How do you say “by oneself” in Vietnamese?

“By oneself” in Vietnamese is lấy (to take), một mình (alone), tự (oneself).

Vietnamese words for “by oneself”

• lấyListenverb
  Hanoi [ləj˧˦] · Saigon [ləj˦˥]lấy rising

  to take; to seize

  for “by oneself” meaning: Unaided; without assistance or help from others.

• một mìnhListenadverb
  Hanoi [mot̚˧˨ʔ mïŋ˨˩] · Saigon [mok̚˨˩˨ mɨn˨˩]một heavy mình falling

  alone

  for “by oneself” meaning: Alone, without another's immediate company.

• tựListenadverb
  Hanoi [tɨ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩˨]tự heavy

  oneself; by oneself; from

Related Vietnamese words

• mình ênListenadjective

  alone; by oneself

• đơn thương độc mãListenadverb

  on one's own; by oneself

• trơListenadjective

  inert; bare

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.