How do you say “cough” in Vietnamese?

“Cough” in Vietnamese is ho (to cough).

Vietnamese words for “cough”

• hoListenverb
  Hanoi [hɔ˧˧] · Saigon [hɔ˧˧]ho level

  to cough

  for “cough” meaning: To push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth, usually to expel something blocking or irritating the airway.

  • Tôi ho.I coughed.

Related Vietnamese words

• henListenverb

  asthma

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