How do you say “dare” in Vietnamese?

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

"Dare" in Vietnamese is thách (to challenge), dám (to dare to do something).

“Dare” in Vietnamese is thách (to challenge), dám (to dare to do something).

Vietnamese words for “dare”

tháchverb
Hanoi [tʰajk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰat̚˦˥]thách rising
to challenge; to dare
for “dare” meaning: To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
- Tôi thách bạn dám thách tôi bất cứ điều gì.I dare you to dare me anything.
dámverb
Hanoi [zaːm˧˦] · Saigon [jaːm˦˥]dám rising
to dare to do something
for “dare” meaning: To have enough courage (to do something).
- Sao anh ta lại dám phàn nàn cơ chứ?How dare he complain?

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.