Significado
Moving through water.
Contexto cultural
Swimming is often seen as a key growth activity for children. Parents believe 'bơi lội' helps children grow taller (phát triển chiều cao). In the 'river region' (miền tây), children often learn to swim in rivers before they can even walk properly. It is a vital survival skill due to the annual flooding season. In cities like Da Nang or Nha Trang, 'bơi lội' at dawn (5 AM) is a common ritual for the elderly to maintain health. For young people in Saigon or Hanoi, 'đi bơi' at rooftop pools is a social status symbol and a way to 'check-in' on social media.
Keep it simple
When talking to friends, just say 'đi bơi'. Save 'bơi lội' for when you want to sound more serious or talk about the sport.
Tone matters
Make sure to drop your voice for 'lội'. If you say it with a high tone, it won't be understood.
Significado
Moving through water.
Keep it simple
When talking to friends, just say 'đi bơi'. Save 'bơi lội' for when you want to sound more serious or talk about the sport.
Tone matters
Make sure to drop your voice for 'lội'. If you say it with a high tone, it won't be understood.
Animal strokes
To remember strokes, just learn the animal names: Ếch (Frog) for Breaststroke, Bướm (Butterfly) for Butterfly stroke.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
Mùa hè, tôi thường đi ___ ở hồ bơi gần nhà.
The context of 'hồ bơi' (swimming pool) requires 'bơi lội'.
Which sentence is the most natural for a formal hobby description?
Chọn câu đúng nhất:
This is a standard, grammatically correct way to state a hobby.
Match the swimming stroke with its English name.
Nối các từ sau:
These are the four standard competitive swimming strokes in Vietnamese.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Bạn có biết bơi không? B: ________.
The response directly answers the question about swimming ability.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Swimming Vocabulary
Places
- • Hồ bơi
- • Biển
- • Sông
Gear
- • Kính bơi
- • Đồ bơi
- • Mũ bơi
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosMùa hè, tôi thường đi ___ ở hồ bơi gần nhà.
The context of 'hồ bơi' (swimming pool) requires 'bơi lội'.
Chọn câu đúng nhất:
This is a standard, grammatically correct way to state a hobby.
Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:
These are the four standard competitive swimming strokes in Vietnamese.
A: Bạn có biết bơi không? B: ________.
The response directly answers the question about swimming ability.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasYes, it's perfectly natural to say 'Con cá đang bơi lội'.
It can be both. 'Môn bơi lội' (The sport of swimming - noun) or 'Họ đang bơi lội' (They are swimming - verb).
'Bơi' is the specific action. 'Bơi lội' is the general activity or sport.
It is 'hồ bơi' or 'bể bơi' (more common in the North).
Usually 'ở' (at) or 'trong' (in). Example: 'Bơi lội ở hồ'.
Very! Especially in coastal cities and among the youth in big cities.
It means 'swimwear' (clothes for swimming).
Yes, 'lội nước' is commonly used when walking through flooded streets after rain.
You can say 'Tôi bơi giỏi' or 'Tôi bơi lội rất tốt'.
Some people jokingly say 'quạt nước' (fanning the water).
Frases relacionadas
Đi bơi
similarTo go swimming
Tắm biển
specialized formTo swim/bathe in the sea
Lặn
similarTo dive
Cứu hộ bơi lội
builds onLifeguard/Swimming rescue
Kình ngư
specialized formProfessional swimmer (literally 'Whale-fish')
