How do you say “bump” in Vietnamese?

“Bump” in Vietnamese is chạm (to touch), lắc (to shake).

Vietnamese words for “bump”

• chạmListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːm˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [caːm˨˩˨]chạm heavy

  to touch; to make physical contact

  for “bump” meaning: To knock against or run into with a jolt.

• lắcListenverb
  Hanoi [lak̚˧˦] · Saigon [lak̚˦˥]lắc rising

  to shake; to wag; to bump

Related Vietnamese words

• cộcListennoun

  short; brief; trimmed

• cụngListenverb

  to bump; to knock

• củngListenverb

  to bump; to knock

• dộngListenverb

  to bang; to bump; to batter

• mụtListennoun

  bump; boil

• đụng chạmListenverb

  to bump; to collide; to touch

• chõiListenverb

  to face off; to be versus

• chọiListenverb

  to throw; to toss; to fling

• kêuListenverb

  to cry

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.