How do you say “courteous” in Vietnamese?

“Courteous” in Vietnamese is nhã nhặn (well-mannered).

Vietnamese words for “courteous”

• nhã nhặnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɲaː˦ˀ˥ ɲan˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲaː˨˩˦ ɲaŋ˨˩˨]nhã creaky rising nhặn heavy

  well-mannered; courteous; civil

Related Vietnamese words

• hoà nhãListenadjective

  affable; courteous

• lịch sựListenadjective

  civil and polite

• lễ độListenadjective

  politeness; courtesy; manners

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.