How do you say “allow” in Vietnamese?

“Allow” in Vietnamese is cho phép (to allow), cho (to give).

Vietnamese words for “allow”

• cho phépListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɔ˧˧ fɛp̚˧˦] · Saigon [cɔ˧˧ fɛp̚˦˥]cho level phép rising

  to allow; to permit

  for “allow” meaning: To let one have as a suitable share of something.

  • Mary cho phép Tom hôn mình.Mary allowed Tom to kiss her.
• choListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɔ˧˧] · Saigon [cɔ˧˧]cho level

  to give; for; to let

  for “allow” meaning: To permit, to give permission to.

Related Vietnamese words

• để choListenphrase

  In order to; In order that

• thừa nhậnListenverb

  to recognise; to admit; to acknowledge

• công nhậnListenverb

  to recognize or approve; to agree

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.