How do you say “curious” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "curious" in Vietnamese?

"Curious" in Vietnamese is tò mò (curious), hiếu kì (curious).

“Curious” in Vietnamese is tò mò (curious), hiếu kì (curious).

Vietnamese words for “curious”

tò mòadjective
Hanoi [tɔ˨˩ mɔ˨˩] · Saigon [tɔ˨˩ mɔ˨˩]tò falling mò falling
curious; inquisitive; nosy
for “curious” meaning: Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
- Tôi tò mò.I am curious.
hiếu kìadjective
Hanoi [hiəw˧˦ ki˨˩] · Saigon [hiw˦˥ kɪj˨˩]hiếu rising kì falling
curious; inquisitive

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.