TheVietnameseword "dạy tư" is a verbthatmeans "toteach privately" or "totutor." Thisterm is oftenusedwhensomeoneprovidesone-on-oneinstruction or supportto a student, ratherthanteaching in a traditional classroom setting.
UsageInstructions
"Dạy tư" is typicallyusedwhenreferringto a tutorhelping a studentwithspecificsubjects or skills, such as math or language.
It can alsorefertoprovidingpersonalizedteachingthatmeetstheindividualneeds of thestudent.
Translation: "I am tutoring a 10th-gradestudent in Math."
AdvancedUsage
"Dạy tư" can alsoimply a moreinformal or flexibleteachingarrangement, wherethetutorandstudent can decide on thescheduleandcontentaccordingtotheirneeds.
It can be used in bothformalcontexts (likeeducational tutoring) andinformalcontexts (likehelping a friend).
WordVariants
Dạy: Thismeans "toteach" in general.
Tư: Thispartreferstotheprivate or personalaspect of theteaching.
DifferentMeanings
While "dạy tư" specificallyreferstoprivate tutoring, theword "dạy" alone can refertoteaching in anycontext, includingformal classroom settings.
Synonyms
Gia sư: Thistermspecificallymeans "privatetutor" and can be usedinterchangeablywith "dạy tư" in many contexts.
Dạy kèm: Thismeans "toteach in a supplementarymanner," which can alsoimplytutoring or extrahelpoutside of regular classes.