Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stammer / to stutter: To speak with involuntary repetition of sounds, syllables, or words, or with prolonged pauses and blocks where sound cannot be produced. It is a speech fluency disorder.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy hơi nói lắp khi lo lắng. (He stammers a little when he is nervous.)
  • Đừng cười khi người khác nói lắp. (Don't laugh when someone stutters.)
  • Cô bé ấy đang tập trị liệu để giảm nói lắp. (That little girl is undergoing therapy to reduce her stuttering.)

Advanced Usage

• "nói lắp bắp": to stammer or stutter, often with a connotation of being flustered or nervous.
  • Cậu ấy nói lắp bắp khi bị giáo viên hỏi. (He stammered when the teacher asked him a question.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nói ngọng (v): to have a lisp; to mispronounce sounds, particularly 'l' and 'n' in Vietnamese.

  • Em bé mới tập nói thường hay nói ngọng. (Toddlers often lisp when they first learn to speak.)

• Nói líu lưỡi (v): to tongue-tie; to trip over one's words, often by mixing up sounds or speaking too fast.

  • Câu đó khó đọc quá, tôi nói líu lưỡi mất. (That sentence is too hard to read; I got tongue-tied.)

Synonyms

• To stutter: The most direct synonym, emphasizing the repetition of sounds.
• To stammer: Often used interchangeably with "stutter," sometimes emphasizing hesitant or broken speech.

Related Idioms

• Nói như máy khâu: To speak very fast and without pause (like a sewing machine). This is not a direct synonym but describes a contrasting, overly fluent manner of speech.
  • Cô ấy nói nhanh quá, nói như máy khâu vậy. (She talks so fast, like a sewing machine.)

verb

1. to stammer, to stutter