Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bubble, to fizz, to sparkle: Refers to the action of a liquid, especially a carbonated beverage like sparkling wine or soda, producing and releasing small bubbles of gas. It describes the visual and sometimes audible effervescence.
   • To be effervescent: Describes the state of having bubbles rising to the surface.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Rượu sâm-banh sủi tăm trong ly. (The champagne is sparkling in the glass.)
  • Nước ngọt mới mở nắp sủi tăm rất mạnh. (The newly opened soda is fizzing vigorously.)
  • Nhìn ly bia sủi tăm thật là thích. (Looking at the beer bubbling is really pleasing.)

Advanced Usage

• "sủi tăm lên": to bubble up, to start fizzing.

  • Nước khoáng khi đổ ra ly bắt đầu sủi tăm lên. (The mineral water began to bubble up when poured into the glass.)

• Used metaphorically to describe a lively, effervescent atmosphere or feeling, though this is less common.

  • Không khí lễ hội sủi tăm niềm vui. (The festival atmosphere sparkled with joy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sủi bọt (verb): To foam, to lather. Often used for soap or when a liquid forms a layer of foam, which can overlap with "sủi tăm" but emphasizes foam more than individual bubbles.
• Nổi bong bóng (verb phrase): To form bubbles. A more general term for bubble formation, not specific to carbonation.

Synonyms

• Nổi bọt: To form foam/bubbles.
• Có ga: Carbonated (adjective). Describes the property of having gas, while "sủi tăm" describes the action.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Sủi lên: To bubble up, to rise as bubbles.
  • Khí ga sủi lên từ đáy chai. (The carbonation bubbles up from the bottom of the bottle.)

Related Idioms

• While "sủi tăm" itself is not typically used in fixed idioms, the concept is central to describing the quality of beverages.
  • Rượu vang sủi tăm is the standard term for "sparkling wine."

1. Bubble, sparkle (of wine)