lắng tai

Thân thiện

Mọi người lắng tai nghe cô giáo kể chuyện.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To listen attentively, to listen carefully: "lắng tai" means to focus one's hearing and pay close attention to a sound or to what is being said.

Usage Instructions

• "Lắng tai" is a verb used to describe the action of listening with great concentration and intent. It implies a deliberate effort to hear and understand something clearly.
• It is often used in its full form "lắng tai nghe" (to listen attentively).
• This word carries a nuance of anticipation or eagerness to hear something specific or important.

Examples

• Verb:
  • Mọi người đều lắng tai nghe thầy giáo giảng bài. (Everyone listened attentively to the teacher's lecture.)
  • Cô ấy lắng tai để nghe tiếng chuông cửa. (She listened carefully for the sound of the doorbell.)
  • Hãy lắng tai, tôi có tin quan trọng. (Listen carefully, I have important news.)

Advanced Usage

• "lắng tai ngóng": to listen eagerly or anxiously for something.
  • Người mẹ lắng tai ngóng tiếng con khóc. (The mother listened anxiously for her baby's cry.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lắng nghe (verb): to listen (often used interchangeably with "lắng tai nghe"). It emphasizes the act of listening receptively.
  • Lắng nghe ý kiến của người khác. (Listen to others' opinions.)

Synonyms

• Chú ý lắng nghe: to pay attention and listen.
• Chăm chú nghe: to listen intently.

Related Phrases

• Lắng tai nghe: This is the most common and complete phrase, meaning "to listen with all one's ears" or "to listen attentively."
  • Vui lòng lắng tai nghe tôi nói. (Please listen attentively to what I'm saying.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to listen tọ
   • lắng tai nghe
     to listen with all one's ear