How do you say “consume” in Vietnamese?

“Consume” in Vietnamese is tiêu thụ (to consume), dùng (to use), ăn (to eat).

Vietnamese words for “consume”

• tiêu thụListenverb
  Hanoi [tiəw˧˧ tʰu˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tiw˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˨]tiêu level thụ heavy

  to consume; to use

  for “consume” meaning: To use up.

• dùngListenverb
  Hanoi [zʊwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]dùng falling

  to use; to employ

  for “consume” meaning: To use up.

• ănListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔan˧˧] · Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧]ăn level

  to eat

  for “consume” meaning: To eat.

• tiêu phaListenverb
  Hanoi [tiəw˧˧ faː˧˧] · Saigon [tiw˧˧ faː˧˧]tiêu level pha level

  to spend; to expend; to consume

• tốnListenverb
  Hanoi [ton˧˦] · Saigon [toŋ˦˥]tốn rising

  to pay for; to spend; to cost

Related Vietnamese words

• tiêu haoListenverb

  to consume; to drain

• đốtListenverb

  to set fire to; to set ablaze; to ignite

• tàn pháListenverb

  to be destroyed completely

• thiêuListenverb

  to burn; to bite a lot

• tiêu dùngListenverb

  to spend; to expend; to disburse

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.