How do you say “close” in Vietnamese?
“Close” in Vietnamese is gần (near), đóng (to affix), nhắm (to close).
Vietnamese words for “close”
- gầnadjectiveHanoi [ɣən˨˩] · Saigon [ɣəŋ˨˩]gần falling
near; nearby; close
for “close” meaning: At little distance; near in space or time.
- Nó khá gần.It’s quite close.
- đóngverbHanoi [ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˥]đóng rising
to affix; to station; to be stationed
for “close” meaning: To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
- Đã đóng.Closed.
- nhắmverbHanoi [ɲam˧˦] · Saigon [ɲam˦˥]nhắm rising
to close; to aim at something; especially with one eye closed
for “close” meaning: To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- đóng cửaverbHanoi [ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˦ kɨə˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗawŋ͡m˦˥ kɨə˨˩˦]đóng rising cửa dipping
to close; to close down; to shut down
- Đóng cửa đi.Keep the door closed.
- gậpverbHanoi [ɣəp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɣəp̚˨˩˨]gập heavy
to fold; to close
- Gập sách lại!Close the book!
- thân thiếtadjectiveHanoi [tʰən˧˧ tʰiət̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˧˧ tʰiək̚˦˥]thân level thiết rising
close; familiar; dear
- chặt chẽadjectiveHanoi [t͡ɕat̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɛ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [cak̚˨˩˨ cɛ˨˩˦]chặt heavy chẽ creaky rising
tight; close; firm
- gần gũiadjectiveHanoi [ɣən˨˩ ɣuj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɣəŋ˨˩ ɣuj˨˩˦]gần falling gũi creaky rising
close; intimate
- Có thứ gì có thể gần gũi và thân thuộc với chúng ta hơn tiếng mẹ đẻ không?What could be closer and dearer to us than our native tongue?