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How do you say “change” in Vietnamese?

“Change” in Vietnamese is thay đổi (to change), đổi (to change), thay (to change).

Vietnamese words for “change”

  • thay đổiverb
    Hanoi [tʰaj˧˧ ʔɗoj˧˩] · Saigon [tʰa(ː)j˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩˦]thay level đổi dipping

    to change; to alter; to modify

    for “change” meaning: To become something different.

    • Tôi đã thay đổi.I changed.
  • đổiverb
    Hanoi [ʔɗoj˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗoj˨˩˦]đổi dipping

    to change; to change become something different)

    for “change” meaning: To become something different.

    • Bạn phải đổi tàu ở Shinjuku.You have to change trains at Shinjuku.
  • thayverb
    Hanoi [tʰaj˧˧] · Saigon [tʰa(ː)j˧˧]thay level

    to change; to replace

    for “change” meaning: To replace.

    • Tôi sẽ thay áo phông.I'm going to change my shirt.
  • tiền lẻnoun
    Hanoi [tiən˨˩ lɛ˧˩] · Saigon [tiəŋ˨˩ lɛ˨˩˦]tiền falling lẻ dipping

    change

    for “change” meaning: Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.

    • Tôi không mang theo tiền lẻ.I have no small change on me.
  • trởverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˧˩] · Saigon [ʈəː˨˩˦]trở dipping

    to turn; to change

  • đổi thayverb
    Hanoi [ʔɗoj˧˩ tʰaj˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗoj˨˩˦ tʰa(ː)j˧˧]đổi dipping thay level

    to change

    • Thế giới đã đổi thay.The world has changed.
  • chuyển đổiverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˧˩ ʔɗoj˧˩] · Saigon [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗoj˨˩˦]chuyển dipping đổi dipping

    to change; to shift; to convert

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