How different ?

[MANH NGUYEN]

LtDra:

"Mình tự nằm xuống là LIE DOWN, nhưng nếu bạn đặt em nào nằm xuống thì là LAY ... DOWN"

Dich nhu ban LtDra nay la dung. "Lay down" dich la "dat xuong" con "lie down" la "nam xuong"

Manh Nguyen:
"Lie down (present), lay down (past): nam xuong."
Hay tu nay khac nhau, dich theo ban LtDra la dung. "Lay" la thi present, "laid" la past cua "lay". Qua khu cua "lie" la "lied"

lie1 (lī)
intr.v. lay (lā), lain (lān), ly·ing (līĭng), lies
1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline: He lay under a tree to sleep.
2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal: Dirty dishes lay on the table. See Usage Note at lay1.
3. To be or remain in a specified condition: The dust has lain undisturbed for years. He lay sick in bed.
4.

a. To exist; reside: Our sympathies lie with the plaintiff.
b. To consist or have as a basis. Often used with in: The strength of his performance lies in his training.

5. To occupy a position or place: The lake lies beyond this hill.
6. To extend: Our land lies between these trees and the river.
7. To be buried in a specified place.
8. Law To be admissible or maintainable.
9. Archaic To stay for a night or short while.

[chickendog]

I made a mistke on past tense of "lie" which mean nam but the usage is still correct. The text you copied from dictionary.com supports what i said.

The below should clear up everything:

Lie = nằm:

Lie - present
Lay - past
Lain - past participle
Lying - present progressive.

Vi du:

He lay under a tree to sleep. - Anh ta (đã) nam ngu duoi mot cai cay.

The book lies on the table. - Quyen sach nam tren ban. ( noi ma no thuong nam hang ngay)

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"Lay" = đặt:

Lay - present
Laid - past
Lain - Past participle
Laying - present progressive

I laid her down gentlely. = Toi nhe nhang dat co ay nam xuong.

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"Lie" = Nói dối

Lie - present
Lied - past
Lied - Past participle
lying - present progressive

Vi du:
My husband lies to me everyday = chong noi ngay nao cung noi doi toi ca.
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"Lay" = Đẽ

Lay - present
Laid - past
Lain - past participle
Laying - present progressive

The bird laid an egg. - con chim do de mot qua trung

The chicken are laying eggs. Nhung con dang trong thoi ky de trung.



http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/lay.html
http://web.ku.edu/~edit/lie.html

[tommyphuong]

I think they have the same meaning and different pronunciation!!!

[dethuong_x0x]

Tớ vẫn đang đọc cuốn Legends, Lore, Lies: A Skeptic's Stance, trong đó nó có nói về "Pseudoscience" và "Science".
"Pseudoscience" dịch là "Khoa Học Giả Tuởng" đuợc ko ạ? Vì nó khác với "Khoa Học" là nó chưa có chứng minh đuợc những cái nó đưa ra.

[chickendog]

Tớ vẫn đang đọc cuốn Legends, Lore, Lies: A Skeptic's Stance, trong đó nó có nói về "Pseudoscience" và "Science".
"Pseudoscience" dịch là "Khoa Học Giả Tuởng" đuợc ko ạ? Vì nó khác với "Khoa Học" là nó chưa có chứng minh đuợc những cái nó đưa ra.

It has been formally translated to "Gia khoa hoc"

http://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gi%E1%B...oa_h%E1%BB%8Dc

http://www.dicts.info/dictionary/?l1...=pseudoscience

[dethuong_x0x]

It has been formally translated to "Gia khoa hoc"

http://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gi%E1%B...oa_h%E1%BB%8Dc

http://www.dicts.info/dictionary/?l1...=pseudoscience

Thank you very much, Chickendog!
I didnt think this word translated this simple

[dethuong_x0x]

Các bác cho tớ hỏi từ "khiêm tốn" thì nên dùng từ "humble" hay "monest"
2 từ này khác nhau thế nào ạ? Dạ tớ cảm ơn

[Ryu]

*humble: showing that u dont think that u are as important as other people
*honest: always telling the truth and never stealing or cheating
->honest: showing an honest mind or attitude

My choice is "humble" and its syn is "modest"

[dethuong_x0x]

*humble: showing that u dont think that u are as important as other people
*honest: always telling the truth and never stealing or cheating
->honest: showing an honest mind or attitude

My choice is "humble" and its syn is "modest"

yea I meant "modest". Thank you!

[Ryu]

Các bác cho tớ hỏi từ "khiêm tốn" thì nên dùng từ "humble" hay "monest"

Aha.. it's my carelessness cuz i thought u had asked for distingushing between "humble" and "honest" =.=
I think "humble" and "modest" have the meaning "khiêm tốn" but it's more frequently to use "modest" cuz "humble" is more often used to discrible sth that has equal or lower quality than others