How do you say “certain” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "certain" in Vietnamese?

"Certain" in Vietnamese is chắc chắn (sure), chắc (sure), một số (a number of).

“Certain” in Vietnamese is chắc chắn (sure), chắc (sure), một số (a number of).

Vietnamese words for “certain”

chắc chắnadjective
Hanoi [t͡ɕak̚˧˦ t͡ɕan˧˦] · Saigon [cak̚˦˥ caŋ˦˥]chắc rising chắn rising
sure; certain
for “certain” meaning: Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
- Tôi chắc chắn là Tom sẽ thắng.I'm certain that Tom will win.
chắcadjective
Hanoi [t͡ɕak̚˧˦] · Saigon [cak̚˦˥]chắc rising
sure; probably; firm
- Tom tin chắc là anh ta sẽ bị sa thải.Tom is certain he's going to be fired.
một sốadjective
Hanoi [mot̚˧˨ʔ so˧˦] · Saigon [mok̚˨˩˨ ʂow˦˥]một heavy số rising
a number of; some; several

Related Vietnamese words

vô nghiadjective
beyond doubt; certain
nhất địnhadjective
determined; fixed; certain
xác địnhadjective
to decide; to determine
đầu nướcadjective
head of a current

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.