How do you say “awkward” in Vietnamese?

“Awkward” in Vietnamese is ngượng nghịu (awkward).

Vietnamese words for “awkward”

• ngượng nghịuListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ŋiw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋɨəŋ˨˩˨ ŋiw˨˩˨]ngượng heavy nghịu heavy

  awkward

Related Vietnamese words

• hì hợmListenadjective

  weird; awkward

• hậu đậuListenadjective

  awkward; clumsy

• kém tắmListenadjective

  awkward; clumsy; good-for-nothing

• lượng sượngListenadjective

  embarrassed; awkward

• lọng cọngListenadjective

  awkward; fumbling

• ngượng ngậpListenadjective

  awkward

• vụngListenadjective

  awkward; clumsy

• ngượngListenadjective

  embarrassed; clumsy; awkward

• lúng túngListenadjective

  at a loss; confused; embarrassed

• nặng nềListenadjective

  heavy; massive; hefty

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.