This is the 381st most frequent Vietnamese word.
tặng
"To give" or "to gift."
Here, "tặng" is used to mean "to give" (a gift), emphasizing the act of giving something voluntary and as a form of kindness or celebration.
Tôi vừa tặng bạn tôi một món quà nhân dịp sinh nhật.
I just gave my friend a gift for their birthday.
In this sentence, "tặng" is used in the sense of "to donate," particularly referring to the voluntary offering of one's asset (in this case, time) for a charitable cause.
Bạn có thể tặng một ít thời gian của mình để giúp đỡ những người khó khăn không?
Can you donate some of your time to help those in need?
"Tặng" here signifies "to give" in a more figurative sense, providing or delivering something intangible, like a lesson or thought, to someone through an experience or event.