How do you say “dawdle” in Vietnamese?

“Dawdle” in Vietnamese is chờn vờn (to linger), la cà (to waste time).

Vietnamese words for “dawdle”

• chờn vờnListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəːn˨˩ vəːn˨˩] · Saigon [cəːŋ˨˩ vəːŋ˨˩]chờn falling vờn falling

  to linger; to hover; to dawdle

  for “dawdle” meaning: To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.

• la càListenverb
  Hanoi [laː˧˧ kaː˨˩] · Saigon [laː˧˧ kaː˨˩]la level cà falling

  to waste time; to loiter; to linger

  for “dawdle” meaning: To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.

Related Vietnamese words

• lãng phíListenverb

  to waste; to squander

• dềnh dàngListenverb

  dawdling; slow and time-wasting

• rềnh ràngListenverb

  dawdling; slow and time-wasting

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.