How do you say “break” in Vietnamese?
“Break” in Vietnamese is nghỉ (to take a break), hỏng (broken), giải lao (a rest).
Vietnamese words for “break”
- nghỉverbHanoi [ŋi˧˩] · Saigon [ŋɪj˨˩˦]nghỉ dipping
to take a break
for “break” meaning: An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- Tôi đang nghỉ ăn trưa.I'm taking my lunch break.
- hỏngadjectiveHanoi [hawŋ͡m˧˩] · Saigon [hawŋ͡m˨˩˦]hỏng dipping
broken; out of order
for “break” meaning: To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- giải laonounHanoi [zaːj˧˩ laːw˧˧] · Saigon [jaːj˨˩˦ laːw˧˧]giải dipping lao level
a rest; a break; a breather
for “break” meaning: An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- Hãy nghỉ giải lao 10 phút.Let's take a ten-minute break.
- phá vỡverbHanoi [faː˧˦ vəː˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [faː˦˥ vəː˨˩˦]phá rising vỡ creaky rising
to break; to breach; to break through
- Nó sẽ phá vỡ.It will break.
- bẻverbHanoi [ʔɓɛ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓɛ˨˩˦]bẻ dipping
to break; to snap
- tan vỡverbHanoi [taːn˧˧ vəː˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [taːŋ˧˧ vəː˨˩˦]tan level vỡ creaky rising
to break; to break down; to be shattered
- vi phạmverbHanoi [vi˧˧ faːm˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [vɪj˧˧ faːm˨˩˨]vi level phạm heavy
to violate; to break