nêm nếm
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
nêm (“to season”) + nếm (“to taste”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nem˧˧ nem˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nem˧˧ nem˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nem˧˧ nem˦˥]
Verb edit
- to season well
- Ướp thịt nhớ nêm nếm cho kĩ, bỏ ít muối quá là lạt đó nghe.
- Remember to use lots of seasonings when you marinate your meat, if you put too little salt, it would be just bland.