How do you say “civil” in Vietnamese?

“Civil” in Vietnamese is dân sự (civil), nhã nhặn (well-mannered).

Vietnamese words for “civil”

• dân sựListenadjective
  Hanoi [zən˧˧ sɨ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˨]dân level sự heavy

  civil

  for “civil” meaning: Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.

• nhã nhặnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɲaː˦ˀ˥ ɲan˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲaː˨˩˦ ɲaŋ˨˩˨]nhã creaky rising nhặn heavy

  well-mannered; courteous; civil

Related Vietnamese words

• dân dụngListenadjective

  civilian; for civilian use; civil

• công dânListennoun

  a citizen

• thường dânListennoun

  common people; civilian

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.