How do you say “bother” in Vietnamese?

“Bother” in Vietnamese is quấy rầy (to annoy), làm phiền (to annoy), lo (to bother).

Vietnamese words for “bother”

• quấy rầyListenverb
  Hanoi [kwəj˧˦ zəj˨˩] · Saigon [wəj˦˥ ɹəj˨˩]quấy rising rầy falling

  to annoy; to bother; to badger

  for “bother” meaning: Damn; curse.

• làm phiềnListenverb
  Hanoi [laːm˨˩ fiən˨˩] · Saigon [laːm˨˩ fiəŋ˨˩]làm falling phiền falling

  to annoy; to bother; to disturb

  • Đừng làm phiền Tom.Stop bothering Tom.
• loListenverb
  Hanoi [lɔ˧˧] · Saigon [lɔ˧˧]lo level

  to bother; to worry

Related Vietnamese words

• chòngListenverb

  to tease; to bother

• chọc pháListenverb

  to harass; to annoy; to bother

• chọcListenverb

  to poke; to prod

• lo lắngListenverb

  to be worried; to worry; to be anxious

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.