How do you say “dear” in Vietnamese?

“Dear” in Vietnamese is thưa (sparse), thân mến (dear), thân ái (affectionate).

Vietnamese words for “dear”

• thưaListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰɨə˧˧] · Saigon [tʰɨə˧˧]thưa level

  sparse

  for “dear” meaning: High in price; expensive.

• thân mếnListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰən˧˧ men˧˦] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˧˧ məːn˦˥]thân level mến rising

  dear; yours sincerely

  for “dear” meaning: Loved; lovable.

• thân áiListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰən˧˧ ʔaːj˧˦] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˦˥]thân level ái rising

  affectionate; dear

  for “dear” meaning: Loved; lovable.

• thânListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰən˧˧] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˧˧]thân level

  torso; trunk

  for “dear” meaning: Loved; lovable.

• đắtListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗat̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗak̚˦˥]đắt rising

  expensive; dear; costly

• đắt đỏListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɗat̚˧˦ ʔɗɔ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗak̚˦˥ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]đắt rising đỏ dipping

  dear; expensive

• thân thiếtListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰən˧˧ tʰiət̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰəŋ˧˧ tʰiək̚˦˥]thân level thiết rising

  close; familiar; dear

Related Vietnamese words

• cưngListenadjective

  to indulge; to pamper; to spoil

• mắc mỏListenadjective

  dear; expensive

• mắcListenadjective

  to hang; to hook

• thân yêuListenadjective

  familiarly dear or beloved

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.