How do you say “afraid” in Vietnamese?

“Afraid” in Vietnamese is đáng sợ (awesome), sợ hãi (scared).

Vietnamese words for “afraid”

• đáng sợListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗaːŋ˧˦ səː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗaːŋ˦˥ ʂəː˨˩˨]đáng rising sợ heavy

  awesome; dreaded; fearful

  for “afraid” meaning: Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

• sợ hãiListenadjective
  Hanoi [səː˧˨ʔ haːj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʂəː˨˩˨ haːj˨˩˦]sợ heavy hãi creaky rising

  scared; afraid

  • Mary sợ hãi.Mary was afraid.

Related Vietnamese words

• sợListenverb

  to fear; to be afraid

• hãiListenverb

  to fear; to be afraid

• khủngListenadjective

  awesomely huge

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.