How do you say “dark” in Vietnamese?
“Dark” in Vietnamese is tối (evening), bóng tối (darkness), tối tăm (dark).
Vietnamese words for “dark”
- tốiadjectiveHanoi [toj˧˦] · Saigon [toj˦˥]tối rising
evening; dark
for “dark” meaning: Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- Trời tối.The sky became dark.
- bóng tốinounHanoi [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ toj˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ toj˦˥]bóng rising tối rising
darkness
for “dark” meaning: A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- Đứa trẻ sợ bóng tối.The child was afraid of the dark.
- tối tămadjectiveHanoi [toj˧˦ tam˧˧] · Saigon [toj˦˥ tam˧˧]tối rising tăm level
dark
- đêmnounHanoi [ʔɗem˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗem˧˧]đêm level
night
for “dark” meaning: Nightfall.
- Bầu trời tối và đầy mây vào đêm qua.The sky was dark and cloudy last night.