How do you say “behind” in Vietnamese?

“Behind” in Vietnamese is sau (after).

Vietnamese words for “behind”

• sauListenpreposition
  Hanoi [saw˧˧] · Saigon [ʂa(ː)w˧˧]sau level

  after; behind; next

  for “behind” meaning: At or to the back or far side of.

  • Họ ở ngay sau cậu.They're right behind you.

Related Vietnamese words

• phao câuListennoun

  the rump; the behind

• trongListenadjective

  in; inside; within

• dướiListenpreposition

  Lower in space: under; below; down

• đướiListenpreposition

  Lower in space: under; below; down

• đướnListenpreposition

  Lower in space: under; below; down

• chậmListenadjective

  slow

• trễListenadjective

  late; tardy

• kémListenadjective

  less; lesser

• mông đítListennoun

  buttock

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.