How do you say “brag” in Vietnamese?

“Brag” in Vietnamese is khoe khoang (to boast), khoác lác (to boast).

Vietnamese words for “brag”

• khoe khoangListenverb
  Hanoi [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧] · Saigon [kʰwɛ˧˧ kʰwaːŋ˧˧]khoe level khoang level

  to boast; to brag; to be boastful

  • Tôi không ưa nổi mấy đứa thích khoe khoang.I can't stand people who brag.
• khoác lácListenverb
  Hanoi [xwaːk̚˧˦ laːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [kʰwaːk̚˦˥ laːk̚˦˥]khoác rising lác rising

  to boast; to brag

Related Vietnamese words

• huyên hoaListenverb

  to brag

• huênh hoangListenverb

  to brag

• khoa trươngListenverb

  to boast; to brag

• đíaListenverb

  to lie; to talk nonsense; to brag

• nổListenverb

  to explode; to burst

• gáyListenverb

  nape; spine; back

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.