How do you say “bye” in Vietnamese?

“Bye” in Vietnamese is bai (bye), tạm biệt (goodbye), chào (hello).

Vietnamese words for “bye”

• baiListenphrase
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːj˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓaːj˧˧]bai level

  bye

  for “bye” meaning: Goodbye.

  • Bai nha!Bye!
• tạm biệtListeninterjection
  Hanoi [taːm˧˨ʔ ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [taːm˨˩˨ ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨]tạm heavy biệt heavy

  goodbye; bye

  for “bye” meaning: Goodbye.

• chàoListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˨˩] · Saigon [caːw˨˩]chào falling

  hello; goodbye; to greet

  for “bye” meaning: Goodbye.

Related Vietnamese words

• phụListenverb

  to aid; to help; to assist

• thứ yếuListenadjective

  secondary; minor

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.