How do you say “describe” in Vietnamese?

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

"Describe" in Vietnamese is mô tả (to describe), miêu tả (to describe), tả (to describe).

“Describe” in Vietnamese is mô tả (to describe), miêu tả (to describe), tả (to describe).

Vietnamese words for “describe”

mô tảverb
Hanoi [mo˧˧ taː˧˩] · Saigon [mow˧˧ taː˨˩˦]mô level tả dipping
to describe
for “describe” meaning: To represent in words.
- Bộ phim chỉ có thể được mô tả là kì cục.This film can only be described as grotesque.
miêu tảverb
Hanoi [miəw˧˧ taː˧˩] · Saigon [miw˧˧ taː˨˩˦]miêu level tả dipping
to describe; to outline
for “describe” meaning: To represent in words.
- Hãy miêu tả Tom.Describe Tom.
tảverb
Hanoi [taː˧˩] · Saigon [taː˨˩˦]tả dipping
to describe; to depict; to picture
- Không có ngôn từ nào có thể lột tả được vẻ đẹp này.This beauty can't be described in words.
diễn tảverb
Hanoi [ziən˦ˀ˥ taː˧˩] · Saigon [jiəŋ˨˩˦ taː˨˩˦]diễn creaky rising tả dipping
to describe; to express; to portray
- Vẻ đẹp này không thể diễn tả bằng lời.This beauty can't be described in words.
lý giảiverb
lý rising giải dipping
to explain; to describe; to interpret

Related Vietnamese words

lí giảiverb
to explain; to describe; to interpret
vẽverb
to draw; to paint
vạchnoun
line

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.