How do you say “child” in Vietnamese?
“Child” in Vietnamese is đứa trẻ (child), đứa bé (child), con (child).
Vietnamese words for “child”
- đứa trẻnounHanoi [ʔɗɨə˧˦ t͡ɕɛ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗɨə˦˥ ʈɛ˨˩˦]đứa rising trẻ dipping
child
for “child” meaning: A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- Đây là một đứa trẻ.This is a child.
- đứa bénounHanoi [ʔɗɨə˧˦ ʔɓɛ˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗɨə˦˥ ʔɓɛ˦˥]đứa rising bé rising
child
for “child” meaning: A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- Giáo viên đưa cho đứa bé một quyển sách.The teacher gave the child a book.
- connounHanoi [kɔn˧˧] · Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧]con level
child; (classifier for animals)
for “child” meaning: One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
- Tom có con.Tom has children.
- đứaclassifierHanoi [ʔɗɨə˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗɨə˦˥]đứa rising
indicates young person; child; or an inferior person
- Bà ấy có bốn đứa con.She has four children.
- nhócnounHanoi [ɲawk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɲawk͡p̚˦˥]nhóc rising
kid; child; brat