Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tutor: To provide private, supplementary, or one-on-one instruction to a student, typically outside of regular school hours, to help them improve in a specific subject or skill.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giáo viên toán nhận dạy kèm học sinh lớp 10. (The math teacher tutors 10th-grade students.)
  • Bố mẹ thuê một sinh viên đại học để dạy kèm tiếng Anh cho con. (The parents hired a university student to tutor their child in English.)
  • Cô ấy dạy kèm tôi môn lý hai buổi một tuần. (She tutors me in physics twice a week.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a personalized, focused teaching relationship aimed at addressing a student's specific difficulties or providing academic enrichment.
• It can be used for a wide range of subjects, from academic disciplines like math and literature to skills like music or foreign languages.

Variants and Related Words

• Gia sư (n): A tutor (the person who does the tutoring).
  • Gia sư của tôi rất kiên nhẫn. (My tutor is very patient.)
• Học kèm (v): To study with a tutor; to receive tutoring.
  • Em trai tôi đang học kèm môn hóa. (My younger brother is receiving tutoring in chemistry.)

Synonyms

• To tutor: To teach or guide individually.
• To coach: To train or instruct, especially to improve performance in a specific area.

Related Phrases

• Lớp học kèm / Lớp dạy kèm (n): A tutoring session or a small tutoring class.
  • Tôi có một lớp học kèm vào tối thứ Tư. (I have a tutoring session on Wednesday evening.)

1. Tutor