How do you say “confess” in Vietnamese?

“Confess” in Vietnamese is thú nhận (to confess), xưng tội (to confess).

Vietnamese words for “confess”

• thú nhậnListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰu˧˦ ɲən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰʊw˦˥ ɲəŋ˨˩˨]thú rising nhận heavy

  to confess; to admit to; to own to

  for “confess” meaning: To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.

  • Tom cuối cùng cũng thú nhận.Tom finally confessed.
• xưng tộiListenverb
  Hanoi [sɨŋ˧˧ toj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [sɨŋ˧˧ toj˨˩˨]xưng level tội heavy

  to confess

Related Vietnamese words

• thú thậtListenverb

  to confess; to own

• nhậnListenverb

  to receive; to get; to obtain

• thúListenverb

  mammal; animal

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.