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Dictionary entry

lau nhà

lau nhà means to mop the floor in Vietnamese. Review definitions, example sentences, and related dictionary entries.

Definitions

Meanings

  1. 01

    to mop the floor

  2. 02

    to clean the house

Reference

Lexical details

Part of speech
Verb
CEFR
A2

Usage notes

Core sense: to mop the floor. In broader context may extend to general house cleaning. Object nhà is often understood literally as 'house/floor' rather than requiring specification.

Connected entries

Related words, phrases, and compounds

These linked entries appear in the example sentences above, so you can keep exploring nearby vocabulary without leaving the dictionary trail.

lau

to wipe or clean

VerbA1

dọn nhà

to clean or tidy the house

VerbA2

không

no

AdverbA1

thích

to like

VerbA1

làm

to do

VerbA1

gia đình

family

NounA1

tôi

I, me (used as first-person singular pronoun)

PronounA1

giữ

to keep

VerbA2

trước khi

before (doing something)

conjunctionA1

khách

guest

NounA2

Examples

Usage in context

3 examples

01

Anh ấy không thích lau nhà nhưng vẫn phải làm để phụ giúp gia đình.

He doesn't like mopping the floor, but he still has to do it to help the family.

02

Mỗi sáng, tôi lau nhà để giữ nhà cửa sạch sẽ.

Every morning, I mop the floor to keep the house clean.

03

Trước khi khách đến, mẹ bảo tôi lau nhà thật kỹ.

Before the guests arrive, my mom told me to mop the floor thoroughly.