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How do you say “catch” in Vietnamese?

“Catch” in Vietnamese is bắt (to seize), chụp (to seize), mắc (to hang).

Vietnamese words for “catch”

  • bắtverb
    Hanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥]bắt rising

    to seize; to catch

    for “catch” meaning: To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).

    • Bắt tôi đi.Catch me.
  • chụpverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕup̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cʊp̚˨˩˨]chụp heavy

    to seize; to catch

    for “catch” meaning: To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).

  • mắcverb
    Hanoi [mak̚˧˦] · Saigon [mak̚˦˥]mắc rising

    to hang; to hook

    for “catch” meaning: To become infected by (an illness).

    • "Liệu có thể mắc AIDS từ bồn cầu không?" "Không thể.""Is it possible to catch AIDS from toilet seats?" "No, it isn't."
  • chộpverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕop̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cop̚˨˩˨]chộp heavy

    to seize; to snatch; to nab

    for “catch” meaning: To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).

  • bénverb
    Hanoi [ʔɓɛn˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓɛŋ˦˥]bén rising

    sharp

Related Vietnamese words

  • mắc phảiverb

    to acquire; to contract; to catch

  • rớverb

    to touch; to catch

  • tróc nãverb

    to catch; to arrest

  • túmverb

    to grab; to catch; to seize

  • đánh bắtverb

    to catch

  • đớpverb

    to snap up; to snatch; to catch

  • tómverb

    to apprehend; to capture; to arrest

  • nắm lấyverb

    to grip; to grab; to grasp

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.