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How do you say “accident” in Vietnamese?

“Accident” in Vietnamese is tai nạn, sự cố (a setback), nạn (accident).

Vietnamese words for “accident”

  • tai nạnnoun
    Hanoi [taːj˧˧ naːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [taːj˧˧ naːŋ˨˩˨]tai level nạn heavy

    for “accident” meaning: An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.

    • Tai nạn xảy ra.Accidents happen.
  • sự cốnoun
    Hanoi [sɨ˧˨ʔ ko˧˦] · Saigon [ʂɨ˨˩˨ kow˦˥]sự heavy cố rising

    a setback

    for “accident” meaning: An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.

  • nạnnoun
    Hanoi [naːn˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [naːŋ˨˩˨]nạn heavy

    accident; danger; calamity

Related Vietnamese words

  • tai biếnnoun

    accident; disaster; catastrophe

  • bất trắcnoun

    unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseeable

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