word "hello"?)
  • Trẻ em thường học đánh vần trước khi đọc trôi chảy. (Children often learn to sound out words before reading fluently.)
  • Cô ấy đánh vần tên mình cho tôi nghe. (She spelled her name for me.)

Advanced Usage

• The concept of "đánh vần" in Vietnamese literacy education is deeply tied to the phonetic structure of the language. It often involves combining initials (), vowels (), and tones () to form a complete syllable.

Variants and Related Words

• Đánh vần tiếng Anh (v): to spell in English.
  • Bài tập về nhà là đánh vần tiếng Anh mười từ mới. (The homework is to spell ten new English words.)

Synonyms

• Spell: To write or name the letters of a word.
• Sound out: To pronounce a word slowly by its phonetic parts.

Related Idioms

• Học đánh vần: To learn one's ABCs / to learn the basics of reading.
  • Đứa trẻ năm tuổi đang bắt đầu học đánh vần. (The five-year-old is starting to learn her ABCs.)

verb

1. to spell