Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

săm soi

[sam˧˧ sɔj˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to enjoy watching something over and over again

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thưởng thức xem đi xem lại

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Cô bé săm soi bức tranh trên tường, thấy rất đẹp và lạ mắt.The young lady looked at the picture on the wall and found it very beautiful but strange-looking as well.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to watch attentively; to scrutinize

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ngắm nhìn kỹ lưỡng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Examples

Anh ta săm soi giấy tờ của tôi, như muốn tìm ra lỗi sai nào đó.He scrutinized my papers, as if he tried to find some mistake.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent over and over again Repeatedly, many times English Near equivalent dặn dò (verb) to advise (earnestly); to instruct (over and over again); to warn Tiếng Việt · via over and over again

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Common questions

What does “săm soi” mean?

(verb) to enjoy watching something over and over again

Is “săm soi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“over and over again” (English) — near equivalent.

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