How do you say “chicken” in Vietnamese?

“Chicken” in Vietnamese is gà (chicken).

Vietnamese words for “chicken”

• gàListennoun
  Hanoi [ɣaː˨˩] · Saigon [ɣaː˨˩]gà falling

  chicken

  for “chicken” meaning: A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

  • Tom có gà.Tom has chickens.

Related Vietnamese words

• gà quéListenadjective

  chicken

• nhát cáyListenadjective

  extremely cowardly; chicken; chickenshit

• thỏ đếListennoun

  a scaredy-cat; a chicken

• nhút nhátListenadjective

  shy; timid

• nhátListenadjective

  shy; timid

• yếu bóng víaListenadjective

  susceptible to sleep paralysis; being a scaredy-cat; chicken

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.