TuDien.NgonNguViet.comVietnamese ⇄ English dictionary

How do you say “but” in Vietnamese?

“But” in Vietnamese is nhưng (but), nhưng mà (but), mà (but).

Vietnamese words for “but”

  • nhưngconjunction
    Hanoi [ɲɨŋ˧˧] · Saigon [ɲɨŋ˧˧]nhưng level

    but

    for “but” meaning: However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).

    • Nhưng cái mùi gì đây?But what's this smell?
  • nhưng màconjunction
    Hanoi [ɲɨŋ˧˧ maː˨˩] · Saigon [ɲɨŋ˧˧ maː˨˩]nhưng level mà falling

    but

    for “but” meaning: However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).

    • Nhưng mà vũ trụ là vô tận.But the universe is infinite.
  • màconjunction
    Hanoi [maː˨˩] · Saigon [maː˨˩]mà falling

    but; that; which

    for “but” meaning: However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).

    • Lạc không phải hạt mà thuộc họ đậu.Peanuts are not nuts but legumes.
  • có điềuconjunction
    Hanoi [kɔ˧˦ ʔɗiəw˨˩] · Saigon [kɔ˦˥ ʔɗiw˨˩]có rising điều falling

    yet; but

  • tuy nhiênadverb
    Hanoi [twi˧˧ ɲiən˧˧] · Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ ɲiəŋ˧˧]tuy level nhiên level

    however; but; nevertheless

  • vậy màconjunction
    Hanoi [vəj˧˨ʔ maː˨˩] · Saigon [vəj˨˩˨ maː˨˩]vậy heavy mà falling

    but; however; yet

  • thế màconjunction
    Hanoi [tʰe˧˦ maː˨˩] · Saigon [tʰej˦˥ maː˨˩]thế rising mà falling

    but; however; yet

Related Vietnamese words

  • songadverb

    big rattan

  • chỉadverb

    only; to point; thread

  • trừverb

    to subtract; to exclude

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.