Definition

1. Verb:
   • To explain; to expound: To make a subject, idea, or text clear and understandable by describing it in detail.
   • To teach; to lecture: To give a formal talk or series of talks on a subject, typically to students or an audience.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giáo sư giảng bài rất dễ hiểu. (The professor explains the lesson very clearly.)
  • Cô ấy giảng về lịch sử Việt Nam. (She lectured on Vietnamese history.)
  • Anh ấy giảng cho tôi cách hoạt động của máy này. (He explained to me how this machine works.)

Advanced Usage

• "giảng hòa": to make peace, to reconcile (often in a formal or diplomatic context).
  • Hai nước đã đồng ý giảng hòa sau cuộc chiến. (The two countries agreed to make peace after the war.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giảng dạy (v): to teach, to instruct (emphasizes the profession or activity).
  • Ông ấy giảng dạy tại trường đại học. (He teaches at the university.)
• Giảng viên (n): lecturer, instructor (a person who lectures).
  • Cô ấy là một giảng viên trẻ. (She is a young lecturer.)
• Bài giảng (n): a lecture, a lesson (the content delivered).
  • Tôi ghi chép đầy đủ bài giảng. (I took complete notes on the lecture.)

Synonyms

• Explain: to make clear.
• Expound: to present and explain systematically.
• Lecture: to give an educational talk.
• Teach: to impart knowledge or skill.

Related Idioms

• Đố tục giảng thanh: A literary technique or riddle where a vulgar/ordinary phrase is used to explain or hint at a refined/classical meaning. It highlights the art of explanation through contrast.
  • Truyện Kiều có nhiều câu theo lối đố tục giảng thanh. (The Tale of Kieu has many lines using the "vulgar riddle, refined explanation" technique.)

verb

1. to explain; to expound; to teach; to lecture