How do you say “bored” in Vietnamese?

“Bored” in Vietnamese is chán (dull), ngán (bored).

Vietnamese words for “bored”

• chánListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːn˧˦] · Saigon [caːŋ˦˥]chán rising

  dull; boring

  for “bored” meaning: Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

  • Tom trông có vẻ chán.Tom seemed bored.
• ngánListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋaːn˧˦] · Saigon [ŋaːŋ˦˥]ngán rising

  bored; tired of eating

Related Vietnamese words

• ngán ngẩmListenadjective

  bored; sick; having had enough

• chán nảnListenadjective

  discouraged; disheartened; dispirited

• nhàm chánListenadjective

  mediocre; dull; uninspiring

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.