How do you say “cry” in Vietnamese?

“Cry” in Vietnamese is khóc (to cry), kêu (to cry), hô (to cry).

Vietnamese words for “cry”

• khócListenverb
  Hanoi [xawk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [kʰawk͡p̚˦˥]khóc rising

  to cry; to weep

  for “cry” meaning: To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.

  • Tom vẫn khóc.Tom kept crying.
• kêuListenverb
  Hanoi [kew˧˧] · Saigon [kew˧˧]kêu level

  to cry

• hôListennoun
  Hanoi [ho˧˧] · Saigon [how˧˧]hô level

  to cry; to scream

Related Vietnamese words

• laListenverb

  horse–donkey hybrid; mule or hinny

• dámListenverb

  to dare to do something

• gàoListenverb

  to scream

• khóc lócListenverb

  to weep profusely; to wail

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.