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How do you say “correct” in Vietnamese?

“Correct” in Vietnamese is đúng (right), sửa (to repair), chữa (to repair).

Vietnamese words for “correct”

  • đúngadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˦˥]đúng rising

    right; correct; accurate

    for “correct” meaning: Free from error; true; accurate.

    • Đúng chứ?Correct?
  • sửaverb
    Hanoi [sɨə˧˩] · Saigon [ʂɨə˨˩˦]sửa dipping

    to repair; to correct; to put right

    for “correct” meaning: To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

    • Tom tự sửa lỗi.Tom corrected himself.
  • chữaverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [cɨə˨˩˦]chữa creaky rising

    to repair; to mend

    for “correct” meaning: To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

  • sửa chữaverb
    Hanoi [sɨə˧˩ t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʂɨə˨˩˦ cɨə˨˩˦]sửa dipping chữa creaky rising

    to repair

    for “correct” meaning: To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

  • chính xácadjective
    Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ saːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [cɨn˦˥ saːk̚˦˥]chính rising xác rising

    correct; precise; exact

    • Chính xác!Correct!
  • đúng đắnadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˦ ʔɗan˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɗaŋ˦˥]đúng rising đắn rising

    correct; proper

  • saiadjective
    Hanoi [saːj˧˧] · Saigon [ʂaːj˧˧]sai level

    not right; correct or proper; wrong

    • Làm ơn sửa lại những lỗi sai.Please correct the errors.
  • chỉnh sửaverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˩ sɨə˧˩] · Saigon [cɨn˨˩˦ ʂɨə˨˩˦]chỉnh dipping sửa dipping

    to revise; to correct; to modify

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